1919

Automobiles

New
  • Chandler 6, 7 passenger touring car, 1,795.00
  • Cleveland Six, Roadster, 3 passengers, 1,385.00
Used
  • Ford truck, 650.00
  • Ford Runabout, 250.00

Clothing

  • Boy's jacket, Mackinaw, 15.00-19.99/each
  • Boy's knee pants, 1.25/pair
  • Boy's shoes, 3.00-4.00/pair
  • Boy's shirt, .75/each
  • Boy's suit, 7.50-18.50/each
  • Girl's dress, gingham, 1.00/each
  • Girl's shoes, patent leather, 1.39-1.97/each
  • Men's coat, silk lined, 35.00/each
  • Men's hat, derby, 4.00-5.00/each
  • Men's necktie, 1.00/3
  • Men's shoes, 5.00/pair
  • Men's suit, 28.50-65.00/each
  • Women's cape, 6.25-30.00/each
  • Women's coat, 53.50-165.00/each
  • Women's dress, serge, 15.00-22.50/each

Employment

  • Census clerk, 92.00/month
  • Cook, 60.00-65.00/month
  • Hosiery work, 10.00-12.00/week

Food & beverages

  • Apple butter, .20/no 2 can
  • Bacon, Dixie, .34/lb
  • Beef, sirloin roast, .32/lb
  • Butter, Brookfield, .64/lb
  • Cereal, Postum, .25/2 boxes
  • Chewing gum, Wrigley's, .05/pkg
  • Corn, .10/no. 2 can
  • Crackers, National Biscuit Company, .07-.15/box
  • Eggs, .55/dozen
  • Fish, sardines, in tomato sauce, .25/tin
  • Flour, Gold Medal, 1.75/24 lbs
  • Ham, sugar cured, .39/lb
  • Karo syrup, white, .23/quart
  • Lamb, leg, .33/lb
  • Lard, .34/lb
  • Lemons, .25/dozen
  • Margarine, Top Notch, .43/lb
  • Oats, Armour's, .25/2 boxes
  • Oil, Wesson, .40/pint; 2.69/gallon
  • Onions, Spanish, .10/3
  • Oranges, Sunkist, .35/dozen
  • Peanut butter, White Rose, .33/lb jar
  • Pork & beans, .10/no. 3 can
  • Potatoes, Jersey, 1.25/half bushel
  • Root beer extract, Hires, .18/bottle
  • Salt, White Rose, .08/box
  • Soda water, Mayflower, 1.65/dozen
  • Tea, Salada, .09/pkg
  • Vanilla extract, .23/2 ounce bottle

Household & seasonal goods

  • Ammonia, .12/large bottle
  • Bassinette, 5.85-8.00/each
  • Blanket, Beacon Indian, 6.98/each
  • Carpet sweeper, Bissell, 4.50/each
  • Duster, turkey feathers, .69-1.50/each
  • Ironing board, folding, 2.70-3.00/each
  • Lamp, portable reading, 10.00/each
  • Laundry detergent, Lux, .11/pkg
  • Linoleum, 1.35-2.85/square yard
  • Meat chopper, family size, 1.25/each
  • Refrigerator, White Mountain, 150 lb ice capacity, 48.25/each
  • Rug, colonial rag, 9' X 12', 17.50-20.00/each
  • Scrub brush, .25-.30/each
  • Sewing machine, Reliance, 28.75/each
  • Towels, Turkish, 1.00/3
  • Wash board, zinc, large size, 1.10-1.25/each

Newspaper

.02/daily paper

Personal care & health

  • Hair nets, Verida, 1.00/dozen
  • Hydrogen peroxide, .25/16 oz bottle
  • Indigestion medicine, Beecham's pills, .10-.25/bottle
  • Razor, Peerless, safety, with blades, 2.00/set
  • Soap, Gold, .65/10 cakes
  • Talcum powder, Mennen, .18-.23/pkg
  • Toothpaste, Colgate, .20/pkg
  • Vick's Vapo-rub, .30, .60 & 1.20/jar
  • Witch hazel, .35/pint

Real estate

Houses for sale
  • Morristown, 9 rooms, 10,000.00
  • Morristown, 7 rooms, with electricity, 5,200.00
  • Morristown, 10 rooms, 2 family, 3,500.00
Houses for rent None advertised Apartments & rooms
  • 1 room, 2.50/week
  • 1 room, YMCA, 3.00/week

Recreation & amusements

  • Bicycle, men's & boy's, 34.98-45.00/each
  • Concert subscription, Newark Armory [Newark NJ], 8 shows, 6.00-16.00/ticket
  • Dance, Romer Club, benefit, .50/admission
  • Kiddie car (child's scooter), .98-1.50/each
  • Movie ticket, Lyons Theatre, .10-.20/matinee; .15-.30/evening
  • Piano, Frederick, upright, 295.00/each
  • YMCA membership, personal, 10.00/year

School supplies

  • Desk blotter, 19" X 24", .49/each
  • Desk set, child's, solid brass, 1.75/set
  • Pen, self-filling, 1.50/each
  • Pencil sharpener, .98/each