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Thursday, April 11, 1929
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The Headlines
LEVIATHAN TO SELL LIQUOR ON FIRST TRIP UNDER NEW OWNERS; Medicinal Supply Is Ordered Opened to Travelers and She Will Then Stock Up Abroad. NO BAR FOR DRINKERS They Will Be Served in Their Rooms, at Dining Table and in the Smoking Room. WITHIN LAW, SAYS SHEEDY Explains He Gave Order to Compete With Foreign Ships--10 Other Liners to Resume Sales. No Public Bar on Board. Says Law Will Be Respected. LEVIATHAN SELLS LIQUOR ON FIRST TRIP Decision Made After Survey.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Singin' in the Rain
Nacio Herb Brown
The must-have
Duncan Yo-Yo
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 145 (145)
- George Canning (1770)
- Ferdinand Lassalle (1825)
- John I of Portugal (1357)
- Sándor Márai (1900)
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
35,484 days ago
(97 years, 79 days)