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Wednesday, April 3, 1929

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The Headlines

DISPUTE AT CAPITAL OVER CREDIT GROWS; MARKET STEADIES; Fish Commends Mitchell as Haying Averted Crisis and Attacks Glass's Stand. SENATOR RETORTS WARMLY In Reply to New Yorker and to Owen He Cites Law to Show Aid to Market Was Illegal. OILS LEA RECOVERY HERE Fear of Reserve Action at Meetings In Washington Dwindles--Loans to Brokers Up $25,911,491 In March. Won't Talk About Bank Rate. Fish Attacks Senator Glass. Makes Warm Retort. DISPUTE AT CAPITAL OVER CREDIT GROWS Asks Why Fish is Spokesman. Did Not Rush Into Print. His Reply to Owen Criticism.

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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

Catchphrases of 1929

  • Wall Street Lays an Egg

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

35,492 days ago

(97 years, 87 days)