1976

Automobiles

New
  • Chrysler Cordoba, 4,895.00
  • Chrysler Volare, 3,220.00
  • Ford, Pinto, 2,895.00
Used
  • 1974, Dodge Colt, 4 door, 2,295.00
  • 1972, BMW, Bavaria, 6,495.00
  • 1970, Ford, Country Squire station wagon, 1,253.00

Clothing

  • Boys' shirt, knit polo, 1.99-2.99/each
  • Boys' sweater vest, V-neck, 9.99-18.00/each
  • Children's hiking boots, 8.99-16.50/pair
  • Children's pajamas, 3.99/pair
  • Girls' long sleeve sweaters, 4.99-7.98/each
  • Men's coat, 99.00-199.00/each
  • Men's shirt, 12.99-17.99/each
  • Men's shoes, dress, 21.80-29.80/pair
  • Men's sport jacket, 37.13-85.00/each
  • Men's suits, 59.95-129.00/each
  • Women's coat, wool, dress length, 59.00-225.00/each
  • Women's dress, 37.00-118.00/each
  • Women's skirt, 34.00-75.00/each

Employment

  • Bookkeeper, 693.00/week
  • Clerical/answer telephone, 542.00/week
  • Clerk/typist, 542.00/week
  • Insurance sales, 700.00-2,000.00/month
  • Salesperson, 250.00/week
  • Secretary, legal, 3.50/hour

Food & beverages

  • Apples, McIntosh, .39/3 lbs
  • Bagels, Lenders, .30/6 pack
  • Bananas, .13/lb
  • Beef, round, .89/lb
  • Beef, sirloin steak, 1.69/lb
  • Bread, white, 1.00/three 22 oz loaves
  • Cake mix, Duncan Hines, .59/18.5 oz box
  • Carrots, .39/2 lbs
  • Cheese, American, slices, 1.29/lb
  • Cheese, Philadelphia whipped, .59/8 oz container
  • Chewing gum, Beech-nut, .10/5 stick pack
  • Chicken, fresh frying, .45/lb
  • Chocolate bars, Nestles, .10/each
  • Cocoa mix, Nestles, 1.58/24 oz can
  • Coffee, Chock Full O'Nuts, 1.19/lb
  • Cracker Jacks, .10/1 oz box
  • Crackers, Nabisco, Triscuit, .59/9.5 oz box
  • Cucumbers, 1.00/5
  • Eggs, .69/dozen
  • Fish, cod, fresh, 1.19/lb
  • Frankfurters, Ball Park, 1.19/lb
  • Ham, Patrick Cudahy, canned, 4.99/3 lbs
  • Ice cream, Sealtest, 1.20/half gallon
  • Juice, Tropicana, orange, 10.00/five 6 oz cans
  • Lettuce, iceberg, .10/3 heads
  • Margarine, .89/two 16 oz pkgs
  • Mayonnaise, .79/quart
  • Oranges, Sunkist, .99/10
  • Peanut butter, Skippy, .79/18 oz jar
  • Pears, Anjou, 1.00/3 lbs
  • Preserves, Polaner grape jelly, .89/3 lb jar
  • Ravioli, Chef-Boy-Ar-Dee, canned, .99/40 oz can
  • Soda, Canada Dry, .89/two 28 oz bottles
  • Tea, Tetley, .99/100 count box
  • Tomatoes, .39/9 oz carton
  • Tuna, Starkist, chunk light, .49/6.5 oz can
  • Yogurt, Breyers, .99/three 8 oz containers

Furniture

  • Bedroom set, 799.00/6 piece set
  • Chair, La-Z-Boy, rocker recliner, 188.00-272.00/each
  • Dining room set, 1,659.00/7 piece set
  • Flooring, vinyl, Solarian, 9.50-11.50/square yard
  • Lamps, colonial table, 49.00/each
  • Rug, 8' X 10', .39.00/each
  • Sleeper sofa, Stearns & Foster, 299.00/each
  • Sofa, traditional, 292.00-389.00/each

Household goods

  • Clothes dryer, Whirlpool, electric, 219.00-250.00/each
  • Clothes washer, Westinghouse, 198.00/each
  • Cookware, Revereware, 39.97/9 piece set
  • Dishwasher, 259.95/each
  • Drain cleaner, Liquid Plumr, .74/bottle
  • Flatware, stainless steel, 8.79/50 piece set
  • Iron, Hamilton Beach, 19.97/each
  • Laundry soap, Cheer, 1.99/5 lb 4 oz box
  • Microwave oven, General Electric, 169.00/each
  • Paper towels, Bounty, .39/120 sheet roll
  • Range, General Electric, 30", 179.00-250.00/each
  • Refrigerator, Whirlpool, 17 cu ft., 348.00/each
  • Toaster oven/broiler, General Electric, 44.97/each

Newspapers

  • Daily Record [Morristown NJ] .20/daily paper

Personal care & health

  • Cold medicine, Vicks Nyquil, 1.29-2.19/6 oz bottle
  • Cough drops, Halls, .10/package
  • Cough syrup, Robitussin, .79/4 ounce bottle
  • Decongestant, Dristan, tablets, .99/24 count package
  • Deodorant, Old Spice, stick, .77-1.07/each
  • Hair dryer, hand held, 1000 watt, 16.96-19.97/each
  • Maalox, .79/12 ounce bottle
  • Mouthwash, Scope, 1.19/24 ounce bottle
  • Shampoo, Breck, 1.09/15 oz bottle
  • Tissues, Scotties, .45/200 count box
  • Toothpaste, Macleans, .69/7 oz tube
  • Vitamins, multivitamin, 1.39/100 count bottle

Real estate

Houses for sale
  • Chester, 4 bedrooms, 4 acres, 69,900.00
  • Long Valley, 3 bedrooms, 2 acres, 76,900.00
  • Morris Twp., 4 bedrooms, 74,900.00
Houses for rent
  • Hopatcong, lakefront, 300.00/month
  • Morristown, 2 bedrooms, 250.00/month
  • Par/Troy, 5 bedrooms, 525.00/month
Apartments & rooms
  • Denville, 3 rooms, 200.00/month
  • Morris Twp., luxury garden apartments, 375.00/month
  • Parsippany, 1 bedroom, 265.00/month

Recreation & amusements

  • Basketball, Voight, 3.97-4.96/each
  • CB radio, 189.00-229.95/each
  • Camera, Polaroid, Super Shooter, 17.99-29.99/each
  • Dance lessons, Fred Astaire Dance Studio, 4.00/hour per person
  • Dinner, full course prime rib, Governor Morris Inn, 24.50/person
  • Dura Flame logs, 4.77/case of 6
  • Ear piercing, 5.88/person
  • Eight track tapes, 4.97-9.97/each
  • Fire wood, 40.00/cord
  • Ice fishing rod, 1.39/each
  • Ice skates, hockey, 5.00/pair
  • Jigsaw puzzles, .77-1.19/each
  • Movie ticket, 1.00/each
  • Phonograph records, 2.97-4.67/each
  • Pool table, Executive IV Sierra slate, 499.00-619.00/each
  • Radio with 8 track cassette, 98.00/each
  • Stereo system, AM/FM, 8 track play/record, 299.95/each
  • Television, Zenith, 25", color, 599.00/each
  • Tennis balls, 1.79/3 ball pkg
  • Train set, Lionel, Bluestreak 027, 24.99-36.88/each