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I'm a former smoker, so when I saw this ad while researching articles for genealogies. I about freaked out at what was paid once for something that cost so much today.



Commodity costs in 1919

Gallon of gas $ .07
Loaf of Bread $ .03
Quart of Milk $ .03

The average starting salary for a college graduate in 1919 was $750 per year, or $14.42 per week.

What could be bought for $20 today is about the same as you could buy with $1.00 back in 1919.

Source: U.S. Commerce Department statistics

Just inflation and a lot more tax I guess.

It's not only times that have changed. Imagine an ad like that now.

In the end it's all relative. I think most things are actually far cheaper today than they were in 1919.

If I struggle to remember back that far...

I think my weekly wage in 1953, as a time served, fully qualified Electrical Engineer, was

I wish gas was still that cheap....

I want to smoke now.  ::)

In the words of one of my Syrian chums "Forget the Camel sh*t, Marlboro!"

[quote]If I struggle to remember back that far...

I think my weekly wage in 1953, as a time served, fully qualified Electrical Engineer, was

[quote][quote]If I struggle to remember back that far...

I think my weekly wage in 1953, as a time served, fully qualified Electrical Engineer, was

[quote]If I struggle to remember back that far...

I think my weekly wage in 1953, as a time served, fully qualified Electrical Engineer, was

In some part of China the people are forced to smoke so many cartons a week or month or something, just so the tobacco company can raise more money  

I know I'm probably going to regret asking Paul...

So don't ask Paul.

but why were the Colonies pink?

Because of the motherland's taxes... especially revolting in North America.

Compare the 1919 price of cigarettes to the gallon of gas I bought yesterday:

1 gallon of gasoline = 0.39 packs of cigarettes

Gasoline $2.19/gallon (a known value)

Cigarettes should be $5.62 a pack.

Of course state taxes vary wildly for both gasoline and cigarettes.

I don't know what happen to the world ( Yes I do THEY got greedy) any way , I remember when 10 bucks got ya a pack of smokes, a six pack of beer, and enough gasoline to drive around on all night long, and ya even had change left over to get a cup of coffee and a buttered roll in the morning, and the paper if it wasn't sunday!

I know I'm probably going to regret asking Paul, but
why were the Colonies pink? :-?

When Paul & I were at school the British Empire was coloured pink on the world map.

http://www.wewerethere.defencedynamics.mod.uk/ww2/empire_map.html