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Tuesday, August 14, 1928
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The Headlines
FARM CHIEFS TELL SMITH THEIR IDEAS OF RELIEF PROGRAM; Seven Republicans in Party of Eleven Led by Peek to Albany Conference. POLITICAL TALK AVOIDED Visitors Acknowledge Governor's Understanding of Problem and Hint Organization Action. AWAIT ACCEPTANCE SPEECH Executive in Discussing Legislation Reiterates Adherence to Principle of Surplus Control.
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
- John Galsworthy (1867)
- Hans Christian Ørsted (1777)
- Pope Pius VII (1742)
- René Goscinny (1926)
- Frederick William I of Prussia (1688)
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
35,725 days ago
(97 years, 320 days)