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Thursday, July 10, 1924

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The Headlines

DAVIS IS PUT OVER IN WILD STAMPEDE; Weary Delegates Jump for Band Wagon and Then All Join Big Demonstration. IT IS WEST VIRGINIA'S DAY Convention Pays Tribute to the Men and the State That Gave It the New Leader. STAMPEDE PUTS DAVIS OVER

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Fascinating Rhythm

George Gershwin

The must-have

Radio Flyer Wagon

On This Day

  • Paavo Nurmi wins the 1,500 m and 5,000 m events at the Paris Olympics, with just an hour between the two races.

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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

37,220 days ago

(101 years, 355 days)