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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.
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
35,752 days ago
(97 years, 347 days)