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
