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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.

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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

35,808 days ago

(98 years, 38 days)