![]() ![]() You could be in the middle of nowhere and need to make your own repairs. In 1923, driving an automobile required skill and patience. You could stop at a booth and get a travel bulletin. The British automobile Association was planning to install radio receiving booths along the major highways. In 1923, the British made a big leap forward. If a tree fell across the road, it was windy. In 1923, you had almost nothing except what you could see. Today we have GPS to guide us and text messages for getting travel alerts. I wonder if safety features can keep up with us. Today we deal with higher driving speeds and higher congestion. Since the advent of automobiles, people have always been injured and killed in collisions. On the highway near Forks, the Harrises were passing another car and hit a log at the side of the road. 1923 was soon after safety glass was added to automobiles. Harris sustained painful cuts to her face from broken windshield glass. High numbers of cars going at high speed. We read about many dramatic collisions on our highway. Mass production has certainly benefitted us. A teakettle would cost you $1.65 ($29 in 2023 dollars). In 1923, a coffee percolator would cost you $2.50 ($44.00 in 2023 dollars). When you compare the 1923 prices with 2023 dollars, there are many similarities. Today we can feel the pinch of grocery costs. And that roll of toilet paper would be $1.05 in 2023 dollars. Those 25 bars of soap would be $14.96 in today’s money. That 10 cent can of soup would be $1.76 in today’s money. A roll of toilet paper was 6 cents.ĭo you think groceries were really cheap back then? A dollar in 1923 had the same purchasing power as $17.60 today. A can of Snider’s tomato soup was 10 cents. In November 1923, you could stop by the Wolten Grocery Company. Seeing how far we have come how far will it go? With today’s computers and CGI, many videos are no more than gloried cartoons. Since I have the pen in my hand, I can offer an opinion. It requires special marketing to make them special. Today, videos are so commonplace we give them little thought. A man gained a false reputation as an expert pilot even though he could not fly and was afraid of airplanes. You could go see Douglas MacLean in “Going Up.” It was a familiar comedic theme. In November 1923, you could see “Foiled by Heck,” a “truly rural drama in one scene and several dastardly acts.” Admission was 50 cents. The Mack was “The Mortgaged Home of the Homespun Drama.” In 1923, you could go see a play at the Mack Theater. ![]()
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