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Friday, June 14, 1929

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The Headlines

MOVES IN CONGRESS FOR WIDE DRY INQUIRY; Schafer Resolution Calls for Joint Action and Laws "to Protect Lives." MRS. KAHN ASSAILS KILLING Prohibition Bureau Order, Based on Jones Law, Warns Agents as to Use of Firearms. MOVES IN CONGRESS FOR A DRY INQUIRY Says List Is Not All. Order as to Use of Arms. Report on Detroit Shooting.

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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

35,420 days ago

(97 years, 15 days)