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Tuesday, July 17, 1928

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The Headlines

HAGUE UNDER FIRE ON $198,000 PROFIT IN JERSEY LAND DEAL; Testifies He Does Not Know Who Got Cash--Booed and Cheered at Inquiry.--'DUMMY' HID PARTICIPANTS-- Rock Pond, Bought in 1922 for $125,000, Was Soon Resold to Jersey City for $323,000.--McDONALD OUSTER STARTS--Legislature Passes Bill to Pave Way for Abolition of Office of Elections Superintendent.

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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

35,752 days ago

(97 years, 347 days)