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Tuesday, September 11, 1928
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The Headlines
STATE'S DEBT CUT, TAXES LOWER, SMITH RETORTS TO MILLS; Governor Accuses the Treasury Official of Misrepresenting State Fiscal Affairs. HE QUOTES BUDGET RECORD Bond Issues Have Been Voted by Republican-Controlled Legislature, He Declares. PARTY IS CHOSEN FOR TOUR Mrs. Smith in Eight to Campaign With Nominee--Controller Berry as Fiscal Aide and "Doctor."
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
35,696 days ago
(97 years, 291 days)