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Saturday, October 13, 1928

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The Headlines

SMITH CHALLENGES HOOVER TO STATE VIEWS CLEARLY; GETS TENNESSEE OVATIONS; NASHVILLE HAILS NOMINEE Thousands Hear Address After Parade Amid Welcoming Throng. ASSERTS RIVAL IS 'VAGUE' Governor Demands Definite Statement on Farm Aid and Muscle Shoals. RESTATES HIS OWN STAND Urges His Liquor Plan as States Rights--Big Reception at Chattanooga. Whistles Herald His Arrival. Thousands at the Auditorium. SMITH CHALLENGES HOOVER'S VIEWS Discusses Farm Aid and Power. Charges Hoover Is "Vague." Greeted by Tennessee Leaders. Intermittent Cries of "Hoover!" Text of Chattanooga Speech. Recalls New York Reforms. Regrets Brevity of Address. Governor Leaves for Nashville. Hailed as "Home Folks."

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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

35,664 days ago

(97 years, 259 days)