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Wednesday, February 15, 1928
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The Headlines
LORD ASQUITH DIES ON ENGLISH ESTATE; PREMIER 8 YEARS; Liberal Statesman Passes Away at the Age of 75--Had Been Unconscious Two Days. LONG CAREER IN POLITICS He Won His Way From Humble Beginnings to Leadership by Intellect and Oratory. IN POWER WHEN WAR BEGAN Lloyd George Displaced Him in 1916--Mourned by Men of All Parties.
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Makin' Whoopee
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Mickey Mouse Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Galileo Galilei (1564)
- Louis XV (1710)
- Jeremy Bentham (1748)
- Alfred North Whitehead (1861)
- Susan B. Anthony (1820)
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
35,905 days ago
(98 years, 135 days)