The newspapers of Taunton 100 years ago were very different from what they are today, writes Cassie Collins.
The font was tiny, and the paper was huge.
In the paper I looked at (dated March 20, 1926), there was a huge advertisement for the movie Sally of the Sawdust.
There was also an advert to buy a car for only £245, as an Easter gift.
The difference in the worth of a pound from 100 years ago is astonishing; in 2026, £1 from a century ago is now worth upwards of £300.
We also did not really have a strong grasp or understanding of medicine and how to aid people properly.
For example, there was a doctor who tried to heal as many illnesses as he could with something he called ‘nature cures,’ which were plants.
In the article I read, the doctor claimed to cure a lady’s anaemia with a plant.
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