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Wednesday, November 17, 1926
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The Headlines
DI MARTINI IS ACCUSED; Mrs. Demarest Testifies He Offered Her $2,500 to End Disclosures. HIS AIDE BARES ACTIVITIES Hired to Get Names of Persons Hostile to Mrs. Hall and to Break Gibson Story, He Says. PLANS FOR DIVORCE TOLD Sister of Mrs. Mills Reveals Scheme -- Mrs. Gibson on Stand Tomorrow -- No Trial Today. Diary of Dr. Hall Read at Trial; Mrs. Mills's Sister Tells of Divorce Plans Di Martini Activities
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Black Bottom
Ray Henderson
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
You Share a Birthday With
- Eugene Wigner (1902)
- Louis XVIII (1755)
- Nicolas Appert (1749)
- Bernard Montgomery (1887)
- 0s (9)
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
36,361 days ago
(99 years, 226 days)