The general store sold a wide variety of goods. There were homemade items and homegrown produce (fruits and vegetables). There were things that could not be made or grown locally. Foods and other items came from big cities or port cities and were shipped by wagons or by train.

Shopping at the general store:

• household items
  blankets, washboards, coffee grinders, dishes, candles, candle holders, glass jars, pots and pans, brooms
• groceries
  -(imported) coffee, tea, brown sugar, spices, molasses, rice, raisins
  -(grown locally) dairy products, fruits and vegetables
  -meat (dried, smoked, salted)
  -medicines
• for children
  - jars of candy, sticks of candy, and licorice
  - toys, dolls, marbles, balls.
• dry goods
  -bolts of cloth, thread, lace, ribbon, buttons, needles, pins, patterns, dyes
  -overalls,leather gloves, boots and shoes, hats, bonnets, knitted items, other clothing
• hardware, tools
  -nails, hoes, hammers, shovels, axes, window glass
  -animal traps, guns and ammunition, ropes
• other items
  - clocks; pipes and tobacco; books, paper, pens and ink; lanterns, lamps and kerosene;
• large items
  -farm equipment, lumber, stoves, sewing machines