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Saturday, August 27, 1938

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The Headlines

MEXICANS STUNNED BY FIRM HULL NOTE; EDITORS ATTACK IT; Printing of Full Text Reveals for First Time Extent of American Disapproval THREAT OF FORCE IS SEEN Two Papers Call Demand That Seizures Cease an Attempt to Violate Sovereignty Public Is Thunderstruck Pacifists Make Protest Report Disturbs Hull Further Expropriation MEXICANS STUNNED BY FIRM HULL NOTE Note Praised by Americans

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The must-have

View-Master

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1938

  • War of the Worlds

Tech Check

Ballpoint Pen, Xerography & Nylon Bristle Toothbrush.

Cost of Living (1930)

Loaf of Bread

$0.09

Gallon of Gas

$0.20

Average Home

$3,900

New Car

$640

Time Elapsed

32,060 days ago

(87 years, 305 days)