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Monday, October 22, 1928
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The Headlines
INQUIRY IS ORDERED IN WALDMAN DEATHS; Medical Examiner Norris Acts in Case of Guggenheim Heirs Killed in Hotel Fall. VISITS SCENE OF TRAGEDY Best to Get All the Facts on Records, He Says--Will Call Witnesses Tomorrow.
Read in The New York Times →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
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
35,655 days ago
(97 years, 250 days)