* Prices varied widely: The cost of a newspaper depended on the publication, its size, its circulation area, and whether it was a daily or weekly.
* Inflation: The value of a penny in 1914 is significantly different than a penny today.
However, we can give you some general information:
* Typical cost: A common price for a daily newspaper in 1914 was 1 cent.
* Higher-end publications: Some larger, more prestigious newspapers might have cost 2 or 3 cents.
* Weekly newspapers: These were often priced lower, possibly 5 cents per week.
To get a better idea of the cost in today's dollars, you can use an online inflation calculator.
For example, using the Bureau of Labor Statistics' inflation calculator, 1 cent in 1914 is equivalent to about 28 cents in 2023.