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Thursday, January 3, 1929
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The Headlines
WHALEN SPURS RAIDS ON SPEAK EASIES THAT SELL POISON LIQUOR; Orders Clean-Up of 55 Resorts as He Hears Wood Alcohol Is in Drinks Dispensed. THEN HE WATCHES DRIVE Commissioner at Station Sees Prisoners Booked --Arrests in 32 Suspected Places. STRONG-ARM MEN PICKED Six New Squads to Set Out Tonight to Rout Thugs--Court Applies Vagrancy Law in Crime War. Whalen Stirs Broadway. Whalen Watches Work. WHALEN SPURS RAIDS ON 55 SPEAKEASIES Praises Men in Station. Raids in Downtown District. STRONG-ARM MEN PICKED. Whalen Orders Six New Squads to Drive Thugs From City. Names New Office Aide. Three Arrested as Thieves. Discusses Probationary Men.
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Singin' in the Rain
Nacio Herb Brown
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Duncan Yo-Yo
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Car Radio, Sunglasses (Mass Produced) & Coaxial Cable.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
35,583 days ago
(97 years, 178 days)