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Tuesday, September 30, 1924
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The Headlines
ROOSEVELT TO MAKE 185 TALKS IN 18 DAYS IN RECORD CAMPAIGN; To Tour State From One End to the Other in Fight to Beat Smith for Governor.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Fascinating Rhythm
George Gershwin
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
You Share a Birthday With
- Rumi (1207)
- Truman Capote (1924)
- Jean Perrin (1870)
- Pope Nicholas IV (1227)
- Deborah Kerr (1921)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Loudspeakers, Frozen Food Process & Spiral Notebooks.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
37,138 days ago
(101 years, 273 days)