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Tuesday, February 28, 1928
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The Headlines
INEFFICIENT POLICE BLAMED FOR CRIME; Lack of Brains and Inability to Catch Crooks Charged in Report to Commission. ROBBERY SAFEST BUSINESS Lowden Board Calls Parole Boards, Prosecutors and Courts Also at Fault. INEFFICIENT POLICE BLAMED FOR CRIME Finds We Lag in Police Work. Prosecutors Called Lax.
Read in The New York Times →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
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
35,892 days ago
(98 years, 122 days)