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Saturday, October 27, 1928
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The Headlines
SCHWAB FORECASTS GREATER PROSPERITY FOR ALL INDUSTRIES; Tells Iron and Steel Institute That Business Is Approaching Unprecedented Activity. SEES NO FEAR OF ELECTIONS But Steel Plants Have Not Had Fair Share of the Increase in Earnings, He Declares. HE BLAMES PRICE CUTTING Asserts Rise in Plant Capacity and Stabilized Demand Also Bar Proper Return.
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
35,650 days ago
(97 years, 245 days)