These are some of the things you may have seen advertised Below and how much food and groceries were in the 50's

Bananas 27 cents for 2 pounds Ohio 1957

Box of Chocolates $1.86 for 1lb Florida 1955

Campbells Tomato Soup 10 cents Ohio 1957

Chickens 43 cents per pound New Hampshire 1950

Coffee 37 cents 1 pound Florida 1952

Eggs 79 cents for a dozen New Jersey 1956

Family Style Loaf of bread 12 cents Florida 1952

Gerbers Baby Foods 10 cents California 1959

Hamburger meat 89 cents for 3 pounds Ohio 1957

Kelloggs Shreaded Wheat 18 cents Ohio 1957

Lettuce 25 cents for 2 heads Florida 1952

margarine 19 cents 1 pound Florida 1952

Miracle Whip 55 cents New Jersey 1956

peanut butter 29 cents Florida 1952

Rib Roast 29 cents per pound Wisconsin 1954

Sirloin Steak 55 cents per pound Florida 1952

Tooth Paste 29 cents New Jersey 1956

Toilet Tissue 5 cents New Hampshire 1950