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Wednesday, February 11, 1925

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The Headlines

GOVERNMENT TRACES TYPHOID OYSTERS TO WEST SAYVILLE; Federal Experts Say All Cases in Three Cities Came From One Source There. OTHER PRODUCERS CLEARED Survey Covers an Inquiry Into Epidemics in New York, Chicago and Washington. THINK OYSTERS SAFE NOW But Urge the Need of Adequate Official Supervision of Foods Usually Eaten Raw. GOVERNMENT TRACES TYPHOID OYSTERS

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

Walter Donaldson

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 1925

  • The business of America is business

Tech Check

Mechanical Television, The Leica I & Masking Tape.

Cost of Living (1920)

Loaf of Bread

$0.11

Gallon of Gas

$0.30

Average Home

$6,296

New Car

$575

Time Elapsed

37,004 days ago

(101 years, 139 days)