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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.

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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

35,772 days ago

(98 years, 2 days)