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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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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
35,664 days ago
(97 years, 259 days)