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Saturday, September 1, 1928
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The Headlines
ATTACK IN LEAGUE ON MONROE DOCTRINE; Colombian on Council Says It Is Oppressive in Backing Demand for Definition. CUBA AND CHILI BACK HIM But Council Decides It Can Give No Interpretation--Will Finish Costa Rica Note Today. Wilson Views Are Aired. ATTACK IN LEAGUE ON MONROE DOCTRINE Colombian Impresses Council.
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
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875)
- Francis William Aston (1877)
- A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896)
- Rocky Marciano (1923)
- Johann Pachelbel (1653)
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
35,706 days ago
(97 years, 301 days)