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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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Nacio Herb Brown
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Duncan Yo-Yo
You Share a Birthday With
- Lord Byron (1788)
- Francis Bacon (1561)
- Sergei Eisenstein (1898)
- Antonio Gramsci (1891)
- August Strindberg (1849)
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
35,564 days ago
(97 years, 159 days)