1949
Automobiles
New
several advertised, no prices
Used
- 1941, Buick, Club Coupe, 845.00
- 1939, Plymouth, 425.00
- 1935, Plymouth, 135.00
Clothing
- Boy's dungarees, 1.49/pair
- Boy's shirt, 1.98-2.49/each
- Boy's shoes, Buster Brown, 4.95-6.45/pair
- Children's snowsuit, 15.98/each
- Girl's dress, 1.98/each
- Girl's shoes, 5.95/pair
- Men's coat, 47.50-57.50/each
- Men's hat, Knox Caravan, 8.50/each
- Men's necktie, Cheney Brothers, .89-2.50/each
- Men's shirt, Arrow, 5.00/each
- Men's sport jacket, tweed, 35.00/each
- Men's sweater, nylon, 7.95/each
- Women's coat, Barklay, rabbit fur lining, 49.98/each
- Women's dress, 22.95/each
- Women's pajamas, 3.98-4.98/pair
- Women's suit, 27.50-29.95/each
Employment
- Mother's helper, live-in, 120.00/month
- Salesperson, Christmas cards, 50.00/100 boxes
Food & beverages
- Apples, .25/4 lbs
- Bacon, .49/lb
- Bananas, .15/lb
- Beef, chuck pot roast, .43/lb
- Bread, sliced, .15/loaf
- Butter, .69/lb
- Cake mix, X-Pert, .25/box
- Candy, M & Ms, .23/7 oz bag
- Cantaloupes, .07/each
- Cheese, Kraft, Velveeta, .25/8 oz pkg
- Chewing gum, Wrigley, .25/6 pkgs
- Chocolate syrup, Bosco, .25/12 oz jar
- Coffee, Asco, .46/lb
- Cold cuts, .49/lb
- Cookies, Sunshine, Hydrox, .15/4 oz pkg
- Eggs, .49/dozen
- Fish, tuna, Chicken of the Sea, .41/7 oz can
- Frankfurters, Oscar Mayer, .45/13 oz can
- Fritos, .19/4 oz pkg
- Ham, Colonial, .49/lb
- Juice, Del Monte, pineapple, .39/no 5 can
- Junket powder, .29/three 1.5 oz pkgs
- Miracle Whip, Kraft, .49/quart
- Oranges, California, .25/15
- Peanuts, Planter's, .31/8 oz can
- Popcorn, Jolly Time, .18/10 oz can
- Potato chips, .25/5 oz bag
- Potatoes, .35/10 lb bag
- Soda, Pepsi-Cola, .23/6 bottles
- Spaghetti, Franco American, .29/two 16 oz cans
- SPAM, Hormel, .39/12 oz can
- Sugar, Jack Frost, granulated, .45/5 lb bag
- Watermelon, Georgia, .03/lb
- Household & seasonal goods
- Bleach, Clorox, .49/gallon
- Broom, 1.49/each
- Cleanser, Spic and Span, .23/regular box
- Coffee maker, G.E., Tastegard, 1.95-3.98/each
- Disinfectant, Lysol, .47-.60/pkg
- Garbage can, steel, 20 gallon size, 1.97-2.69/each
- Ironing board, steel, 5.63-5.98/each
- Laundry detergent, Fab, .27/18 oz pkg
- Lawn seed, Willowlawn, 4.50/5 lbs
- Range, Royal Rose, gas, 79.95-119.95/each
- Sandwich bags, wax paper, .17/two 30 count pkgs
- Shower curtain, vinyl, 2.98-5.95/set
- Sofa bed, 38.95/each
- Toaster, Delta, 10.95-19.95/each
- Washing machine, Easy Spindriver, 199.95/each
- Wax paper, Cut-rite, .23/125' roll
Newspaper
Personal care & health
- Alka Seltzer, .49-.60/pkg
- Aspirin, Bayer, .59/100 count bottle
- Cough syrup, Pertussin, .57-.65/bottle
- Permanent wave, 6.50/person
- Shampoo, Drene, .49-.60/bottle
- Soap, Ivory, .27/2 large bars
- Toilet paper, Marcal, .28/3 rolls
- Vicks VapoRub, .33-.40/jar
- Witch hazel, .39-.50/bottle
Real estate
Houses for sale
- Chester, 2 bedrooms, 150 year old house, 6,500.00
- Morris Plains, 6 rooms, 8,900.00
- Morristown, 8 rooms, 10,500.00
- Houses for rent
- Lake Hopatcong, 5 room cottage, 50.00/month
- Morristown, 5 rooms, 75.00/month
- Mount Freedom, bungalow, 75.00/month
- Apartments & rooms
- Morristown, 4.5 rooms, 90.00/month
- Morristown, 1 room, 10.00/week
- Mount Freedom, 4 rooms, 60.00/month
Recreation & amusements
- Bicycle, J.C. Higgins, girl's, 49.50-56.50/each
- Card party, Fairchild Fire House, .60/admission
- Golf, Succasunna Golf Club, 1.00/weekdays; 1.50/weekends & holidays
- Radio, Silvertone, portable, 24.95/each
- Softball, .89-1.69/each
- Softball bat, regulation size, .98-1.19/each
- Stock car races, Dover Speedway [Dover, NJ], 1.20/general admission; 1.60/grand stand
- Television, RCA Victor, 199.95/each
- Tennis exhibition, Somerset Hill Country Club [Bernardsville, NJ] 1.50/bleacher; 2.40/reserved
- Train set, American Flyer, 12 pieces, 22.15/set
- Volleyball net, 4.95-9.85/each
School supplies
- Desk, student size, 24.50/each
- Gym suit, girl's, 2.98-3.98/each
- Ring binders, simulated leather, 2.00-4.00/each
- School bag, plaid or tweed, 1.00-1.69/each