Advertisements for "Kodak Film" and "Coca-Cola" can be seen at the corner shop. Both Kodak and Coca-Cola were founded in the 1800s and were established companies by 1917, the year this comedy was produced.
At the time, many states and localities had their own film censorship boards. In Chicago, for example, the closeup of hands holding money was cut.
The $10,000 Harold mentions in the telegram would equate to about $245,000 in 2025.
The Western Union telegram form Harold uses shows that Newcomb Carlton is Western Union's President. The year after this picture was released, the telegraph industry was placed under government control, and Carlton became director of all cable lines in the U.S.