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Thursday, December 13, 1928
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The Headlines
KING DOING WELL AFTER OPERATIONS; FLUID TWICE DRAINED FROM CHEST; DOCTORS HOPEFUL, PUBLIC LESS ANXIOUS; TWO NEW DOCTORS ON CASE Patient Under Anesthetic as Tube Is Placed to Drain Lung. PART OF RIB REPORTED OUT 'Almost Miraculous' Improvement as Prince Returned Allowed Use of Surgery.INFECTION AGAIN LOCALIZEDQueen Unveils War Memorial--Prince George Starts HomeFrom Bermuda. Pleural Fluid Caused Operation. Text of Three Bulletins. 4Cheers Greet the Heir. Prince Thanks Railway Men. Knife Used in Operation. Public Is Less Anxious. Subdued Optimism at Palace.
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
35,603 days ago
(97 years, 198 days)