The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Today, it is hard to realize what inflation has done to the market place.
We all know that the value of the dollar was much greater in 1917 than today and the following list plainly shows how much farther $1.00 went. In 1917 a house dress sold for $1.59, Coca-Cola by the glass was 5 cents, ready made exterior paint was $1.82 per gallon, a washing machine was listed at $9.70, a bottle of glue was 2 cents, a Morris rocker chair was listed in Sear, Roebuck for $7.45 and the list goes on and on.
Would we like to return to the "good old days?" I think not, I like to buy bread at the store, throw my clothes into my automatic washer and not fool with hauling in water, heating it and running items through the wringer on a dasher washer.
If interested in price comparisons, check out The Value of a Dollar, 1860-1999 edited by Scott Derks.
It is available at the Henderson County Public Library on interlibrary loan.