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Monday, April 1, 1929
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The Headlines
HARVEY TO OUST 50 FROM JOBS IN FIGHT AGAINST DE BRAGGA; Will Order Discharge Today of All Non-Civil Service Sympathizers With Leader. DAUGHTER, 19, TO BE AIDE She Will Replace Confidential Stenographer at $3,000 Salary-- Karle to Name Others. BRIEGER MAY RUN IN FALL Asserts Queens Head Cannot Be Re-elected--De Bragga Is "Not Thinking Out Loud." Brieger May Run for Presidency. HARVEY TO OUST 50 FROM JOBS IN FIGHT Harvey to Appoint Daughter. De Bragga 'Not Thinking Aloud.'
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
35,494 days ago
(97 years, 89 days)