Monday, February 26, 1900

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The Headlines

OUR LONDON CABLE.; MONEY BECOMING CHEAPER. This lendency Likely to be Accentuated Through the Prospect of War Disbursements -- Russia Pays Off British Loan to Persia Promptly -- There Is Still Plenty of Money for Investment.

Best-selling Sheet Music

A Bird in a Gilded Cage

Harry Von Tilzer

The must-have

Lionel Trains

You Share a Birthday With

• Victor Hugo (1802)
• Christopher Marlowe (1564)
• Nadezhda Krupskaya (1861)
• François Arago (1786)
• Honoré Daumier (1808)

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)