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Friday, September 25, 1936

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The Headlines

LANDON DENOUNCES RECIPROCAL PACTS AS RUIN OF FARMER; Agriculturist 'Sold Down the River,' He Declares in Minneapolis Speech. CANADIAN IMPORTS SCORED Big Drop in Prices of Cheese and Cattle Is Laid to Flood From Over the Border. PROTECTION POLICY URGED ' We Can Be a Good Neighbor Without Throwing Away the Latchkey,' Nominee Says. LANDON DENOUNCES RECIPROCAL PACTS

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1936

  • Gone with the wind

Tech Check

Voice Recorder, Helicopter (Focke-Wulf) & Sunscreen.

Cost of Living (1930)

Loaf of Bread

$0.09

Gallon of Gas

$0.20

Average Home

$3,900

New Car

$640

Time Elapsed

32,760 days ago

(89 years, 275 days)