Thursday, August 2, 1900

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The Headlines

BUTLER TO BELLAMY.; Senator Invites the Congressman to Expel Him from the State.

Best-selling Sheet Music

A Bird in a Gilded Cage

Harry Von Tilzer

The must-have

Lionel Trains

You Share a Birthday With

• Mahmud I (1696)
• Constantine I of Greece (1868)
• Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834)
• John Tyndall (1820)
• Rómulo Gallegos (1884)

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)