The season is set in 1950-51. Josto Fadda makes fun of his father-in-law by saying he is made out of Play-Doh. Whilst the original compound that Play-Doh was based off was invented in the 1930s, it wasn't rebranded and marketed as Play-Doh until 1955.
It's about six months from the previous episode and Satchel, despite being taken only one state away from Kansas City, still hasn't found a way to get home - or even to get to a telephone it appears.