1935

Automobiles

NO NEW CARS ADVERTISED Used
  • Ford, V8 Coup, 495.00
  • Hudson Eight, 760.00
  • Truck, Chevrolet, half-ton pick up, 465.00
  • Tires, Goodyear, 6.65-9.25/each
  • Carburetors, Ford and Chevrolet, 1.99-2.99/each
  • Fan belts, Ford and Chevrolet, .12/each

Clothing

  • Men's coats, Hart, Schaffner & Marx, 24.90-40.00/each
  • Men's trousers, 1.95-3.95/pair
  • Men's shoes, Bostonian, 4.65-6.50/pair
  • Women's skirts, 1.98-3.98/each
  • Women's suits, 27.75/each
  • Women's dresses, cotton, "Rita Rae" style, 1.50/each
  • Women's dress shoes, Oxfords and pumps, 2.95-10.50/pair
  • Women's sweater sets, 2.98-4.98/each
  • Women's coats, silk lined, trimmed with Persian lamb, 40.00-69.00/each
  • Girl's dresses, cotton, .64/each
  • Hats, women's, Dunlap felt, 7.50-10.00/each
  • Gloves, women's, .69-1.19/pair
  • Union suits, men's, .69-1.00/each

Food & beverages

  • Beef, ground, .25/2 lbs
  • Beef, Porterhouse steak, .31-.39/lb
  • Butter, Brookfield, .40/lb
  • Cereal, Cream of Wheat, .21-.23/box
  • Cheese, Philadelphia brand cream cheese, Kraft, .10/3 oz package
  • Chicken, roasting, 5-6 lbs, .25-.35/lb
  • Coffee, Sanka, 97% caffeine free, .46/lb can
  • Crackers, Ritz, Nabisco, .20/package
  • Crisco, .20/lb can
  • Fish, sardines, California in tomato sauce, .09/lb
  • Grapefruit, .10/3
  • Ham, Swift's Premium, .20-.25/lb
  • Jelly, Ideal brand, .27/2 lb jar
  • Juice, pineapple, Dole, .25/2 cans
  • Karo syrup, .13-.15/bottle
  • Ketchup, Ideal brand, .27/2 lb jar
  • Macaroni, spaghetti or noodles, Mueller's, .25/3 packages
  • Mayonnaise, Kraft, .15/half pint
  • Onions, U.S. No. 1 yellow, .19/5 lbs
  • Oranges, fancy, Florida, .25/15
  • Ovaltine, .49-1.00/jar
  • Peas, Birdseye, frozen, .27/box
  • Potatoes, fancy Maine, .98/100 lb bag
  • Soda, Cliquot Club ginger ale, .25/2 bottles
  • Soup, tomato, Campbell's, .20/3 cans
  • Sugar, .23/5 lbs
  • Tea, Lipton's, .35/half pound

Furniture

  • Bedroom set, 4 piece, walnut, 68.75-99.50/set
  • Cedar chest, 12.95-14.50/each
  • Chairs, lounge, upholstered, 29.00/each
  • Cribs, 6.95/each
  • Desk, "secretary," walnut, 19.75/each
  • Dining room set, 9 piece, 99.50-139.50/set
  • Living room set, 3 pieces, 88.00/set
  • Mattress, Simmons, 18.50-33.50/each
  • Rugs, 9' X 12', 24.50-39.00/each
  • Sleeper sofa (divan), 21.00/each

Tools

Shears, pinking (clothmaker's scissors), 4.95/pair Wallpaper, .10/roll

Household goods

  • Laundry soap, Borax, .15/lb package
  • Pots & pans, Wearever brand, assorted types, 1.00/each
  • Range, gas, PSE&G, 59.95/each (includes connection)
  • Refrigerator, Sears & Roebuck, Coldspot, 99.50-159.50/each
  • Scouring pads, S.O.S. brand, .23/2 packages
  • Shades, window, .57/each
  • Sheets, .69/each
  • Towels, dish, .19/each

Newspapers

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

Personal care & health

  • Aftershave, Vitalis, .59-1.00/bottle
  • Aspirin, Bayer's, .43-.75/bottle of 100
  • Baby powder, Johnson & Johnson, .15-.19/bottle
  • Cod liver oil, Pure Norwegian, .39-.75/pint
  • Cotton swabs, QTips, .19-.25/package
  • Cough drops, Vick's, .06-.10/box
  • Laxative, Ex-Lax, .15-.25/package
  • Milk of Magnesia, Phillips', .31-.50/bottle
  • Razor blades, Gillette, .16/package of 5
  • Shaving cream, Barbasol, .47-.75/jar
  • Soap, Ivory, .17/2 large bars
  • Tissues, Kleenex, .11-.25/box
  • Toilet paper, .25/7 rolls 650 count
  • Toothbrush, Dr. West's, .28/each
  • Toothpaste, Pepsodent, .26-.50/tube
  • Vick's Vapo Rub, .21-.35/jar

Real estate

Houses for sale: Morris Plains, 6 rooms, 5,500.00-6,500.00 Houses for rent:
  • Morris Plains, 7 rooms and garage, 40.00/month
  • Morristown, 6 rooms and bath, 25.00/month
Apartments & rooms: Morristown, furnished, 5.00/week

Recreation & amusements

  • Dinner, Waldorf Astoria (New York City), Morse Grill, 2.00/person
  • Hotel rooms, Waldorf Astoria (New York City), 5.00-7.00/single; 8.00-10.00/double
  • Minstrel show, St. Margaret's Parish (benefit), .50/ticket
  • Pen, fountain, vacuum filler, sackless, .29-.49/each
  • Radio, Philco, long and shortwave, 42.50/each
  • Radio, Philco, table top model, 20.00/each
  • Ski pants, women's, 2.98-3.98/pair
  • Sleds, steering, .98/each
  • Soda fountain special, fresh fruits, strawberry sundae, Whelan Drug Store, .15/each
  • Telephone calls, anywhere in NJ, .15/18 miles; .25/30 miles
  • Yarn, Shetland floss, .16/ounce
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