1932

Automobiles

  • Chrysler, Six, new, 885.00-935.00
  • Packard, 5 passenger, new, 1,750.00
  • Chrysler 70 Sport Coupe, used, 1930 685.00
  • Chrysler sedan, used, 1930, 374.00
  • Chrysler Roadster, used, 1926, 75.00
  • Tires, Goodyear Pathfinder, 18.60/set of 4

Beverages

  • Coffee, Eight O'Clock brand .19/lb
  • Cola, ginger ale, C & C .25/2 small bottles
  • Milk, evaporated, Borden's .10/3 small cans
  • Juice, grape, Welch's .19/pint
  • Water, Perrier .25/2 12 oz bottles

Clothing

  • Men's suit reg. 30.00, sale 18.50
  • Men's broadcloth shirts, 1.00/each
  • Women's dress, 7.50
  • Women's handbag, reg. 1.95, sale 1.00
  • Women's dress shoes, 5.45/pair
  • Women's spring coats, cloth, 8.95
  • Women's spring coats, fur trimmed, 10.95
  • Children's coats, reg. 9.98, sale 7.50
  • Children's dresses, reg. 1.95-2.50 sale .62
  • Umbrellas, reg. 3.50, sale 2.32

Employment

  • Attendant, care for semi-invalid in apartment, 80.00/month
  • Houseworker & cook, 35.00/month
  • Young man 18+ (no job title,) 20.00/week

Food

  • Bacon, .08/half pound
  • Beans, Campbell's, .05/can
  • Beef, prime rib, .23/lb
  • Bread, .07/20 oz loaf
  • Butter, .23/lb
  • Cheese, Swiss, Kraft, .25/2 half lb pkgs
  • Cookies, Nabisco Fig Newtons, .10/pkg
  • Eggs, .15/dozen
  • Ice cream cake, Breyers, 1.50/serves 8-10
  • Ketchup, Heinz, .19/14 oz bottle
  • Lettuce, Iceberg, .10head
  • Mayonnaise, Hellmann's, .57/1 quart jar
  • Oats, Quaker, .25/3 pkgs
  • Onions, Texas sweet, .10/2 lbs
  • Oranges, Florida, .25/dozen
  • Ovaltine, .58/jar
  • Peaches, Del Monte, .29/2 1lb 14oz cans
  • Peanut butter, A & P, .10/no. 2 can
  • Preserves, grape jelly, Ideal, .19/lb jar
  • Soup, Campbell's tomato, .07/can
  • Sugar, granulated, .04/lb

Furniture

  • Chairs, English-type club, 14.32
  • Living room suites, 2 & 3 piece, 79.00

Garden equipment

  • Grass seed, .85/5 lb bag
  • Hose, 50', 2.95
  • Lawn mower, 4.95-5.95
  • Lilac bush, .95/each
  • Rose bush, .37/each

Household goods

  • Bedspread, single or double, .95/each
  • Borax, .14/package
  • Brillo, .27/2 packages
  • Chest, cedar, Odora, 1.00/2 chests
  • Coal, pea (size), 9.50/2 tons
  • Curtains, criss-cross ruffled, 1.00/pr
  • Ironing table, reg. 1.98, sale 1.39
  • Matches, double-tip, .07/2 packages
  • Paint, house, Moore's, 3.35/gallon
  • Range, gas, 69.75/each
  • Refrigerator, electric 4 cu ft, 129.50-169.50
  • Sheets, Fruit of the Loom, 1.00/each
  • Shower curtain, rubberized, 1.00/each
  • Silverware, .15/each, 1.75/dozen
  • Wall paper, .10-.15/roll

Medicine & health care

  • Absorbine Jr., reg. 1.55, sale .77/bottle
  • Antacid, Tums, .25/box
  • Aspirin, Bayer's , reg. .30, sale .24/24 pills
  • Doans Kidney pills, .43/bottle
  • Ex-Lax, .37/box
  • Milk of Magnesia, Phillips, .33/bottle

Newspapers

  • Daily Record, .02/weekday paper
  • Classified advertising: 1 line .10, minimum charge .35, cash .30

Personal care

  • Cold cream, Pond's, reg .65, sale .35
  • Deodorant, Mum, reg .69, sale .34/container
  • Facial tissue, Kleenex, .96/4 large packages
  • Mouthwash, Listerine, .63/bottle
  • Shampoo, Palmolive, .20/bottle
  • Shaving cream, Mennen, .20/bottle
  • Skin cleanser, Ambrosia, .60/bottle
  • Soap, Ivory, .25/6 bars
  • Toilet paper, A & P, .10/roll
  • Toothpaste, Pepsodent, .89/3 tubes

Professional Services

  • Lawn mower repairs & sharpening, 1.20/each
  • Permanent wave (beauty parlor), 5.75-10.00
  • Piano tuning, 3.50

Real estate

  • Bungalow, 5 rooms, Morris Plains, 4,800.00
  • Cottage, 6 rooms, Morristown, 2,500.00
  • Double house, 6 rooms, Morristown, 4,800.00
  • Apartments, Dumont Hotel, furnished, Morristown 50.00-100.00/month
  • 1/2 house for rent, 6 rooms, 35.00/month

Recreation & amusements

  • Camera, Hawkeye, reg. 1.15, sale .89
  • Circus, Walter L. Main, .50/adult; .25/child
  • Cruise, Europe, round trip, 108.00/ticket
  • Luncheon, Women's Work & Art Exchange, .60-1.00
  • Playing cards, .55/2 packs
  • Public Service Social Club ball, 1.00/ticket
  • Suitcase, leather, 12.50
  • Tennis shoes, .44 & .79/pair
  • Theatre, Little Theatre, Morristown, 1.00-2.00/ticket