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Saturday, August 11, 1928
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The Headlines
30 HURT IN PLUNGE OF EXPRESS COACHES; 'Metropolitan' From Chicago Snaps Off Diner and Pullman on Curve Near Fonda, N.Y. 16 TREATED IN HOSPITAL Four Women From Here Among Injured in Odd Accident on New York Central.
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
35,727 days ago
(97 years, 322 days)