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Tuesday, October 8, 1935
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The Headlines
FALL BUYING SETS A 5-YEAR RECORD; Heavy Gains at Week-End in All Departments Reported by Store Executives.
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Marina Tsvetaeva (1892)
- Juan Perón (1895)
- Frank Herbert (1920)
- Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883)
- Zog I (1895)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Kodachrome Film, Radar (Practical) & Monopoly Game.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
33,113 days ago
(90 years, 263 days)