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Sunday, June 30, 1929

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The Headlines

THE NEWS OF EUROPE IN WEEK-END CABLES; BRITISH FAVOR CABINET MacDonald Ministry Makes Good Impression by Its Active Beginning. DOUBTS ARE DISAPPEARING Even Proposal for Resumption of Relations With Russia Stirs No Outburst.

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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

35,405 days ago

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