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Monday, May 6, 1929
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The Headlines
SINCLAIR PREPARED TO FACE JAIL ORDER; He Will Go Before District of Columbia Judge as Soon as Notified, Counsel Says. MANDATE TO COURT TODAY Three Months' Sentence on Oil Man Is Expected to Be Made Effective at Once.
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
35,459 days ago
(97 years, 54 days)