house furnishings

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The month brought slight rises in rental and fuel costs, but they were offset by price cuts in clothing, house furnishings and automobiles.

From Time Magazine Archive

He quoted figures: house furnishings were up 23% above 1945; clothing up 24%; food up 31%; wholesale prices were even higher all along the line.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then she gave up, sold the house furnishings for $383, packed her trunk and moved in with Helen and George.

From Time Magazine Archive

Metals and metal products remained unchanged at 130; building materials at 169; and house furnishings at 171.

From Time Magazine Archive

Geography.—The study of materials for food, clothing, and house furnishings brings before the mind our commercial relations with foreign countries and the occupations of their inhabitants.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management by Ontario. Ministry of Education