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Sunday, August 19, 1928
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The Headlines
CURTIS FORMALLY NOTIFIED; URGES NON-PARTISAN BODY TO SOLVE FARM PROBLEM; INDIANS WHOOP GREETINGS 50,000 Kansans Acclaim Republican Choice for Vice Presidency. HE UPHOLDS THE DRY ACT Flatly Opposes Repeal of Either the Amendment or the Volstead Law. LAUDS COOLIDGE POLICIES Tribute Is Paid to Hoover as Credit Here and Abroad-- Tariff Plea Made. 50,000 Persons in the Crowd. Opposes Repeal of Dry Act. CURTIS NOTIFIED, URGES FARM PLAN Chairman Work Greets Nominee. Braves Descend on Scene.
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
35,719 days ago
(97 years, 314 days)