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Thursday, December 20, 1928
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The Headlines
KING HOLDS HIS GAIN; WORST PHASES OVER, HIS DOCTORS REVEAL; Ground for Hope Is More 'Solid,' but Recovery Must Be 'Difficult and Tedious.' DISEASE ONCE LIKE TYPHOID Hand Breathing and Bad Circulation Were Added Factors,Long Statement Explains. PALACE CIRCLES CHEERED Queen Visits Zoo on First Drive inSeveral Days--Prince SeesSquash Racquets Match. Text of Two Bulletins. Queen Visits the Zoo. Premier to Leave London. KING HOLDS HIS GAIN; WORST PHASES OVER Four Privy Councilors Called. Text of Doctor's Statement. Second Phase Resembled Typhoid. Ray Treatment Has Helped. Cricket Gets First Place in Press.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Makin' Whoopee
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Mickey Mouse Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Kim Young-sam (1927)
- Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890)
- John III of Sweden (1537)
- Ferdinand Buisson (1841)
- Irene Dunne (1898)
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
35,596 days ago
(97 years, 191 days)