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Sunday, June 3, 1928
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The Headlines
U.S. DAVIS CUP TEAM ELIMINATES JAPAN; Tilden and Lott Beat Abe and Toba, 6-1, 10-8, 6-2 in Chicago. AMBASSADOR IN STANDS Japanese Dignitary Sees Losers Rally in Second Set, Only to Be Repulsed. COEN WILL PLAY TODAY Final Two Singles Will Not Change Result, as America Takes Zone Honors. Coen Gets Singles Post. Losers Pair Together Well. Keeps His Rivals Guessing. U.S. DAVIS CUP TEAM ELIMINATES JAPAN
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Makin' Whoopee
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Mickey Mouse Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- George V (1865)
- Josephine Baker (1906)
- Allen Ginsberg (1926)
- Jefferson Davis (1808)
- Tony Curtis (1925)
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
35,797 days ago
(98 years, 27 days)