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asmithmd1 on Oct 27, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Mark Twain’s Get-Rich-Quick Schemes

Someting is off with the food prices. Multiplying the other amounts by 100 yields reasonable comparisons to todays prices:

$485 - mens suit

$8000 - NYC rent

$150/day - working person salary

$600 - rural rent

$35/lb butter

$40/dozen eggs

runako on Oct 27, 2017 | [–]

Edit: Obviously misread the comment I replied to.

You need to buy your butter and eggs elsewhere if you think these are reasonable comparisons to today's prices.

DanBC on Oct 27, 2017 | [–]

> > Someting is off with the food prices.

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