Historic Prices: 1925

Automobiles

New:

• Pierce Arrow, Series 80, 7 passenger, 2,895.00
• Hudson Sedan, 7 passenger, 1,895.00
• Dodge Brothers Coach, 1,345.00
• Nash, Special, six sedan, 5 passenger, 1,225.00

Used:

• Chevrolet, Superior Touring Car, 360.00 (no year)
• Dodge, Touring car, 1920, 200.00

Clothing

• Men's coat, raccoon, 160.00-225.00/each
• Men's shoes, Oxfords, 2.95/pair
• Men's suits, wool, 12.50/each
• Men's boots, Stormking, 5.50/pair
• Men's shirts, Madras or percale, 1.00-1.50/each
• Women's sweaters, wool, 2.95/each
• Women's skirts, "Winnie Winkle," 9.95-14.95/each
• Women's dress, silk, 15.00-25.00/each
• Women's dress shoes, pumps, patent leather, 2.50/pair
• Women's storm rubbers, .87/pair
• Women's coats, 11.00-89.00/each
• Women's handbags, beaded, 2.00/each
• Boy's wool suits, 3.65/each
• Boy's shoes, high cut, 1.97/pair
• Boy's union suits, .92/each
• Girl's wool dresses, 23.00-6.00/each
• Hats, men's felt, 2.50-3.50/each
• Gloves, driving, 1.93-3.50/pair
• Umbrellas, silk, women's, 2.95-6.50/each

Food & beverages

• Bacon, strip, .30/lb
• Duck, Long Island, .38/lb
• Beef, chopped, .16/lb
• Beef, porterhouse steak, .20/lb
• Butter, Brookfield Creamery, .42/lb
• Carrots, Bermuda, .10/bunch
• Celery hearts, .20/large bunches
• Chicken, roasting, .45/lb
• Dates, Dromedary, .20/package
• Fish, cod, fresh, .25/lb
• Grapefruit, .25/3
• Ham, Swift's Premium, .26/lb
• Macaroni, Italian (genuine), .20/lb
• Oranges, Sunkist Juicy, .25/dozen
• Pig's knuckles, .14/lb
• Sauerkraut, .05/lb
• Potatoes, Long Island, .85/half bushel basket
• Sweet potatoes, Jersey, .25/3 lbs

Furniture

• Bedroom set, 4 piece, walnut, 1,450.00/set
• Dining room set, 10 piece, mahogany, 178.00/set
• Living room set, 3 piece, upholstered mohair, 160.00/set
• Rug, 18 X 36, 1.00/2 rugs

Tools

• Paint, 2.50/gallon
• Paint brushes, 1.00-5.00/each
• Shovels, snow, long or short handles, 1.00/each

Household goods

• Bedspread, 2.00/each
• Clock, alarm, 1.00/each
• Dinnerware set, china, 35.00-79.50/set of 12
• Range, Lorain Oven Heat Regulator, 82.00/each
• Sheets, Mohawk, full-size, .99-1.69/each
• Tea kettle, large, 1.00/each
• Thermos bottle, 1.00/bottle
• Towels, Turkish, 1.00/4
• Wallpaper, 1.00/10 rolls

Newspapers

Daily Record [Morristown, NJ] .02/daily paper

Personal care & health

• Bell-Ans (indigestion pills), .25-.75 bottle
• Cod liver oil, Rexall, 1.00/large bottle
• Heating pad, electric, 8.50/each
• Musterole (mustard rub for coughs), .35-.65/tube
• Quinine, Hills Bromine (cold care), .30/bottle
• Razor, Gem brand, .49-1.00/each
• Razor blades, .29-.50/package (no count indicated)
• Talcum powder, gentleman's, .25/bottle

Real estate

Houses for sale:

• Morristown, new construction, Harding Terrace, 17,000.00
• Morristown, 6 bedrooms, 10,000.00
• Morristown, 6 rooms and sleeping porch, 8,000.00

Houses for rent:

• Morristown, 8 rooms, 100.00/month
• Morristown, 3 bedrooms, steam heat and electric lights, 80.00/month
• Morristown, 7 rooms, heat and gas light, 45.00/month

Apartments & rooms:

• 5 rooms, utilities and snow shoveling, 120.00/month
• 4 rooms, 22.50/month
• Y.M.C.A., furnished room, 4.25/week

Recreation & amusements

• Basketball game, .25/ticket
• Burlesque Cabaret, Women's Community Club, "All star cast" and dancing, .75/seat; 6.00/table
• Camera, Brownie "gift box," 5.00/each
• Card party, American Legion Auxiliary, .50 single; 2.00/table
• Dinner, South Street Restaurant, "Sunday chicken," 1.00/person
• Luncheon, Model Restaurant, Morristown, "sandwich, coffee and pudding," .50/person
• Pianos, 85.00/each
• Radio, Neutrodyne, complete with loud speaker, 100.00/each
• Theatre ticket, Palace Theatre [Morristown, NJ], "The Price of a Party," .20-.30/ticket
• Theatre ticket, Shubert Theatre [Newark, NJ], live performances, .50-3.00/ticket
• Victrola, mahogany stand, 75.00/each