Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1892 — Tne Good Old Times. [ARTICLE]

Tne Good Old Times.

From an ancient account' book found at Eastport, Me., it appears that in 1797 tobacco was sold by the yard in that settlement. The limited purchasing power of a day’s wages at that period is shown by the price of nails —Is 2Jd a pound. A day’s ordinary wages would pay for about four pounds of nails.