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Saturday, August 18, 1928
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The Headlines
LOS ANGELES CHEERS AS HOOVER DEMANDS BOULDER DAM ACTION; 100,000 Acclaim Nominee in His Greatest Ovation Since Convention in June. BASIN STATE UNITY URGED Speech of 300 Words, With Interpolations, Calls for Highest Dam Possible. HE SEES A NATIONAL ASSET Candidate Is Acclaimed in Other California Cities--Resumes Journey Toward the East. Hiram Johnson's Chief Issue. Calls Dam a National Asset. HOOVER CALLS FOR BOULDER DAM ACTION Noise Is Continuous. Lauds Los Angeles's Growth. Urges Agreement on Dam. Motors Over Famous Roads.
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
35,720 days ago
(97 years, 315 days)