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Tuesday, October 2, 1928
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The Headlines
COPELAND FOR THE SENATE; Full Ticket Agreed Upon by Leaders at Late Night Conference. LEHMAN RECEIVES A PLACE He Is Chosen for Lieutenant Governorship and Conway for Attorney General. PLATFORM IS ADOPTED Attacks Republicans on Water Power--Osborn Calls for Aid to Farmers. Unanimous Demand for Roosevelt. Roosevelt Reported Willing. Lehman Beats Out Morgenthau. DEMOCRATS DRAFT F.D. ROOSEVELT Tentative Slate Disapproved. Governor and Leaders Confer. Osborn Urges Aid for Farmer. Convention Opens Late. Points in Platform Cheered. Platform Praises Smith. Message From F.D. Roosevelt. Smith Inclined to Scudder. Confers With Mrs. Roosevelt. Call Made to Warm Springs.
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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
35,676 days ago
(97 years, 271 days)