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Monday, August 6, 1928

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The Headlines

OLYMPIC MARATHON WON BY ALGERIAN; JOIE RAY IS FIFTH; Outsider, Running in Colors of France, Covers 26-Mile Course in Near-Record Time. CHILEAN NEWS VENDOR 2D Finnish Star Third, Japanese Fourth and Sixth--All U.S. Runners Finish Race. AMERICA CAPTURES A TITLE Scores 173 Points to Finland's 102 as the Track and Field Events Close.

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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

35,732 days ago

(97 years, 327 days)