Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1907 — COST OF THANKSGIVING DINNER. [ARTICLE]

COST OF THANKSGIVING DINNER.

Comparison Shows at Least 40 Per Cent Advance in Ten Tears. Thanksgiving is a heritage from our Puritan forefathers, and those Americans who are true to their traditions always do-their , beat, of course. But this year the American father will And himself against a proposition which differs a little from that of his progenitors who provided the feast of thankfulness for the hungry youugsters of a century or two ago. Then the head of the household would shoulder his rifle and, go out to knock over a coupleVf wild turkeys while his good wife was busy getting out from the cellar the vegetables and fruits to complete the feast Nowadays father will have to hand out an unusual sum if the good wife is to feed everybody turkey with cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, and other Thanksgiving tixings wuich have come to be necessary to the celebration of the day. It costs much more now to feed a family than it did at Thanksgiving time ten years ago. Here are the figures for 1907 and 1897: 1907. 1897. Turkeys, per pound. $ 23. $ 18 Chickens, per p0und....... 20 ' 1 * 18 Geese, per pound 15 11 Ducks, per pound 20 15 Cranberries, quart 12*4 07 Sweet potatoes, per pound.. 05 06 Butter, per pound 35 28 Celery,, buhch 50 30 Pumpkins, each 20 15 Apples, peck". 00 50 Eggs, ddsen 29 20 Oysters, quart 40 25