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Monday, May 8, 1933
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The Headlines
WARFARE RENEWED IN NORTHERN CHINA; Japanese in Peitaiho, South of Great Wall -- Native Forces Retreating. MONARCHIST AGENT SHOT Gen. Chang Ching-yao, Linked With Restorationists, Is Near Death in Peiping.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Stormy Weather
Harold Arlen
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
FM Radio, Drive-In Theater & Polyethylene.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
33,996 days ago
(93 years, 51 days)