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Sunday, January 20, 1929

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The Headlines

OBSERVATIONS FROM TIMES WATCH-TOWERS; TAX REFUNDS AN ISSUE Demand for More "Impartial" Method May Be Factor in 1930 Congress Campaign. BILLION INVOLVED IN CASES Report to Senate on McKellan Bill Is Critical of the Treasury's Practices.

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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

35,565 days ago

(97 years, 160 days)