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Sunday, February 19, 1928

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The Headlines

SLUSH COVERS CITY AFTER HEAVY SNOW; Army of Men and Plows Out, but Central Park is Only White Spot in Manhattan. TWO DEATHS DURING STORM Liner Sinks Barge in Harbor and All Mail Planes Are Halted at Hadley Field. Storm Halts the Air Mail. Colder Weather Forecast. Four Deaths in Chicago. SLUSH COVERS CITY AFTER HEAVY SNOW

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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

35,902 days ago

(98 years, 132 days)