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Sunday, February 24, 1929
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The Headlines
CULKIN FIRM'S BOOKS SEIZED TO HUNT CLUE TO BIG LIQUOR DEALS; Tuttle Takes Over Monroe Lamp Records to Seek Light on the Activities of McCunn. SUSPECT RETURNS TODAY Grand Jury to Get List Taken in Raids of Park Avenue and Financial District Customers. SHERIFF NOT IMPLICATED Inquiry to Centre on How the Group Operated Without Detection Behind Bona-Fide Concerns. Powerful Ring Suspected. Method of Operating Sought. SEIZE CULKIN BOOKS TO HUNT RUM CLUE Raids Caused a Stir. Conspiracy Is Charged.
Read in The New York Times →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
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
35,531 days ago
(97 years, 126 days)