Saturday, January 13, 1900

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The Headlines

Article 15 -- No Title

Best-selling Sheet Music

A Bird in a Gilded Cage

Harry Von Tilzer

The must-have

Lionel Trains

On This Day

• To combat Czech nationalism, Emperor Franz Joseph decrees German will be language of the Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces.

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You Share a Birthday With

• AD 101 (101)
• Wilhelm Wien (1864)
• Chaïm Soutine (1893)
• Henry II of Castile (1334)
• Al-Hakam II (915)

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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)