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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.

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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

35,699 days ago

(97 years, 294 days)