Historic Prices: 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