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Monday, October 5, 1936
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The Headlines
JESSE I, STRAUS DIES OF PNEUMONIA AT 64; Ex-Ambassador to France Had Been in Failing Health for Many Months. NOTED FOR PHILANTHROPY Hull and Gov. Lehman Praise Merchant's Public Service -Death Grieves Roosevelt. JESSE STRAUS DIES OF PNEUMONIA HERE
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
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
32,750 days ago
(89 years, 265 days)