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Tuesday, February 5, 1929
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The Headlines
PREDICT SURPRISES IN HOOVER CABINET; Miami Beach Observers Say Choices, Beyond Stimson and Mellon, Are Still in Doubt. SMOOT CONFERS ON TARIFF Tells President-Elect of Farm Aid Plans--Hoover to Inspect Florida Flood Region. Selections Generally in Doubt. PREDICT 'SURPRISES' IN HOOVER CABINET Smoot for Big Revolving Fund. Says Dr. Wilbur Will Get New Post.
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
- William S. Burroughs (1914)
- Robert Peel (1788)
- Robert Hofstadter (1915)
- Adlai Stevenson II (1900)
- Alan Hodgkin (1914)
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
35,550 days ago
(97 years, 145 days)