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Thursday, August 21, 1924
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The Headlines
PROPOSED BUS LINES OPPOSED BY I.R.T.; NO WORD AS TO HYLAN; Hedley Would Bar Routes Other Than "Feeders" for Subway and Elevated. PLAN FORMALLY FILED Mayor Out of Town and Attitude Toward Project Is Matter of Speculation. McANENY FAVORS THE PLAN Makers of Proposal Stress Its Recapture Clause and Provision for Revenue to the City. PROPOSED BUS LINES OPPOSED BY I.R.T.
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
37,179 days ago
(101 years, 314 days)