Ladies' Wear:

Tailor-made suit $10

Skirt $4

Chemise 50¢

Bracelet 35¢

Shoes $1.50

Corset 40¢ Shawl 50¢

Silk petticoat $5

Bead purse 59¢

Men's Wear:

Fancy suit $9

Trousers $1.25

Shirts 50¢

Woolen hose 15¢/pr

Suspenders 25¢/pr

Coat and vest $7

Linen collar 25¢

Hat $2

Work shoes $1.25

Home Furnishings:

Blanket 35¢

Carpet 12¢/yd

Hammock $3.50

Wallpaper 5¢/roll

Forty-two-piece dinner set $2.95

Sheet, double bed 58¢

Dress Goods:

Gingham 12¢/yd

Madras cloth 10¢/yd

Taffeta 85¢/yd

Calico 6¢/yd

Pins 5¢/box

Sewing machine $12

Embroidery

Silk 50¢/yd

Sewing patterns 10¢

Damask 40¢/yd

The average annual wage in the United States in 1909 for all industries, including farm labor, was $559/yr.

Sources:

Ezra Bowen, ed., This Fabulous Century, volume 1: 1900-1910 (New York: Time-Life Books, 1969), p. 144;

Scott Derks, ed., The Value of a Dollar: Prices and Incomes in the United States...