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Thursday, November 8, 1928
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The Headlines
14,800,000 SMITH VOTES; Total Popular Figure for Hoover Will Reach the 21,000,000 Mark. SMITH CARRIES BAY STATE Also Rhode Island, but Loses Texas and North Carolina in Final Returns. REPUBLICAN CONGRESS SURE With Two Contests Undecided, Party Has a Wide Lead in Senate and House.
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Makin' Whoopee
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Mickey Mouse Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Bram Stoker (1847)
- Margaret Mitchell (1900)
- Edmond Halley (1656)
- Gottlob Frege (1848)
- Jack Kilby (1923)
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
35,639 days ago
(97 years, 234 days)