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Monday, November 11, 1935
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The Headlines
ITALIANS IN 130-MILE DRIVE APPROACH JIJIGA IN SOUTH; EXPECT LONG DELAY IN NORTH; ADVANCE TO DAGGAH BUR Outpost Sent There After Sasa Baneh Falls in a Swift March. HARAR NEARLY IN REACH But Invading Force Is Small and Is Climbing to Plateau, So Push May Be Slowed. VAN MOVES ON IN NORTH It Presses Beyond Makale to Antalo -- Transport Likely to Cause Month's Pause. ITALY'S TOTAL GAIN IN SOUTH 130 MILES
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821)
- Kurt Vonnegut (1922)
- Paracelsus (1493)
- George S. Patton (1885)
- Carlos Fuentes (1928)
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
33,080 days ago
(90 years, 230 days)