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Friday, November 29, 1929
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The Headlines
POLLING OF SENATE CHEERS INSURGENTS; They Figure Strength Enough to Dominate Coming Session and Carry Tariff Program. FOUR BLOCS IN THE PARTY But Coalition of Progressives and Democrats Is Estimated as Outvoting Old and New Guards. Time for Reckoning Strength. How Various Senators Stand. POLLING OF SENATE CHEERS INSURGENTS
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
35,252 days ago
(96 years, 212 days)