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Wednesday, June 19, 1929
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The Headlines
HOOVER DEPLORES KILLINGS, BUT ASKS BORDER CITIZENS TO HELP ENFORCE DRY LAW; PUTS BLAME ON CRIMINALS President Says They Wage Systematic War Against Laws. REFERS TO ARMS' MISUSE Treasury Making Every Effort to Prevent It, He Says in Statement. RUM-RUNNERS MOBILIZING Lowman Says Reports Indicate Unprecedented Gathering of Forces Along Canadian Border.
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
35,415 days ago
(97 years, 10 days)