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Saturday, September 28, 1929
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The Headlines
VITALE SAYS FRIEND ARRANGED FOR LOAN; Explains Man of High Standing, Now Dead, Got Money for Him Through Rothstein Concern. NOT A PERSONAL DEAL Challenges La Guardia to Say It Was and Insists He Then Will Sue for Libel. Friend Is Now Dead. Shows the Check. VITALE SAYS FRIEND ARRANGED FOR LOAN
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
35,314 days ago
(96 years, 274 days)