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Sunday, February 12, 1928

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The Headlines

CITY PLANS I. R. T. SEIZURE UNDER DEFAULT CLAUSES; NEW OPERATOR AVAILABLE; BASED ON 7-CENT ACTION This and Inadequacy of Service to Be Ground of Violation Claim. 90-DAY NOTICE REQUIRED Operating Concern Would Get No Lease but Act for City as I. R. T. Agent Till 1962. RECAPTURE AN ALTERNATIVE Estimate Board Likely to Vote to Begin Proceeding in Case the Present Plan Fails. Basis of Proposed Move. Quick Service Is Planned. PLANS I. R. T SEIZURE BY DEFAULT CLAUSE Seizura Not a New Idea.

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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

35,909 days ago

(98 years, 139 days)