From the Oxford Democrat--Paris,Maine Feb. 19, 1864 Food Prices at the Portland Market Apples-$2.50-$3.00 barrel-dry .101/2& .11 Beans-$2.75 & $3.00 Butter-country ball-.25 & .27 Corn- $1.30 Oats- $.75 Barley-$1.10 Hay- .21 & .23 loose Kerosene-.60 Eggs- .26 & .28-coming forward freely Round hogs- .091/2 & .10 ADd
for Children Teething Ad for Sulphume Picture a lady in a dressing gown with her hair pinned on top of her head. She is pouring liquid from a bottle into a claw foot bathtub. Behind her, is a lovely mirror above a marble sink. SULPHUME. A new elector-chemical discovery is announced. Sulphur has been successfully dissolved. Sulphume is liquid sulphur. It is the only liquid sulphur. One bottle of Sulphume makes twelve sulphur baths. Sulphur
Baths at Home are now possible to every
one. No need to go to Sulphur Springs. Simply use Sulphume SULPHUME BOOK
tells all about Sulphume: gives the
names of people who have used it and been cured by it. Sent free at
your request. If your druggist has not yet put in a stock of Sulphume,
we
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Old Advertisements from the 1800's-1900's Here are the US statistics for 1903.... The average life expectancy in the US was forty-seven (47). Only 14 Percent of the homes in the US had a bathtub. Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars. There were only 8,000 cars in the US and only 144 miles of paved roads. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million residents, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union. The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year. A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000. More than 95 percent of all births in the US took place at home. Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee cost fifteen cents a pound. Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo. Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for any reason. The five leading causes of death in the US were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was 30. Canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented. There were no Mother's Day or Father's Day. One in ten US adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and the bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health." Eighteen percent of households in the US had at least one full-time servant or domestic. There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire US. More Old Ads! Back to Food Trivia Back to Home Page | Email Me! | Copyright 1999-2010 Privacy Policy | Ask a Question
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Here is an ad for Malt-Nutrine from Anheuser-Busch 1896..Picture a man sitting in an easy chair, with a mother dressed to kill with a baby in her arms! The ad reads: A MAN WITH A FAMILY should study its needs: wholesome food, proper clothing, good air, exercise and (not the least necessary) an occasional tonic. For debility will creep in. ANHEUSER-BUSCH'S Malt-Nutrine is a FOOD DRINK. One sup of it will give you more grain strenght-actual nourishment- then a dozen loaves of bread. It gives onsumptives and sufferers from wasting diseases greater strength and healthy flesh, and gives nursing mothers just the nourishment they want. To be had at all druggists and grocers. Prepared by Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association, St. Louis, U.S.A. Send for handsomely illustrated colored booklets and other reading matter. Ad
for Ivory Soap...No graphics Ad for Prudential Life Insurance 1911 FATHER,
MOTHER, CHILDREN Can ALL be insured in The
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