Mr. Lanham Revisited: Oct. 31, 1926

Friends gather 'round the Lanhams's radio

It was a cold and cloudy Sunday in Rome. Mr. Lanham went to the Brotherhood Class at his Sunday School. During the afternoon, they had company who gathered around their radio, listening to music.

Radio was the up-and-coming media of the 1920s, and the debate about whether it was a blessing or a curse has contemporary echoes in discussions about social me…