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Wednesday, April 4, 1928

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The Headlines

$182,000,000 TAX CUT ADVISED BY MELLON; But He Is for $201,000,000 Slash if $30,000,000 Flood Control Grant Fails. BASED ON INCOME RETURNS He opposes Automobile Levy Before Senate Committee-- Coolidge Is in Accord.

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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

35,856 days ago

(98 years, 86 days)