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Thursday, March 1, 1928

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The Headlines

DIAZ, ITALIAN CHIEF IN WAR, DIES AT 67; Marshal Who Turned the Tide Against Austrians in 1917 Is Victim of Pneumonia. WOUNDED MEN GUARD BODY General Was Minister of War in Mussolini Cabinet and Delegate at Washington Arms Parley.

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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

35,890 days ago

(98 years, 120 days)