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Friday, October 19, 1928
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The Headlines
SMITH SAYS MELLON EVADES COSTS ISSUE; Nominee Retorts to the Charge He Was Inaccurate on 'Coolidge Economy.' HOLDS CHICAGO PARLEYS Governor Will Head Parade Over Wide Area Today and Speak Tonight.
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
- Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899)
- Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910)
- Marsilio Ficino (1433)
- Thomas Browne (1605)
- Jean Dausset (1916)
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
35,658 days ago
(97 years, 253 days)