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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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Makin' Whoopee
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Mickey Mouse Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Gioachino Rossini (1792)
- Pope Paul III (1468)
- Morarji Desai (1896)
- Herman Hollerith (1860)
- Michèle Morgan (1920)
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
35,891 days ago
(98 years, 121 days)