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Friday, August 22, 1924

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The Headlines

FAST TRAIN WRECKED WHEN IT HITS AUTO; 4 KILLED, MANY HURT; Reading's "Philadelphia Flier," Going Mile a Minute, Derailed by Loaded Truck. STEEL CARS SAVE SCORES Engine, Tender and Three Coaches Plough Along Roadbed 150 Yards, Then Overturn. 2 PASSENGERS AMONG DEAD Accident Occurs at What Injured Engineer Calls 'Worst Crossing' on Jersey Central, Near Cranford. FAST TRAIN IN WRECKED WHEN IT HITS AUTO

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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

37,178 days ago

(101 years, 313 days)