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Tuesday, July 24, 1928
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The Headlines
DR. HARRIS TO JOIN DAIRY CORPORATION; Health Commissioner Resigns to Be Consulting Expert for National Products. TO GET $5,000, CITY PENSION No Political Pressure, He Says --Will Quit in Month--Talks to Walker in California.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Makin' Whoopee
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Mickey Mouse Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Simón Bolívar (1783)
- Alexandre Dumas (1802)
- Amelia Earhart (1897)
- Henrik Pontoppidan (1857)
- Robert Graves (1895)
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
35,745 days ago
(97 years, 340 days)