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Wednesday, September 16, 1925

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The Headlines

LUNATIC WITH PISTOL CHASES DR. GREGORY, BELLEVUE ALIENIST; Fires at Physician and Pursues Him in Street as Crowd Follows. FELLED BY A POLICEMAN Appeared Sane and Was Freed From Ward's Island, Says Superintendent. THOUGHT DOCTOR AN ENEMY Dr. Gregory Dodges Among Motor Cars After Bullet Grazes Cheek -- Struggles With Assailant. LUNATIC WITH PISTOL CHASES DR. GREGORY

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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

36,787 days ago

(100 years, 287 days)