Wednesday, August 15, 1900

From the day

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The Headlines

DRANK POISON ON THE STAGE.; Mme. Nemethy Killed in Royal Opera House, Budapest -- Not Believed to be Suicide.

Best-selling Sheet Music

A Bird in a Gilded Cage

Harry Von Tilzer

The must-have

Lionel Trains

You Share a Birthday With

• Napoleon (1769)
• Walter Scott (1771)
• Louis de Broglie (1892)
• Sri Aurobindo (1872)
• Gerty Cori (1896)

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)