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Wednesday, May 1, 1929

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The Headlines

PARIS WARNS BERLIN TO MAKE DEBT DEAL; NO CHANGE LATER; France Indicates in Press She Will Not Agree to Political Parley if Experts' Fails. ALLIES LEAN TO SAFE VIEW Dawes Plan Would Continue-- Schacht Likely to Find the Creditors Firm on Return. WORK ON REPORT GOES ON German Delegate, Now in Berlin, Doubts Propseed World Bank Would Aid Reparations Greatly. Fits to With Premier's Words. Schacht Urges More Exports. PARIS WARNS BERLIN TO MAKE DEBT DEAL

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Singin' in the Rain

Nacio Herb Brown

The must-have

Duncan Yo-Yo

On This Day

  • The 7.2 Mw  Kopet Dag earthquake shakes the Iran–Turkmenistan border region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121.

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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

35,464 days ago

(97 years, 59 days)