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Thursday, May 31, 1928
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The Headlines
I.R.T.EXPECTS CITY TO PAY COUNSEL FEE; Adds to Operating Expenses a $30,000 Bill by Ransom for 7-Cent Fare Work. HE GETS $120,000 A YEAR Untermyer Urges Protest of the Company's Action--Transit Commission to Decide. Would Refuse to Pay. Group of Experts Released.
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
35,799 days ago
(98 years, 29 days)