And home of the Dr Pepper museum....

No period in "Dr" (for only the last few decades): the favorite typo to loose points for in the Baylor journalism school. (Guess who sponsors the footbll team?)

[How did you do at Baylor? - tterrace]

Rather well...

I just couldn't figure out all of the letters. Baby Ruths are still around in the US, as are Oh Henry! bars. It's the Skybars that are hard to find.

and guess where it started out.

I bet he sold more candy, soda and smokes than he did fruit. The forbidden is much more alluring.

Are those cigars being sold in amongst the "candy" at 3 for 5 cents? Perhaps they're chocolate cigars.

They are indeed Slipknot Soles; shoe attachments to keep you OFF the floor and ON your feet. They also help keep you from hearing your friends utter those dreaded words: "Did you have a nice 'trip'?" and "See you next 'fall'!"

Canadians have their own version: the Oh Henry! bar. There's much discussion over whether one or the other creators of these products stole the idea from the other. In the meantime, if you get really desperate for your Baby Ruth fix, drop me an email and I can airmail you a survival package.

I wonder if that was the regular price for bananas or the "reduced for quick sale" price. They look like they're ready to be baked into banana-nut bread!

The dot in Dr. was removed in the 1950's so as to not have any connection with the medical profession.

[That's an urban legend. At the end of this article at snopes.com it's explained that the period was dropped as a result of a typographical change to the logo in 1950. - tterrace]

Left hand side, third shelf down. I remember the old saying, "He doesn't know ---- from Shinola." Well, this man apparently does.

@michaeljunkbox - Try Amazon. You may be able to get Baby Ruth bars.

What are those things in the oval packages under and a bit to the left of the light bulb? It looks like the word is Slipxx? At first, I thought they were Easter chocolates.

["Slipknot Soles." - tterrace]

What a bargain. I remember buying bananas, circa 1964, 15 cents per pound or 3 bananas. That 15 cents, in 1939, got you 4 whole pounds of bananas!

Pop the Prop is trying to find room for the "Lotto Sold Here" sign. Also, might be a good time to consider deploying some flypaper. Judging by the mature look of those bananas, he might want to think about slashing their price a few cents. The grapes have been around a bit, too, it appears. Kind of a reminder of how we tend to take such things as fresh fruit for granted.

"Dr. Pepper is the friendly pepper upper, Dr. Pepper never ever lets you down." From memory and someone will check that on Google and correct or add a line.
Thanks, Tterrace.

[If you follow the bouncing ball, there's a couple extra "nevers" in there. - tterrace]

we have no bananas.

(I know it's lame, but that was the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the photo!)

My favourite chocolate bar - we can't get them here in Canada - must travel to the U.S. of A.