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Thursday, January 26, 1928
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The Headlines
MRS. HARKNESS LEFT $107,052,494 ESTATE; BIGGEST TAXED HERE; Doubled Since Husband Died and Grew $8,712,453 Since Her Death in 1926. ENHANCED BY MARKET RISE She Made $31,390,647 Gifts in 6 Years--Fortune in Standard Oil and Other Securities. HER WARDROBE WORTH $711 A Garage Her Only Real Estate-- Two Old Autos Valued at $400-- Inheritance Taxes $18,000,000.
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Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Mickey Mouse Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Douglas MacArthur (1880)
- Paul Newman (1925)
- Charles XIV John (1763)
- Claude Adrien Helvétius (1715)
- Polykarp Kusch (1911)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Electric Razor, Penicillin & Bubble Gum.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
35,925 days ago
(98 years, 155 days)