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Friday, November 1, 1929

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The Headlines

VICTORY FOR WALKER BY RECORD PLURALITY PREDICTED BY CURRY; Mayor, Berry and McKee Will Better Copeland's Mark of 547,202, He Asserts. RECENT ESTIMATE RAISED Tammany Does Not Concede Even One of the 23 Assembly Districts to La Guardia. Predicts Record Plurality. WALKER VICTORY PREDICTED BY CURRY

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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

Meanwhile

  • The Great DepressionGDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).

Time Elapsed

35,280 days ago

(96 years, 240 days)