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- Life Expectancy: 53.6 years – men; 54.6 years – women
- U.S. Population: 106.5 million
- Average annual income: $1,236
- Average Family Size: 4.1
- The speed limit in Shawnee was 12 mph in town and 40 mph on the paved highways
- Average electric bill: $2.22 per month
- At the neighborhood grocer 24 lbs flour cost 83 cents, 2 melons were 19 cents and a picnic ham would run you 18 cents/lb
- A man’s suit cost $15, cigarettes were 10 cents a pack, a Chevy sedan was $500
- The Charleston, Shimmy and Black Bottom were popular dances
- 1920s inventions included zippers, band-aids and Kleenex
- Manufactured cosmetics and ready-to-wear fashion became widely available
- Shawnee installs street lights
- Favorite slang phrases of the decade:
- Bee's Knees= something great or extraordinary;
- Bum's Rush=ejection by force;
- Gams=women's legs;
- Giggle Water=alcohol;
- Jalopy=dumpy car;
- Moll=gangster's girl;
- Palooka=oaf;
- Scratch=money;
- Struggle Buggy=back seat of a car;
- Whoopee=to have a good time
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