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Saturday, April 20, 1929

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The Headlines

STEINHARDT KILLS HIMSELF BY POISON AS HE SURRENDERS; Fugitive in Bankruptcy Scandal Here Ends His Life in a Philadelphia Hotel. 'FRIENDS SUGGESTED' ACT He Wrote That to Wife--High Officials Accused in Letter Not Made Public. SHE IS HELD AS WITNESS His Death a Blow to Local Inquiry-- He Sent Tuttle an "Outline" of Evidence. "Friends Suggested Suicide." Stuart Miller His Alias. STEINHARDT KILLS HIMSELF BY POISON Wife Advised Him to Surrender. Death a Blow to Inquiry Here. Accused of Shortage. Pinner Tried Suicide.

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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

35,476 days ago

(97 years, 71 days)