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Monday, January 30, 1928

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The Headlines

THREE SEWER FIRMS NOW OFFER BOOKS IN SCUDDER INQUIRY; Contractors' Change of Front Laid to Injunction Defeat and Bar on Payments. VIEWED AS OPENING WEDGE Officers of Concerns Said to Be Ready to Tell of Private Dealings With Phillips. BUCKNER PLEASED BYTREND Delay Seen as Influencing Queens Public Opinion Toward Direct Action by the Governor.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Makin' Whoopee

Walter Donaldson

The must-have

Mickey Mouse Doll

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush

Flapper

bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy

Gangster

big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy

Catchphrases of 1928

  • I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream

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

35,921 days ago

(98 years, 151 days)