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Wednesday, February 24, 1926
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The Headlines
JURIST STOPS STRIKE IN 1,000 DRESS SHOPS; Justice Proskauer Mediates the Differences Between Workers and Contractors. AN AGREEMENT IS SIGNED Impartial Chairmen to Settle Disputes in Cases of Deadlock. JURIST STOPS STRIKE IN 1,000 DRESS SHOPS
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
36,626 days ago
(100 years, 126 days)