In 1913 - what were people buying on this date?

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Of all the things I own, a General Store daybook from the year 1913, is one of the things I pick up and enjoy most often. I'm fairly certain it's from Lee, Massachusetts - but I have no proof.

It always gets interesting around the holidays.


December 16, 1913 John Goodrich bought
3 pounds rice @ .25
4 onions @ .25
2 cans Crisco @ .50
Buckwheat @ .25
4 cans salmon @ .50
1/2 dozen lemons @ .18
White sugar @ 1.00
Brown sugar @ .50
1 pound raisins @ .12
1 pound currents @ .13
1/4 pound citron @ .08
10 pounds graham flour @ .50
Yeast @ .20
1 dozen pickles @ .10
1 butter @ .20
1 pound wheat @ .10

December 17, 1913 Mr. Ferris bought
1 can clams @ .12
1 bread @ .10
Coffee @ .15
1 corn beef @ .25
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Interesting.
I love to look through old catalogs
I'm contemplating this
http://www.vintageliterature.ca/pd-sear ... on-dvd.cfm


I would love to collect old Sears catalogs... problem is ... the older ones (from days before real toilet paper was invented) have a slot of pages missing. :shock:
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I didn't know Sears sold groceries!

If I don't get sidetracked, I hope to post an entry or two each day for the entire year.
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December 18, 1913 PJ Bossidy bought:

5 gallons oil @ $.60
1 Cream of Wheat @.15
2 packages toilet paper @ .10
2 curtains @.50
He then was able to pay for all of this by giving the store 11 eggs which covered his bill of $1.35.


December 18, 1913 Mr. Mane bought:

2 cans soup @ $.20
1 can succotash @ .13
2 quarts beans @ .25
1 pound coffee @ .30
1 box Naptha Powder @ .10
tobacco @ .20
onions @ .40
salt @ .05
sugar .50
tea @ .35
oatmeal @ .10
cranberries @ .25
can spinagh [sic] @.15
tomatoes @ .30
Gold Dust @ .25
Dutch Cleanser @ .10
eggs @ .50
bread @ .25
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December 19, 1913 seems to have been a slow day.

John Carl bought:

1 pair of shoes @ $2.00 (The original Christmas Shoes, no doubt)
1 gallon oil @ .12


Mr. Shaver bought:
1 pound cookies @ .12
1 1/8 pounds cheese @ .27

Tomorrow and the remaining days til Christmas look more interesting.
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December 20, 1913

John Bocock bought:
1 loaf bread @ $.10
1 bottle White Pine Tar (cough medicine) @ .25
1 chimney @ .08
6 matches @ .25
2 gallons oil @ .24

G. Leary bought:
6 pounds ground meal @ $ .25
1 axe @ 1.00

L.M. Jale bought:
2 pair panty hose @ $ .25
2 spools @ .10
chocolate @ .25

J. Carl bought:
Prepared Flan @ $.25

Mr. Mane bought:
1 chamber pot @ $.45
6 tea @ .60
1 calf liver @ .10
3 baby plates @ .30

Double entries today - store was closed on the 21st, so no entry tomorrow. Open again on the 22nd in full swing for Christmas.
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8 cents for a chimney?
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