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Wednesday, June 27, 1928
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The Headlines
SENATOR SLATED DAYS AGO; Governor Sent Request That Arkansan Accept Second Place. HIS CONSENT FINALLY WON Friends Convinced Robinson It Was His Duty to Party to Make the Race. BUT OTHER BOOMS PERSIST Ignorant of New Angle, Kentuckians Urge Barkley--Some Talk of Reed, Also.
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
35,772 days ago
(98 years, 2 days)