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May 25, 1912 — The Familiar

If you look at the Post from a century ago, you might be surprised at how familiar the content seems.

The articles cover the Democratic presidential campaign, the upcoming party conventions, the cost of living, and the continuing troubles on Wall Street. And the pages are strewn with brand names “as familiar as household words”: Firestone, Goodyear, Florsheim, and Smith & Wesson.

(The big craze of 1912: dis-attachment parenting)

 

 

 

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