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Tuesday, December 23, 1924
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The Headlines
GERMAN NOTE ASKS FREE HAND IN WAR AS LEAGUE MEMBER; Stresemann Addresses Secretariat With Proposal to Join Under a Special Reservation. FEARS "SANCTIONS" CLAUSE Emphasis Is Laid on Germany's Weakness and the Big Armaments of Her Neighbors. RHINE EVACUATION IN DOUBT Foch Report Understood to Say That Germany Has Not Complied With Terms of Treaty. GERMAN NOTE ASKS FREE HAND IN WAR
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You Share a Birthday With
- Helmut Schmidt (1918)
- Alexander I of Russia (1777)
- Joseph Smith (1805)
- Jean-François Champollion (1790)
- Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804)
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
37,054 days ago
(101 years, 189 days)