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Real Bargains From 1911
Vivian Combs Moon sent this to the KyCombs List
Taken from Middletown News-Signal, Middletown, Ohio

(We can get an idea of what our grandparents paid for goods)

Friday, January 20, 1911

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
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