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Friday, April 25, 1924

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The Headlines

BLUE JACKETS SLAIN IN HONDURAS FIGHT, SAN SALVADOR HEARS; Several Men From the Cruiser Milwaukee Are Said to Be Victims of Civil War. NO OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION Navy and State Departments Without Advices of Any Kind From Honduras Yesterday. 167 AMERICANS LANDED Were Fired On Month Ago While Going to Tegucigalpa From the Coast.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Fascinating Rhythm

George Gershwin

The must-have

Radio Flyer Wagon

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush

Flapper

bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy

Gangster

big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy

Catchphrases of 1924

  • Keep Cool with Coolidge

Tech Check

Loudspeakers, Frozen Food Process & Spiral Notebooks.

Cost of Living (1920)

Loaf of Bread

$0.11

Gallon of Gas

$0.30

Average Home

$6,296

New Car

$575

Time Elapsed

37,297 days ago

(102 years, 67 days)