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Sunday, April 15, 1928
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The Headlines
SMITH AND OLVANY CONFER IN THE SOUTH; BOOM THERE GROWS; Tiger Cheif Is Said to Have Got Advice on Meeting Here Today. NEW SMITH CLUB STARTED Community Near Governor's Vacation Retreat Organizes on Short Notice. INVITATION FROM CHARLOTTE New Yorker's Supporters Urge Him To Stop There on His Way Back Home. Resolution Wording Unsettled. SMITH AND OLVANY CONFER IN SOUTH Flood of Mail for Governor. Ashville Paper's Comment. Forty Leaders Questioned. Now Turn to the Governor. Smith Visits Fire Stations. THE RECEPTION AT ASHEVILLE TO NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Leonardo da Vinci (1452)
- Leonhard Euler (1707)
- Nikita Khrushchev (1894)
- Kim Il Sung (1912)
- Émile Durkheim (1858)
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
35,846 days ago
(98 years, 76 days)