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Thursday, October 4, 1928
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The Headlines
WORLD SERIES TODAY; RECORD GATE LIKELY; Cards Favored, 5-3, on Eve of Opener With Yanks at Stadium --80,000 Expected. MILLIONS TO LISTEN IN National Radio Hook-Up to Carry News to Fans--Hoyt and Sherdel Pitching Choices.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Makin' Whoopee
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Mickey Mouse Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822)
- Buster Keaton (1895)
- Charlton Heston (1923)
- Vitaly Ginzburg (1916)
- Jean-François Millet (1814)
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
35,673 days ago
(97 years, 268 days)