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Friday, October 16, 1925
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The Headlines
2,523,000-SHARE DAY REACHED IN EXCITING STOCK SPECULATION.; Largest Turnover of Any Day Since Nov. 20, 1924, During Post-Election Boom. 568 ISSUES ARE DEALT IN Buying Enthusiasm Fired by Reports of Prosperity in Industry and Money Situation. CROWD BROKERS' OFFICES Price Average Touches Highest Mark of the Year and Market Closes With a Net Gain. 2,523,O00-SHARE DAY IN EXCITING MARKET
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Yes Sir, That's My Baby
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
You Share a Birthday With
- Oscar Wilde (1854)
- David Ben-Gurion (1886)
- Eugene O'Neill (1888)
- Enver Hoxha (1908)
- Itō Hirobumi (1841)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Mechanical Television, The Leica I & Masking Tape.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
36,757 days ago
(100 years, 257 days)