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Wednesday, January 9, 1929
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The Headlines
FARM BILL IMPERILS PACT AND CRUISERS; TREATY CONCORD OFF; Kellogg Refuses to Send Any Interpretative Note to Signatory Powers. FARM AID RISES AS SNAG Its Opponents Threaten Filibuster Against Both Pactand Navy Program.TREATY DEBATE GOES ON Moses Predicates Favorable Vote onQualification--Wagner and Gilleft Urge Ratification. Farm Relief a Snag. FARM BILL IMPERILS PACT AND CRUISERS Seek Support of Robinson. Moses States His Views. Wagner for Ratification.
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Singin' in the Rain
Nacio Herb Brown
The must-have
Duncan Yo-Yo
You Share a Birthday With
- Richard Nixon (1913)
- Simone de Beauvoir (1908)
- AD 727 (727)
- Karel Čapek (1890)
- Pope Gregory XV (1554)
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
35,577 days ago
(97 years, 172 days)