Grocery Account Book, 1900–1906

1900 Grocery booklet in the collection of Mary A.

Mr. Mort Austin in account with Mr. Turner. Fine Groceries, Flour of all grades, Selected Teas, Pure Coffees, and Spices, Butter and Cheeses From the Best Dairies. Foreign and Domestic Fruits, Canned fruits and vegetables. And a full variety of other goods usually kept in a first class store. Goods promptly delivered free of expense.

1 can apricots .25
1 baking powder .20
1 can beef .25
10# butter 2.50
2 lb. cake .20
1 chicken .65
1 box cinnamon .10
3# cod .10
1# coffee .18 to .25
2 cocoa .20 to .25
1 can corn .10

1# cornstarch .10
2 crackers .18
1 dozen eggs .12 to .25
50# flour 1.35 to 1.50
3# ginger snaps .25
2# lard .20
1 bottle lemon .20
Van’s lemon (1906) .30
1 dozen lemons .25
2 macaroni .20
100 meal 1.20 to 1.35
3 milk .30
1 oz. nutmeg .10
3# oatmeal .15
1 gal. oil .14 to .15
1 pk. onions .25
2# peaches .30
1 can of pears or peas each .12
2 plum puddings .25
1 can plums .25
1 peck potatoes .40
2 pumpkin .20
5# prunes .50
1# raisins .12
5# rice .35 to .40
1 can salmon (1906) .11
salt .05 to .15
1# sugar .06 to .05
2 tapioca .20
1# tea .50
1 tomato .10
1 bot. vanilla .10
2 qt. vinegar .10
100# wheat 1.20
1 yeast .05
6 glasses .54
1 w. basin .25
2 starch .16
2 bot. blue .10
1 sauce pan .15
1 S. Brush .20
1 condition powder .25
1/4 borax .05
1 sapolio (soap) .10
1 stove polish .08
1 Castoria .35
1 box pills .25
1 salve .25
1 cough med. .25
1 expectorant .50
med. bill (1906) 5.02
1 basket .10
1 stove pipe .45
1 axle grease .25
1 matches .05
1 axle grease .10
6 fly paper .15
1 cord of wood (1908) 1.00
20 yd. calico 1.40
4 spools cotton .20
5 yd. flannel 1.50
pkg. needles, safety pins, each .05
2 pr. socks .20

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