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Saturday, December 25, 1926
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The Headlines
GOULD HEIRS AGREE; TRUSTEES TO REPAY ESTATE $20,000,000; Ten Years of Litigation Over Claims for $50,000,000 End in Compromise. FAMILY DESIRES HARMONY Children of G.J. Gould by His Second Marriage Included -- Special Funds for Them. COURTS' APPROVAL AWAITED Extra Payments of $2,750,000 Each to Trust Funds of Frank Gould and Duchesse de Talleyrand. GOULD ESTATE TO GET $20,000,000 REPAID
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Black Bottom
Ray Henderson
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
You Share a Birthday With
- Isaac Newton (1642)
- Anwar Sadat (1918)
- Humphrey Bogart (1899)
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876)
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924)
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
36,322 days ago
(99 years, 187 days)