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Saturday, June 1, 1929
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The Headlines
LABOR WINS PLURALITY, LACKS CONTROL; MACDONALD LIKELY TO BE PREMIER AND HASTEN NAVAL ACCORD WITH US; LIBERALS HOLD BALANCE Lioyd George Says He Will Use Power for Best Interests of Britain. LABOR OBTAINS 288 SEATS Possibilities of a Labor-Liberal or a Tory-Liberal Alliance Are Also Discussed. NEXT MOVE UP TO BALDWIN Returns From 14 Missing Districts Will Not Alter Relative Strength. Lloyd George Holds Balance. Torles Lay Fall to Liberals. Baldwin Lays Course Next Weeks. Lloyd George Claims Balance. Chamberlain Against Quitting.
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
35,433 days ago
(97 years, 28 days)