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Monday, November 5, 1928

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The Headlines

HERRIOT SAVES POINCARE CABINET; He Sways Radical Congress After It Demands Four Party Members Quit Ministry. EXTREMISTS BACK DOWN They Had Assailed Premier Viciously on Church Issue, Finance, Army and Navy. HERRIOT SAVES POINCARE CABINET Herriot Routs His Opponents.

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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

35,642 days ago

(97 years, 237 days)