Because It's Fun to See What Food Cost 100 Years Ago, April 23, 1926

Pender’s

A Real April Shower of Wonderful Bargains

Tomatoes, Large No. 3 cans, special—12 ½ cents

Colonial Lima Benas, No 2 can—13 cents

Libby’s or Del Monte Pineapple, No. 2 ½ can—27 cents

Libby’s Corned Beef, No. 1 can—25 cents

Spartan Red Salmon, can—33 cents

Duffy’s Bottled Cider, quart—27 cents

Blue Label Karo Syrup, No 1 ½ can—12 ½ cents

Palace and Wonder Flour—6 pounds, 36 cents; 12 pounds, 67 cents; 24 pounds, $1.32; 48 pounds, $2.56

Fluffo shortening—2 lb. bucket 41 cents; 4 lb bucket, 80 cents

Hooker Lye, can—10 cents

Land O’ Lakes Butter, pound cut from tub—53 cents

Our Pride Bread—10 cents

D.P. Coffee, World’s Best Drink—47 cents

From page 3 of The Roanoke Beacon, Plymouth, N.C., April 23, 1926

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