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Thursday, September 12, 1929
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The Headlines
SECRET POLICE FIND $200,000 GEM CACHE; Two Arrested as $10,000 Weber Bracelet Is Recovered in Raid in the Bowery. SAY PAIR OFFERED BRIBE Detectives Report Men Held asFences Tried to Buy Freedom for $15,000. $10,000 Weber Bracelet Recovered. Gems Taken From Settings. SECRET POLICE FIND $200,000 GEM CACHE
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
Meanwhile
- The Great Depression — GDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).
Time Elapsed
35,330 days ago
(96 years, 290 days)