1942
Automobiles
---no new car advertisements---
- Buick sedan, used, 1941 1,000.00
- Ford Deluxe Sedan, used, 1940 625.00
- Plymouth Coupe, used, 1938 295.00
- Oil, motor .25/2 quart cans
- Spark plugs .38/each, sets of 4
Beverages
- Coffee .25/lb
- Cola, Pepsi .05/bottle
- Juice, apple .15/2 18 oz cans
Clothing
- Men's gabardine suits 35.00
- Men's Van Heusen shirts 2.25
- Men's Florsheim shoes 11.00/pair
- Women's umbrella 2.50/each
- Women's handbags 2.98-7.50
- Women's house frock 2.98-3.98
- Women's gingham suits 4.98
- Misses' suits reg. 25.00, sale 14.95
- Misses' coat reg. 25.00, sale 15.95
- Girl's cotton dresses 1.09
- Watch, women's, Bulova 29.75
Employment
- Cooks 90.00/month
- Housekeeper 10.00/week
- Investigators 100.00/month + car fare
- Waitresses 80.00/month
Food
- Apples, Western Winesap .25/3 lbs
- Baby food, Stokely's .18/4 cans
- Bacon .33/2 1/2 lbs
- Beef, rib roast .29/lb
- Bread .08/large loaf
- Butter .43/lb
- Cereal, Kellogg's Corn Flakes .05/6 oz pkg
- Cheese, Swiss .36/lb
- Crackers, Nabisco's Ritz .21/lb package
- Crisco .23/lb can
- Eggs .38/dozen
- Fish, halibut steak .29/lb
- Ham, smoked .34/lb
- Ketchup, Heinz .25/28 oz bottle
- Mayonnaise .25/pint jar
- Onions, Texas .14/3 lbs
- Oranges, Valencia .29/dozen
- Peanut butter .24/1 lb jar
- Preserves, grape jelly .25/1 lb jar
- Potatoes .19/5 lbs
- Soup, Campbell's tomato .25/4 14 oz cans
- Strawberries .22/quart
- Sugar .06/lb
Furniture
- Chair, upholstered 49.95
- Love seat, upholstered 69.95
- Porch couch and chair 47.50
- Porch glider 29.95-32.95
- Sofa 99.50/each
Garden equipment
- Annuals (snapdragons etc.) .35/dozen
- Grass seed .89/3 lb bag
Household goods
- Bedspreads 2.50-12.00
- Curtains .89-4.98/pair
- Curtains, blackout .29/each
- Dinnerware set, 53 pieces, Sears 9.49/each
- Light bulbs, Lightmaster .15/2 bulbs
- Linoleum rug, 9X12 4.98/piece
- Paint, Master-mixed house 3.09/gallon
- Shower curtain 1.98
- Silverware, Sterling silver plate 36.95/set
- Wax paper .11/125 foot roll
- Windex .25/2 regular bottles
Medicine & health care
- Absorbine Jr. reg. 1.25, sale .64
- Aspirin, .09/100 count bottle
- Band-aids .23/36 count box
- Epsom salts .18/5 lbs
- Laxative, Feen-a-mint chewing gum .19/16 ct
- Milk of Magnesia, Phillips reg. .50, sale .21
Newspapers
- Daily Record .03/weekday paper
- Classified advertising: 1 day .10/line; 6 consecutive days, .7/line
Personal care
- Beauty cream, Yardley 1.50/2 jars
- Cleansing cream, Barbara Gould reg. 2.00
- Facial tissues .23/1,000 count box
- Mouthwash, Zincora .49/quart
- Nail polish remover .07/3 oz size
- Shaving cream, Barbasol .13/tube
- Soap, Ivory .17/3 medium cakes
- Talcum powder .39/jar
- Tooth powder reg. .50, sale .22
Professional Services
- Car wash 1.00
- Film developing .08/roll
- Permanent wave (professional) 4.00-6.00
- Piano tuning 3.00
- Radios repaired .50 & up
- Reupholstering, 3 piece 44.50/complete
- Tennis racquets restrung 2.30-7.95
Real estate
- Colonial, 9 rooms, Burnham Park 8,000.00
- Colonial, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 13,200.00
- Bungalow, 8 rooms, 2 car garage, 4,000.00
- Bungalow, 5 rooms, 4,200.00
- 7 rooms, Hanover 5,900.00
- Apartment, 5 rooms, 55.00/month
Recreation & amusements
- Boy's fishing set, Sears 1.39
- Buffet supper, Wayside Inn, Denville 1.00
- Camera film .14-.23/roll
- Card party, Green Village Fire House .40/ticket
- Concert, HMS Pinafore, A Capella Choir .55/ticket
- Croquet set, Sears 2.59
- Dancing, Morris Grange Hall .44/ticket
- Greens fees, Braidburn County Club, Florham Park 1.00/18 holes, 1.50/all day
- Movie [Roth-Jersey Theatre], .35-.50/ticket
- Radios, table models 11.50-37.50