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Tuesday, July 2, 1929
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The Headlines
LEADERS ASSURE PRESIDENT SENATE-WILL CUT TARIFF TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER; HOUSE SUGAR RATE TO FALL Smoot Is Inclined to Use Sliding Scale and Idea Impresses Hoover. LUMBER BACK TO FREE LIST Powerful Forces in Committee Hold Building Material Duties Check Activity. FOR LEATHER COMPROMISE Prospect Is for Modified Impost on Shoes Aimed atCompetitive Imports. May Use Sliding Scale in Sugar. Hoover Impressed by Plan. For Dropping Duty on Lumber. President Presses for Changes.
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
35,402 days ago
(96 years, 362 days)