Prices in 1911
Gives us a peek at what our grandparents spent From Vivian Combs Moon sent to the KyCombs list
January 20, 1911 Friday Middletown News-Signal, Middletown, Ohio KROGER 445 East Third Street Middletown, Ohio Phone 62 Elgin Creamery Butter, brick form, lb..........................................35c Pure Buckwheat in 10-lb sack, worth............................................40c (The old-fashion kind) special 10-lb sack......................................28c Chocolate Cream Drops, our own make, 15c regular Saturday......................10c Flour Winter patent, high grade, 80c sack, regular Saturday 24 1/2-lb Sack.....65c Oranges, "Flordia Sweets" dozen....................................15c 20c and 30c Cake, Chocolate Layer, our own make in carton "Country Club" brand, each.......10c Beans, hand picked Navy, special, 6-lb for.....................................25c Rice, Japan Head, worth 8c-lb, special, 6-lb for...............................25c Eggs, Country, guaranteed fresh, dozen.........................................34c Oleo, Marigold, one-half Creamery, Kroger's price, lb..........................25c Oleo, Monarch, high grade, worth 25c, Saturday lb..............................20c Syrup one-half gallon cans, 20c everywhere, Koger's............................15c Vanila Wafers 20c, everyweher, Kroger's........................................11c Peaches, fancy, evaporated, lb.............................................10c 20c Bananas, goldren fruit, Saturday dozen.........................................15c Peroxide, indispensible in the medicine cabinet, special bottle.................7 1/2c Oysters, in sanitary cans 35c everywhere, Saturday special can.................25c Apples, fancy Baldwins and Wine Saps, peck.....................................45c Picnic Shoulders, delicious little picnics lb..................................14c Lard, absolutely pure..........................................................14c Chickens - We will handle chickens on foot every Saturday for our customers, nice fat ones lb............................................12c Brooms - Hand made, bamboo handles, fancy, each................................30c
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