A Glimpse into the Past

Foster’s Daily Democrat ran this advertisement for a grocery store April 24,1901. Five pounds of coffee went for $1.00, sugar was .08 a pound. I wonder what the price of gas was then?

If you are curious about what dog bread is, (don’t read this if you have a weak stomach!) read this excerpt from the Henley's Twentieth Century Book of Formulas Processes, and Trade Secrets by Gardner D. Hiscox.

Dog Biscuit:
The waste portions of meat and tallow, including the skin and fiber, have for years been imported from South American tallow factories in the form of blocks. Most of the dog bread consists principally of these remnants, chopped and mixed with flour. They contain a good deal of firm fibrous tissue, and a large percentage of fat, but are lacking in nutritive salts, which must be added to make good dog bread, just as in the case of the meat flour made from the waste of meat extract factories. The flesh of dead animals is not used by any reputable manufacturers, for the reason that it gives a dark color to the dough, has an unpleasant odor, and if not properly sterilized would be injurious to dogs as a steady diet.