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Monday, March 12, 1928

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The Headlines

BRIAND SEES HOPE OF MAKING TREATY TO DOOM ALL WAR; He Tells Correspondent of the Times European Nations Want Our Help on It. BELIEVE IT CAN BE DONE Efforts Will Now Be Made to Get Negotiations Down to a Practical Basis. RESERVATIONS ONLY SNAG Recognition of Right to Punish Aggressor, Even Though We Abstain, Is Desired. European Position Outlined. Object of First Briand Proposal. EUROPE WANTS US HELP MAKE TREATY Penalties Held to be Necessary. What the French Want.

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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

35,880 days ago

(98 years, 110 days)