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Wednesday, November 21, 1928

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The Headlines

HOOVER'S ITINERARY IN LATIN REPUBLICS OMITS PANAMA VISIT; He Will Spend First Day, Nov. 25, in Central America at Honduras and Salvador. WILL SPEAK IN NICARAGUA President-Elect Also Will Talk on Good-Will in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Chile. HE PLANS TO FISH TODAY Battleship Maryland, on Which He Is Enjoying Rest, Will Halt at Grounds Off Mexican Coast. Panama Visit Would Delay Trip. Itinerary on Pacific Coast. Plans Deep-Sea Fishing Today. HOOVER'S ITINERARY OMITS PANAMA VISIT He Watches Gun Practice. Gets News of Day by Radio. Navy Department Gets Itinerary. Visit Brings Up Nicaraguan Canal. Cost of Tour Relatively Small. NICARAGUA AWAITS HOOVER. Government Plans Receptions and Official Conferences. PERUVIANS PLAN WELCOME. People and Government at Lima Look Forward to Hoover's Visit.

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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

35,626 days ago

(97 years, 221 days)