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Thursday, February 9, 1928
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The Headlines
1,136 ON BERENGARIA FOGBOUND 40 HOURS; Liner Expected to Reach Dock This Morning After Wait in Harbor Since Tuesday. ALL BAY TRAFFIC SLOWED Small Steamships Able to Creep to Piers in Din of Whistles-- Ferryboats Delayed.
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Makin' Whoopee
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Mickey Mouse Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- William Henry Harrison (1773)
- Thomas Paine (1737)
- Jacques Monod (1910)
- Abdulaziz (1830)
- Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441)
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
35,911 days ago
(98 years, 141 days)