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Sunday, April 1, 1928
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The Headlines
STOCK LEADERS DROP IN FLOOD OF SELLING; Profit-Taking Hits Market as Sale of 2,430,900 Shares Sets a Saturday Record. TICKER LAGS 58 MINUTES Confusion Prevails as Wild Rush to Sell Swamps Traders on Floor of the Exchange. Prices Up at Opening. The Theory of the Selling. STOCK LEADERS DROP IN FLOOD OF SELLING
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
35,859 days ago
(98 years, 89 days)