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Tuesday, October 12, 1926
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The Headlines
SAYS SMITH EVADES ISSUE; Mills Asserts Governor Dodged Milk in Machold Attack. AGAIN DEMANDS ACTION Republican Candidate Tells Dairymen They Suffer Through Scandal Here. ATTACKS FISCAL POLICY Also Calls Governor Tammany Controlled in Troy and Albany Night Meetings. MILLS SAYS SMITH DODGES THE ISSUE
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
- Eugenio Montale (1896)
- Edward VI (1537)
- Pedro I of Brazil (1798)
- Ramsay MacDonald (1866)
- Aleister Crowley (1875)
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
36,396 days ago
(99 years, 261 days)