Friday, July 27, 1900

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The Headlines

Front Page 16 -- No Title

Best-selling Sheet Music

A Bird in a Gilded Cage

Harry Von Tilzer

The must-have

Lionel Trains

On This Day

• Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Giosuè Carducci (1835)
• Alexandre Dumas fils (1824)
• Murad IV (1612)
• Hans Fischer (1881)
• Vladimir Korolenko (1853)

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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)