Thursday, January 11, 1900

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The Headlines

RELEASE AMERICAN FLOUR; British Authorities Yield to American Representations. SALISBURY'S REPLY RECEIVED Britain Announces Foodstuffs Will Not Be Held as Contraband Unless Intended for the Enemy.

Best-selling Sheet Music

A Bird in a Gilded Cage

Harry Von Tilzer

The must-have

Lionel Trains

You Share a Birthday With

• William James (1842)
• Alexander Hamilton (1755)
• Theodosius I (347)
• George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859)
• John A. Macdonald (1815)

Slang

Tech Check

Kodak Brownie Camera, Zeppelin Airships & Escalators.

Style of 1900

Silhouette: S-bend corset and pouter pigeon chest

Material: Lace, silk, and heavy wool

• Gibson Girl hair
• Parasols
• High collars

Cost of Living (1900)