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Monday, October 11, 1926

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The Headlines

ALEXANDER AGAIN THE HERO; Enters Box Here in 7th With Bases Filled and Fans Lazzeri. THEVENOW ALSO A STAR His Single, With Errors by Koehig and Meusel, Defeats the Yankees. RUTH GETS FOURTH HOMER 328,051 Paid Attendance Beats Old Marks, Though Weather Cuts Final Crowd to 38,093. Cardinals Defeat Yankees, 3-2, as Receipts for World's Series Set a New Record

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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

36,397 days ago

(99 years, 262 days)