Clare Briggs / Comics

Full Fare

by Clare Briggs · October 23, 2019

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Clare Briggs

Clare Briggs is a famous cartoonist who lived from 1875 to 1930. Poems by Wilbur Nesbitt.

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Jaybird says:

October 23, 2019 at 10:32 am

According to the inflation calculator, 1924’s $2.10 is about $31.53 in 2019 dollars.

Thirty bucks!Report
- North in reply to Jaybird says:
  
  October 23, 2019 at 12:37 pm
  
  They must have been on a long haul train ride. Holy buckets!Report
  - Jaybird in reply to North says:
    
    October 23, 2019 at 2:33 pm
    
    I googled “1924 train fare” and found a bunch of train tickets from 1924 for sale on Ebay but screenshots of them didn’t have prices.Report
    - North in reply to Jaybird says:
      
      October 23, 2019 at 4:13 pm
      
      I was thinking maybe from one city to another. Bos-Wash or something?Report

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