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I was cleaning a flue in an old house near Burlington and found a newspaper from 1912 stuffed up there.
The paper had an ad for a chimney sweep offering a full clean for 25 cents, which really put our current rates into perspective, doesn't it?
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jade6185mo ago
Actually, that was a full day's pay back then.
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ryan_smith375mo ago
Wow, 25 cents is wild. Makes you miss the old prices for sure.
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the_patricia4mo ago
My paycheck would have been a vending machine snack back then. I can barely imagine working a whole shift for a handful of change. Guess I'm just built for modern inflation.
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