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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

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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

Catchphrases of 1926

  • It girl

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)