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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.

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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

37,179 days ago

(101 years, 314 days)