In 1913 - what were people buying on this date?

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January 5, 1914

James Stearns bought:
Corsets @ 1.00
pair gloves @ .25
bananas @ .25
Danderine @ .50
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Finally confirmed that this daybook is from Lee, Massachusetts! :up:

January 6, 1914

William Shaver bought:
a sweater @ 1.00

John Carl bought:
2 pounds nails @ .08
2 hooks and eyes @ .05

Ascension Farm bought:
1 crate of chickens @ 1.30

John Goodrich bought:
3 confectioners sugar @ .25
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January 7, 1914

William McCormick bought:
1 thread @ .05

January 8, 1914

Pat Morris bought:
1 can tobacco @ .50
1 pair mittens @ .25

W. Beebe bought:
2 yards cotton @ .18
1/2 pound baking soda @ .05

January 9, 1914
William McCormick bought:
6 1/2 pounds shoulder @ 1.00
1 1/4 pounds pork @ .30
Rubbers @ 1.25
Beans @ .25
1 can soup @ .25
1 can beans @ .13

January 10, 1914
Gino Morrison bought:
4 plug @ .40
2 cakes soap @ .10

January 12, 1914
E. Lyman bought:
1 pair pants @ 1.50
1 pair pants @ 1.00

January 13, 1914
William Shaver bought:
1 pound cookies @ .15
1 thermometer @ .25
1 thermometer @ .15
frankfurters @ .32
clams @ .15

John Carl bought:
1 slop pail @ .40
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October 2, 1913
random items sold 100 years ago today . . .

I# butter @ 40 cents
1 broom @ 40 cents
1 clothes basket @ 85 cents
2 bottles of ammonia @ 30 cents
1.25 pounds of pork at 20 cents
Potatoes @ 30 cents
Onion @ 8 cents
2 cans of soup @ 20 cents
12 jar rings @ 10 cents
Sweet potatoes @ 6 cents
1 yeast @ 2 cents
mustard seed @ 5 cents
1 box of sugar 50 cents
1 box candy @ 15 cents
1 cabbage@ 10 cents
fly paper @ 5 cents
slippers @ 1 dollar
1/2 plug tobacco @ 5 cents
1 Bible @ 25 cents
1/2 dozen lemons @ 18 cents
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