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Monday, September 3, 1928

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The Headlines

D'OLIER, SEWER MAN, FOUND DEAD OF SHOT; Body of Sanitation Engineer, Inquiry Witness, Discovered at Lonely Spot in Queens. PISTOL, FIRED ONCE, IN HAND But Police Are Not Satisfied of Suicide--Buckner Regarded His Story as Important. Body Found Near Cemetery. D'OLIER, SEWER MAN, FOUND DEAD OF SHOT Wife and Brother Questioned. Autopsy Is Planned. Brother Doubtful of Suicide.

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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

Catchphrases of 1928

  • I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream

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

35,704 days ago

(97 years, 299 days)