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Wednesday, February 27, 1929
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The Headlines
WAR LORDS MENACE CHINA'S GOVERNMENT; Dissension Threatens Either to Limit Nanking's Power or Oust Cabinet Altogether. SHANTUNG RISING UNCURBED Nationalist Aid to Loyalist Will Serve to Prevent Feng From Seizing Province. Dissatisfaction Is Rife. Red Revolt in Honan. WAR LORDS MENACE CHINA GOVERNMENT Canton Prepares for Fight. NANKING ACTS TO BLOCK FENG. Sends Gunboat With Money and Ammunition to Liu in Shantung.
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Singin' in the Rain
Nacio Herb Brown
The must-have
Duncan Yo-Yo
You Share a Birthday With
- Constantine the Great (272)
- John Steinbeck (1902)
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807)
- Paul Ricœur (1913)
- Marian Anderson (1897)
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
35,527 days ago
(97 years, 122 days)