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Tuesday, February 21, 1928
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The Headlines
TEXANS CHEER REED AS HE OPENS HIS RACE, ASSAILING COOLIDGE; Senator Demands Return of Honesty in Government and End of "Privilege." MELLON ALSO IS ATTACKED Missourian Charges Treasury Head With Aiding "Big Business" With Special Favors. OIL SCANDAL DENOUNCED Plea Is Made for Democratic Harmony as Means to Oust "Boodlersand Lobbyists." Declaration of Principles. TEXANS CHEER REED ASSAILING COOLIDGE Assails Scrapping of Warships Turns to Attack on Mellon. Hits at War Debt Terms. Farmers and the Tariff. Oil Scandals Denounced. Reed Rebuked as "Jaywalker."
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Walter Donaldson
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Mickey Mouse Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Robert Mugabe (1924)
- W. H. Auden (1907)
- Anaïs Nin (1903)
- Peter III of Russia (1728)
- John Rawls (1921)
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
35,900 days ago
(98 years, 130 days)