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Thursday, May 8, 1924
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The Headlines
BAN ON JAPANESE DEFERRED 8 MONTHS AS COOLIDGE INSISTS; Conferees, After White House Visit, Move Date From July 1, 1924, to March 1, 1925.
Read in The New York Times →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
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
37,284 days ago
(102 years, 54 days)