1952

Automobiles

  • Jaguar XK 120 hard top, new 5,065.00
  • Porsche Convertible, new 4,517.00
  • Chevrolet Bel Aire, used, 1951 1,995.00
  • Ford Convertible, used, 1950 1,395.00
  • Plymouth Station Wagon, used, 1941 250.00
  • Cadillac, used, 1905 1,250.00
  • Oil, motor, Allstate quality .14/half quart
  • Tires, Brunswick 29.47/2 tires

Beverages

  • Coffee, Eight O'Clock .77/lb
  • Juice, orange, Birdseye,frozen .29/2 6oz cans

Clothing

  • Men's suits, Epstein's 49.50
  • Lisle polo shirts 3.95
  • Women's suit 19.98
  • Women's rayon jacket dress 10.98
  • Women's dress shoes reg. 7.94-sale 5.94
  • Women's handbags 2.98-12.95
  • First Communion dresses 4.49-23.98
  • Boy's white suits 9.95-16.95
  • Boy's white or saddle oxfords [shoes] 6.95
  • Girl's sundresses 1.98
  • Watch, men's & women's, 17 jewel 17.50

Employment

  • Cook 185.00/month
  • Counter girl 50.00/week
  • Factory help 1.25/hr
  • Guards 57.20/week
  • Money collector, vending, 400.00/month
  • Painters 15.00/day
  • Salesman, Wear-Ever Aluminum 10,000.00/year
  • Waitress 175.00/month
  • Telephone solicitors 50.00/week

Food

  • Baby food, Libby's .93/10 jars
  • Bacon .55/lb
  • Beef, ribs .69/lb
  • Bread .15/16 oz loaf
  • Butter .77/lb
  • Cheese, Swiss, Kraft .40/ 1/2 lb
  • Cookies, Nabisco's Fig Newtons .19/pkg
  • Crisco .29/1 large can
  • Eggs .55/dozen
  • Ham, smoked .58/lb
  • Ice cream 1.12/half gallon
  • Ketchup, Ann Page .19/14 oz bottle
  • Margarine, Nutley .21/lb
  • Mayonnaise, Kraft .41/pint jar
  • Onions, Texas sweet .19/2 lb bag
  • Oranges, Florida .29/5 lb bag
  • Peanut butter .35/12 oz jar
  • Pineapples .19/each
  • Preserves, grape jelly, Welch's .19/10 oz jar
  • Strawberries .29/12 oz box

Furniture

  • Bed, Hollywood 49.50
  • Bedroom set, 3 piece 109.00
  • Living room set, 8 piece 159.00
  • Loveseat 133.50
  • Mattress reg. 79.95, sale 39.95
  • Settee (sofa) 160.00
  • Sleeper sofa 129.00/each

Garden equipment

  • Annual flowers .60/dozen
  • Lawn mower, 18" electric 89.95
  • Rose bushes 1.85-2.95

Household goods

  • Air-wick .59/5.5 oz bottle
  • Cleanser, Ajax .25/14 oz can
  • Ammonia, Parson's .22/quart bottle
  • Blinds, Venetian, 23"-35", Artcraft 3.75
  • Clothes washer, Bendix 149.95
  • Dinnerware set, 20 piece 61.57
  • Laundry soap, Octagon .22/3 packages
  • Paint, indoor, Kem-Tone 5.19/gallon
  • Range, Tappan reg. 229.95, sale 169.95
  • Refrigerator, 10cf, GE 439.95
  • Sheets, Cannon 1.99-2.89/each

Medicine & health care

  • Alka-Seltzer .54/bottle of 25
  • Aspirin, St. Joseph's .39/50 tablets
  • Cod liver oil, Squibb 1.19/16 oz. bottle
  • Laxative, Ex-Lax .28/tin of 12
  • Vitamins, Tri-Vi-Sol, Meade 2.82/50 ct

Newspapers

  • Daily Record .5/weekday paper

Classified advertising:

  • 1 day .20/line
  • 6 days .12/line
  • 25 days .10/line

Personal care

  • Cotton swabs .23/box of 80
  • Hair dryers reg. 9.95, sale 4.95
  • Johnson's baby talc .25/medium jars
  • Mouthwash, Listerine .79/14 oz bottle
  • Shaving cream, Barbasol .39/tube
  • Soap, deodorant, Dial .27/2 bars
  • Talcum powder, Mennen .25/4 oz tin
  • Tissues, Kleenex .19/200 count box
  • Toilet paper, Scott .25/2 rolls
  • Toothpaste, Phillips .63/2 tubes

Professional Services

  • Home wiring, 5 room house 205.00/complete
  • Permanent wave 10.00
  • Slip covers, sofa & 2 chairs 77.95

Real estate

  • Rosewood, new homes, Madison 17,500.00
  • House, 3 bedrooms, Morris Twp. 12,500.00
  • Cape cod, 5 rooms, Parsippany 17,400.00
  • House, 5 bedrooms, Morristown 25,000.00
  • Bungalow, 2 bedrooms, Morris Plains 14,500.00
  • Duplex apartment, 4 rooms, Chester 75.00/month

Recreation & amusements

  • Baseball glove, Rawling 2.75-21.95
  • Bicycle, boy's 37.88
  • Sneakers, boy's high tops 2.95/pair
  • Camera, Hawkeye 6.95
  • Golf irons 6.00-12.00/each
  • Golf woods 9.00-18.00/each
  • Sneakers, Keds Champion 2.95-4.25/pair
  • Television, 21", black & white, RCA 99.00
  • Tennis racquets 3.95-20.00
  • Theatre ticket, Maplewood Theatre, "Dream Girl" .90-3.60/ticket