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Monday, September 8, 1924
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The Headlines
FUMES IN OIL BARGE EXPLODE, KILLING 2; Chief Engineer Burned to Death When Flames Block Efforts at His Rescue. ONE VICTIM BLOWN TO DECK Spark From Engine or Cigarette Believed to Have Caused Blast at Bayonne.
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
37,160 days ago
(101 years, 295 days)