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Tuesday, July 8, 1924

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The Headlines

SMITH FORGES TO THE FRONT; He Holds His Own in Voting While Delegates Quit McAdoo. RALSTON AGAIN IN THE RACE Taggart Lays Plans to Get Him the Nomination as He Is Pushed to Third Place Again. HOPE OF NOMINATION TODAY Convention Adopts by an Overwhelming Vote Proposal to Free All Delegates. Sessions Take On More Interest With Release of Delegates

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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

37,222 days ago

(101 years, 357 days)