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Friday, December 14, 1928
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The Headlines
I.R. HEILBRONER DIES IN 14-STORY PLUNGE; Vice President of the Clothing Firm Falls From Window of Apartment in 86th Street. WIFE IN ADJOINING ROOM Quoted as Saying Husband Was in Ill Health for Five Years, Suffering Vertigo Attacks. In Ill Health Five Years. Cousin of Founder of Concern. I.R. HEILBRONER DIES IN 14-STORY PLUNGE
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
35,602 days ago
(97 years, 197 days)