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Monday, April 30, 1928

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The Headlines

WALKER CALLS HALT ON COURT ATTACHES; Forbids Solicitation of Ads and Public Ticket Sale for Attendants' Ball. NEARS EXTORTION, HE SAYS Higgins Inquiry Discloses That $50,000 to $100,000 a Year Is Taken In by Three Groups.

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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

35,830 days ago

(98 years, 60 days)