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Saturday, June 30, 1928

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The Headlines

POINCARE SCORES A GREAT TRIUMPH IN FRENCH CHAMBER; His Program Is Upheld After He Refuses to Change It One lota. WINS BY 455 VOTES TO 126 All Parties Except Socialists and Communists Rally to Premier's Support. HE PLACATES ALSATIANS Promises Freedom for Imprisoned Deputies When the Courts Have Rendered Final Judgment. No Permanent Alliance. Enlisted His Opponents.

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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

35,769 days ago

(97 years, 364 days)