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Sunday, September 9, 1928
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The Headlines
POLA NEGRI HURT; DEATH WAS FEARED; Actress Injured When Thrown From Horse in Paris--Danger Passes in 36 Hours. IN COMA MOST OF A NIGHT Doctors, Refusing to Disclose Injuries, Decide Against Immediate Operation. Pronounced Out of Danger. POLA NEGRI HURT; DEATH HAS FEARED Lubitsch Her First Director. Riding Her Favorite Sport.
Read in The New York Times →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
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
35,699 days ago
(97 years, 294 days)