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Friday, February 10, 1928

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The Headlines

LINDBERGH DEVOTES TIME TO HIS PLANE AMID CUBAN HONORS; Spirit of St. Louis Is in Good Shape for St. Louis Hop Monday, He Says. WEST INDIES TOUR PRAISED Secretary of War, at Luncheon by Havana Officers, Calls It an Historical Flight. WOMEN WANT TO KISS HIM They Predominate in 3,000 at the American Embassy Reception-- Aviator Avoids Shaking Hands.

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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

35,911 days ago

(98 years, 141 days)