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Monday, November 19, 1928

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The Headlines

VOLTAIRE LOG SUBPOENAED AS TUTTLE HUNTS RADIOS VESTRIS SENT BEFORE S O S; WIRELESS MEN TO TESTIFY Will Be Asked if They Heard Ship Tell Line Earlier of Plight. COLLISION TO BE SIFTED Prosecutor to Inquire if Liner Was Inspected After Mishap and Cargo Stowed Properly. SPEEDS UP INVESTIGATION He Fears Witnesses May Leave Jurisdiction--British Name Expert to Sit in Court.

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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

35,627 days ago

(97 years, 222 days)