Thursday, February 1, 1900

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The Headlines

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Best-selling Sheet Music

A Bird in a Gilded Cage

Harry Von Tilzer

The must-have

Lionel Trains

On This Day

• Great Britain, defeated by Boers in key battles, names Lord Roberts commander of British forces in South Africa.

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You Share a Birthday With

• John Ford (1894)
• Yevgeny Zamyatin (1884)
• Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874)
• Jacob Roggeveen (1659)
• Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1761)

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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)