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Thursday, July 29, 1926
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The Headlines
POINCARE SHELVES DEBT AGREEMENTS; Will Not Submit American and British Deals to Parliament Until Fall Session. TO SEEK CONCESSION HERE ' Safeguard' Letter, Similar to That Obtained From Britain, Is Said to Be His Aim. POINCARE SHELVES DEBT AGREEMENTS
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Black Bottom
Ray Henderson
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
You Share a Birthday With
- Benito Mussolini (1883)
- Dag Hammarskjöld (1905)
- Alexis de Tocqueville (1805)
- Isidor Rabi (1898)
- Eyvind Johnson (1900)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
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
36,471 days ago
(99 years, 336 days)