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Thursday, September 9, 1926

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The Headlines

GERMAN WITNESS TELLS FRAUD JURY HOW HE SOUGHT DAUGHERTY AND MILLER; MET JOHN T. KING FIRST Taken by Jesse Smith to Alien Property Man, He Says. BUCKNER OUTLINES CASE Promises to Trace Checks of $22,000 and $50,000 to Defendants' Accounts. CLAIM PASSED IN 72 HOURS Prosecutor Declares Foreign Agent Began Negotiations Without Proof of Rights. German Tells How He Sought Daugherty and Miller

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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

36,430 days ago

(99 years, 295 days)