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Tuesday, May 22, 1928
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The Headlines
'SMITH SLUSH FUND' IN NORTH CAROLINA PROVES ONLY $3,500; Senators Hear at Raleigh 17 Witnesses, None of Whom Knows of Any Big Outlay. FRIENDS AND FOES TESTIFY Investigators Hear Much Evidence That the Governor Will Win State Delegation. SIMMONS CHIEFS HAIL HIM Publisher, Reciting New Yorker's Great Strength, Assails Senator Heflin as Slanderer.
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
35,808 days ago
(98 years, 38 days)