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Saturday, September 29, 1928
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The Headlines
HOOVER REPUDIATES 'ANTI-ROMAN' LETTER BY WOMAN LEADER; Vigorously Denounces Appeal Bearing Signature of National Committee Member in Virginia. REPEATS ACCEPTANCE STAND Candidate Says It 'Does Violence to His Every Instinct'and He Resents It.RECIPIENT REVEALS LETTERSent to a Mrs. Lyon in Error, ItUrged 'Saving United States From Being Romanized.' Mrs. Caldwell's Appeal. HOOVER REPUDIATES 'ANTI-ROMAN' LETTER
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
35,679 days ago
(97 years, 274 days)