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Thursday, July 11, 1929

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The Headlines

SMOOT MINIMIZES PROTESTS ON TARIFF; HARRISON SAYS 'SHAM'; Former Contends Foreign Dip- lomats Complain for "Inter- ested Parties' Only. HIS OWN DIGEST GIVEN OUT 25, Not 38, Countries Are Listed and He Insists Democrat Diverges From Facts. Says Democrats Ask Increases. GREAT BRITAIN. SMOOT MINIMIZES PROTESTS ON TARIFF Calls Smoot Inconsistent. Sees Misunderstanding Abroad. Point to Hoover's Boston Speech. Thomas Urges Adjustments. Long Sessions Held on Metals. Mellon Suggests Court Action.

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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

35,393 days ago

(96 years, 353 days)