Wednesday, January 24, 1900

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The Headlines

BOER STORY OF THE FIGHTING.

Best-selling Sheet Music

A Bird in a Gilded Cage

Harry Von Tilzer

The must-have

Lionel Trains

On This Day

• Second Boer War: Boers stop a British attempt to break the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Spion Kop.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Frederick the Great (1712)
• Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais (1732)
• E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776)
• Edith Wharton (1862)
• Christian Wolff (philosopher) (1679)

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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)