Consumer Reports

1900: Cost to extract a tooth: 25 cents. A package of Hudyan (for “nerveless women . . . it brings absolute comfort, also rosy cheeks and a general glow of health”): 50 cents. Pound of graham crackers: 10 cents. Quart of whiskey: 69 cents. Men’s walking hats: 69 cents. Women’s petticoat: 98 cents. 1899 bicycle: $45 to $60.

1950: Auto paint job: $29.95. Van de Kamp’s raisin bread: 21 cents. Dozen eggs: 48 cents. Lettuce: 8 cents. Men’s white broadcloth shirt: $2.95. Leather jacket: $18.50. Pair of nylons: $1. Magnavox Chippendale TV, 12 inches: $299.50. Incinerator: $19.95. 1950 six-cylinder Pontiac sedan coupe: $1,963. Roller skates: $2.97.

1999: Nose job: $6,000. Six Viagra tablets: $56.69. Pound of Keebler Graham crackers: $3.19. Lettuce: 99 cents. Dozen eggs: $2.79. Kate Spade tiger-print handbag: $215. Magnavox TV, 13 inches: $159. Qualcomm cellular phone: $149. 1999 Grand Am Pontiac: $14,995. Hula-Hoop: $2.99. Roller blades: $60 to $350.