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Tuesday, December 25, 1928
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The Headlines
DR. SCHROEDER HEADS CITY HOSPITAL BOARD; Walker Picks Brooklyn Doctor as Commissioner of Newly Created Department. HE TAKES CHARGE FEB. 1 Chief Surgeon of the Harbor Hospital and War Veteran to Be Sworn In Tomorrow. Walker Praises Appointee. SCHROEDER HEADS CITY HOSPITAL BOARD
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
- Isaac Newton (1642)
- Anwar Sadat (1918)
- Humphrey Bogart (1899)
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876)
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924)
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
35,592 days ago
(97 years, 187 days)