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Tuesday, January 22, 1929

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The Headlines

TRIUMVIRATE PLANS FIGHT TO HOLD STATE IN LINE FOR HOOVER; Proposes to Keep Gains Among Independent Voters Won in Last Election. TO MEET ROOSEVELT MOVE Selection of "Big Three" Meets With Wide Approval Among Republican Leaders. HILL DENIES HE WILL QUIT Says Representatives Will Be Consulted on Jobs--Hilles andMachold Pledge Harmony. Denies Intention to Quit. Gives Credit to Hill. TRIUMVIRATE PLANS FIGHT TO HOLD STATE Leaders Favor Move. To Consult Representatives..

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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

35,564 days ago

(97 years, 159 days)