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Sunday, January 3, 1926
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The Headlines
MT. EVEREST, CHALLENGER OF MEN; Human Courage Shown at Its Highest in the Last Expedition THE FIGHT FOR EVEREST. 1924. By Lieut. Col. E.F. Norton, D.S.O., and other members of the expedition. With maps and illustrations. 372 pp. New York: Longmans, Green & Co. $7.50. Mt. Everest, Challenger of Men
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Black Bottom
Ray Henderson
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
Liquid Fuel Rocket, Talking Movies (Vitaphone) & Aerosol Spray Can.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
36,678 days ago
(100 years, 178 days)