Lex Anteinternet: October 23, 1920. Seasonal themes, Accidental death via old and new means of transportation, Main Street, Convertibles.

Friday, October 23, 2020

October 23, 1920. Seasonal themes, Accidental death via old and new means of transportation, Main Street, Convertibles.

The usual Saturday magazines were out on this day in 1920. The covers featured seasonal themes.

Subscribers to The Country Gentleman were treated to two elderly gentlemen listening to a candidate.

The Saturday Evening Post had a more lighthearted scene on its cover.

Readers of the Casper Daily Tribune were not presented anything lighthearted.

Indeed, they read about accidental transportation deaths of the old and new type. Dr. William Norwood, DDS, was dying from a fall from a horse that occurred near the Standard refinery, a symbol of the Oil Age. On the same page the victims of an automobile accident, one a fatality, were also featured.

Sinclair Lewis' most famous work, Main Street, was released on this day.

The book was an unflattering portrayal of a small town in Minnesota based on Lewis' home town. It was nominated and selected for the 1921 Pulitzer Prize but the choice was vetoed by a committee member One town in Minnesota banned it. It went on to win the 1930 Pulitzer Prize.

October 23, 1920, Gasoline Alley.

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