This column continues and concludes with some of the expenses associated with going to school in the fall (even though it is still summer) for those enrolling at levels from “K” through graduate or law school. (Words in italics are schoolbooks.)

1895: A Little Book of Western Verse $3.75

1907: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn $3.10

1915:  anti-dandruff treatment (Knowlton’s Danderine) 25 cents (bottle)

1911: baking powder for more cooking 25 cents (pound)

1926:  beans (navy) 10 cents (pound) (1926)

1915:  beef (pot roast) for dinner 12.5 cents (pound)

1917:  belt 50 cents

1915:  bicycle $20.16

1921:  blouses (girls’ middy) $2.75

1915:  books (Shakespeare complete works) $6.00

1902:  Canterbury Tales $4.00

1925:  Chicken for dinner 39 cents (pound)

1915:  corn for dinner 8 cents (can)

1929: cornmeal for cornbread 6 cents (pound)

1941:  dress (ready-made) $1.48

1921:  eggs for breakfast 24 cents (dozen)

1907:  Fairy Library $4.25

1915:  flour for baking (Christian’s Best)  95 cents

(24-pound sack)

1927:  gas for used car 16 cents (gallon)

1915:  gloves 42 cents

1919:  haircut 35 cents

1942:  hamburgers for school lunch 5 cents

1917:  handkerchief 4 cents

1900: harmonica for entertainment  5 cents

1877: History of Modern Europe $5.00

1901: History of the American Civil War $4.50

1902: History of the War of Independence $3.25

1892: Indian Fairy Tales $3.75

1918: Industry and Humanity $3.00; Junior High School Mathematics 96 cents

1917: Introduction to Statistical Methods $2.00

1921: knickers for boys $1.55

1910: lamb chops for dinner 18 cents (pound)

1918: laundry soap (Borax) 4 cents (cake)

1921: lettuce for sandwiches 10 cents (head)

1915: light bulbs (Edison Mazda) 20 cents

1910: macaroni for dinner (Muellers) 8 cents (box)

1925: magazines for school or pleasure 10 cents

1896: meal ticket $6.25 (21 meals, 30 cents each)

1914: movies for entertainment 20 cents

1915: novels for pleasure reading 10 cents

1915: overalls for boys 40 cents; for teens 85 cents

1921:  pantyhose 25 cents

1915:  paper bags for lunches (175) 37 cents

1917:  peanut butter for sandwiches 12 cents

1900:  pencils 5 cents (1 dozen)

1915:  pills for indigestion (Beecham’s) 25 cents (bottle)

1924: pineapple for upside down cake (40 cents each)

1872: Poetry for Children $3.00

1913:  polish for school shoes 8 cents (bottle)

1915:  popcorn (Sure Pop) 15 cents (package)

1921:  Post Toasties for breakfast 10 cents (box)

1936: radio for entertainment and news (Philco) $20

1902: Rip Van Winkle $3.50

1915: potatoes for dinner 29 cents (6 quarts)

1902: Reconstruction $3.50

1936:  returned check charge 25 cents

1921:  rolled oats for breakfast 12 cents (box)

1915:  salmon for dinner 10 cents (can)

1918:  sauerkraut for hotdogs 15 cents (can)

1915: scissors 58 cents

1951: shave 20 cents

1917: shirt and collar (college men) $1.25

1921: shirts (boys) 69 cents

1915:  shoes (coeds) $2.90; college men $1.50

1913:  shoes (school boys) 65 cents; girls $1.98

1910: sirloin and porterhouse steak for special dinners 16 cents (pound)

1921:  tablet 5 cents

1935:  used car (1927 Chevy) $49

1910: vacuum cleaner (Regina) $25.00

1920: watermelon 2 cents (pound)

1915: Worcester sauce for steaks 10 cents (bottle)