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Tuesday, November 22, 1927

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The Headlines

UNTERMYER STATES HIS CASE FOR THE 5-CENT SUBWAY FARE; How He Would Continue It, With Fairness to Car Rider, City and Companies. FINDS 3 POINTS AT ISSUE Adequacy of Fare, Recapture, Effect of Latter on Public Needs -- and Deals With Each. IS READY TO ARBITRATE If B.M.T., Now Opposing Purchase Without Trolleys, and Refusing to Set Price, Will Accept Result. UNTERMYER STATES 5-CENT FARE CASE

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Best-selling Sheet Music

My Blue Heaven

Walter Donaldson

The must-have

Radio Flyer Wagon

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush

Flapper

bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy

Gangster

big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy

Catchphrases of 1927

  • You ain't heard nothin' yet!

Tech Check

Electronic TV (Philo Farnsworth), Jukebox (Automatic) & Iron Lung.

Cost of Living (1920)

Loaf of Bread

$0.11

Gallon of Gas

$0.30

Average Home

$6,296

New Car

$575

Time Elapsed

35,991 days ago

(98 years, 221 days)