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Thursday, January 24, 1929
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The Headlines
CHINOOK VANISHES INTO ANTRACICA; Walden's Famous Lead Dog Is Believed Sleeping His Final Sleep in the Snow. WORKED ON TRAIL TO LAST His canniness Aided Byrd in Establishing Base-He quit Team on 12th Birthday. Had Been Spared When Possible. Knew Danger Spots of Trail. CHINOOK VANISHES INTO ANTARCTICA Chinook a Privileged Champion. Bolling 80 Miles From Larsen.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Singin' in the Rain
Nacio Herb Brown
The must-have
Duncan Yo-Yo
You Share a Birthday With
- Frederick the Great (1712)
- Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais (1732)
- E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776)
- Edith Wharton (1862)
- Ernest Borgnine (1917)
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
35,561 days ago
(97 years, 156 days)