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Sunday, March 17, 1929
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The Headlines
2 OLDEST HOSPITALS IN CITY WILL MERGE; New York Institution, Founded in 1791, and Lying-In, 1799. Announce Plan to Unite. NEW MATERNITY BUILDING Morgan and Rockefeller Give $2,000,000 Each and Bakers $1,000,000 Each. PART OF EAST RIVER PLANT Graduate Work for Physicians and Special Training for Nurses Will Be Continued by New Regime.
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
35,509 days ago
(97 years, 104 days)