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Monday, October 29, 1928

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The Headlines

43,000,000 QUALIFY TO VOTE, 14,000,000 OVER 1924 POLL; GREAT INCREASE OF WOMEN; 35,500,000 VOTE IN SIGHT Excess of 6,408,503 Is Predicted Over the Total of 1924. WOMEN HOLD THE BALANCE It Is Thought They Will Cast Nearly Half of the Count in Larger Cities. FOREIGN BORN TO SET MARK Survey Puts Their Total Vote at 7,500,000, an Increase of 1,300,000 Over 1920.

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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

35,648 days ago

(97 years, 243 days)