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Wednesday, September 18, 1929
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The Headlines
HARVEY DEFEATS KARLE; His Indicated Plurality Over the Organization Candidate 18,000. DEMOCRATIC RACE CLOSE Returns From 450 Districts Show Fight Is Close, With Slight Lead for Cox. BLOW AT DE BRAGGA POWER But Leader Declares He Will Support Borough President for Re-election.
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
35,324 days ago
(96 years, 284 days)