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Saturday, August 25, 1928
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The Headlines
MACHOLD NEW HEAD OF PARTY IN STATE; QUITS POWER POSTS; Unanimously Named Chairman of Republicans, He Will Give Full Time to Campaign. SEES NEW YORK FOR HOOVER Relies on Big Force of Volunteer Workers to Defeat Smith and Elect State Ticket. DR. WORK WIRES APPROVAL Ex-Speaker Resigns From Boards of Power Companies, but Retains Connections With Banks. Quits Power Directorates. MACHOLD NEW HEAD OF PARTY IN STATE Ottinger and Tuttle in Lead. Does Not Believe in Mud-Slinging. Moses Predicts State Victory. Work Approves Machold. MACHOLD'S PUBLIC CAREER. Quit Assembly After 13 Years to Devote Full Time to Business.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ivan the Terrible (1530)
- Johann Gottfried Herder (1744)
- Erich Honecker (1912)
- Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911)
- Leonard Bernstein (1918)
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
35,714 days ago
(97 years, 309 days)