04/25/2026
Fiddles will open again full time starting May 1 st. Not gonna lie, been crazy slow this winter... Was pretty hard on us. We are still here and celebrating I think 114 years, that's crazy to think about really. So I asked AI what does fiddle's predate?.. just keep in mind when you eat at fiddle's. It was around before all this...
What America DID NOT have in 1912
1. No interstate highways, no modern road system
Cars existed, but roads were mostly dirt or gravel.
The Interstate Highway System wouldn’t come until the 1950s.
2. No commercial air travel
Airplanes were brand‑new technology.
The first parachute jump from a plane happened in 1912.
Commercial flights wouldn’t exist for another decade.
3. No antibiotics or modern medicine
Penicillin wasn’t discovered until 1928.
People routinely died from infections that are trivial today.
4. No Social Security, Medicare, unemployment insurance
None of the modern safety‑net programs existed.
Social Security arrives in 1935.
5. No federal income tax (until late 1913)
The 16th Amendment was ratified in 1913.
In 1912, most Americans paid zero federal income tax.
6. No household refrigeration
Iceboxes were common; electric refrigerators didn’t hit homes until the 1920s–30s.
7. No radio broadcasting
Radio existed as technology, but broadcast radio for the public didn’t start until 1920.
8. No supermarkets or national retail chains
Chain stores were just emerging.
Most people bought food from butchers, bakers, and local markets.
9. No women’s right to vote
Women wouldn’t gain the right to vote until 1920.
10. No modern consumer products
Even basic items were brand new:
- Oreo cookies were introduced in 1912.
- Crisco launched in 1912, marketed as a scientific breakthrough.
11. No Arizona or New Mexico as long‑standing states
Both were admitted in 1912 — the last of the contiguous 48.
12. No mass advertising or national brands (yet)
1912 was the beginning of big consumer culture, but:
- No TV
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