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Thursday, November 1, 1928
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The Headlines
HOOVER PREDICTS FULL PARTY VICTORY IF VOTERS TURN OUT; He Gets Many Optimistic Reports on the Eve of His Departure for California.WILL SEE COOLIDGE TODAYLeaves Washington at 5 P.M.--His First Speech Will Beat Cumberland, Md.
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
35,645 days ago
(97 years, 240 days)