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Wednesday, May 30, 1928
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The Headlines
HOUSE VOTES INQUIRY ON CAMPAIGN FUNDS; Investigation Is Ordered on All Candidates, Including Those for Senate. LEHLBACH TO BE CHAIRMAN Senators Express Resentment at What Is Called "Invasion" of Their Prerogatives.
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
35,800 days ago
(98 years, 30 days)