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Wednesday, February 29, 1928

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The Headlines

KELLOGG CONTESTS BRIAND'S ARGUMENT ON ANTI-WAR TREATY; In New Note He Calls All War "Assault on Stability of Human Society." WANTS NO TECHNICALITIES Secretary Insists League Membership Is No Bar to CompactAmong the Powers.FRENCH ARE NOT CONVINCEDStill Think They Cannot UndertakeNot to Fight in Any Circumstances Whatever. Objects to French Suggestion. Briand Will Reply Soon. KELLOGG CONTESTS BRIAND ARGUMENT "Great Step Foreward," Briand Says

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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

35,891 days ago

(98 years, 121 days)