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Sunday, September 2, 1928
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The Headlines
REVEALS DRY SEIZURE AT THE ILE DE FRANCE; Lowman Tells Celler 26 Bottles Were Taken From Visitors at Midnight Sailing. WOMAN KICKED A GUARD Another Threatened With Cane --Official Report Says Crew Also Had Liquor. REVEALS SEIZURE AT THE ILE DE FRANCE Letter From Lowman. After Liquor, Says Celler.
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
- Wilhelm Ostwald (1853)
- Frederick Soddy (1877)
- Liliʻuokalani (1838)
- Bill Shankly (1913)
- Arthur Ashkin (1922)
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
35,705 days ago
(97 years, 300 days)