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Friday, April 13, 1928

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The Headlines

SINCLAIR RIVALS SAY FALL BLOCKED BIDS FOR TEAPOT DOME; Secretary Concealed Lease Plans Until Deal Was Made, Oil Men Swear. SENATOR TELLS OF SECRECY Kendrick Testifies Interior Department Deceived Him When He Sought Data. PROSECUTION NEARS END Government Expects to Have LittleMore to Offer by Adjournment Today.

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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

35,848 days ago

(98 years, 78 days)