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Thursday, September 6, 1928
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The Headlines
WALES GOES TO HUNT, BUT REALLY TO PUSH NEW POLICY IN AFRICA; Prince's Trip, Starting Today, Is Part of Move to Develop Rich Colonial Resources. CAMPAIGN NOW UNDER WAY Press Will Focus Attention of Capital and Prospective Settlers on Mandated Territories.CHANGE DUE TO DOMINIONSEmergence to Nationhood TurnsBritain to Build New ColonialEmpire--Shift Will Affect Us. Vanguard Already Gone. British Sway Is Continental. Move or Import to America. WALES GOES TODAY TO HUNT IN AFRICA By ALLEN RAYMOND.
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
- John Dalton (1766)
- Jane Addams (1860)
- Edward Appleton (1892)
- Emir Abdelkader (1808)
- Marquis de Lafayette (1757)
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
35,701 days ago
(97 years, 296 days)