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Tuesday, January 15, 1929

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The Headlines

2 DIE AS CITY SHIVERS IN COLDEST 24 HOURS; Mercury Here Drops to 7 Above, Lowest for Winter, as Frigid Wave Sweeps the Seaboard. WARMER AND SNOW TODAY Mid-West Blanketed, Chicago Suffers--Ocean Liners Delayed by Heavy Weather. Mid-West Blanketed by Snow. Two Die in Cold Here. 2 DIE AS CITY SHIVERS IN COLDEST 24 HOURS Six Deaths in Mid-West.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Singin' in the Rain

Nacio Herb Brown

The must-have

Duncan Yo-Yo

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush

Flapper

bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy

Gangster

big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy

Catchphrases of 1929

  • Wall Street Lays an Egg

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

35,570 days ago

(97 years, 165 days)