The certificate certifies that on September 2, 1907, Margaret Martha Mark was awarded seven shares of the capital stock of P. M. Mark Medicine Company, at the value of $100 per share. Signed by Harold F. Mark and Peter M. Mark.
Receipt for an order from Stacy and Webb of Roseau, Minnesota for a variety of pharmaceutical (including veterinary) items from the P. M. Medicine Company of Fosston, Minnesota.
This view of the soda fountain, possibly in Nord's Corner Store, shows the seating, ice cream menu, Coca-Cola dispenser and Bridgeman ice cream advertising.
The Saetesdalslaget Society was founded in 1909, by people who had emmigrated from the Setesdal valley or district in Norway. They held national conventions. This photograph captured attendees at a gathering held in McIntosh, Minnesota, June 13-14, 1912.
The receipt is dated July 1915 and documents the settling of an account between H.F. Mark and the Bagley Creamery in Bagley, Minnesota through the Garden Valley Telephone Company.
Dentist Dr. Carl Joseph (C. J.) Mittun, of Fosston, Minnesota, wrote a prescription for mosquito repellant, containing oil of citronella, oil of eucalytpus, menthol and alcohol, to be filled at Mark's Drug Store.
Framed oval studio portrait with curved glass. The label on front of the hand-colored photograph reads, "Vernon Johnson." Handwritten label on the back: "Vern Johnson, Fosston."
Framed oval studio portrait with curved glass of Tena Hegland Johnson (1886-1975). The label on front of the hand-colored photograph reads, "Tina Johnson, nurse during World War 1." The label on the reverse reads: "Mrs. Tena Heglund Johnson, Fosston." Johnson served in the Army Nurse Corp in 1918 and was later a nurse at the Fosston Hospital.
Oval studio portrait of the Torgerson brothers. The portrait features hand drawn accents that call out the details of the uniforms. Handwritten label on the back: "Ted, Melvin and Otto Torgerson." Typed label reads: "Sons of Martin and Ingri Torgerson of Fosston. Serving in WW1: Tedor (Ted), Melvin and Otto."
Studio portrait of Dr. O.J. Tagland, DDS. He worked as a dentist in Fosston, Minnesota from 1914 to 1923, and served as a dentist in the U.S. Naval Reserves for a period in 1918.
Studio portrait of Dr. H. Slippern who practiced medicine in Fosston, Minnesota, 1904-1909. Handwritten on the back: "Dr. Slippern, Fosston, MN. Dr. Allen Sather (Norman's father) bought Dr. Slippern's medical practice in 1909. Dr. Slippern left for Poulsbo, Wash. Died there, 1947, 84 yrs old."
Exterior view of the P. M. Mark Medicine Company buidling in Fosston, Minnesota. Incorporated in 1905, the company was the manufacturer of Mark's Celebrated Remedies.
Included in the montage are pictures of the water tower (upper center), the high school (center right); Fosston Hospital (lower right), Fosston Woolen Mills (lower left), and the S.S. Stadsvold Fosston Elevator and Flouring Mills (center left). A hadwritten note on the back says, ""The village fathers and hangers on, and saloon keepers and their bartenders, as well as a few structures, about 1905 in the Village of Fosston.""
Framed license from the Board of Pharmacy of the State of Minnesota, issued on March 4, 1893 certified Peter M. Mark of Fosston, Minnesota as a registered Pharmacist.
The postcard shows men parading down Harrison Avenue (now North Johnson Avenue) with a wagon decorated in flags and bunting in downtown Fosston. Stores lining the street include S.K. Halvorson Flour and Feed, Lyceum Opera House, and Jens Bengaard Harness, Shoes and Trunks.
The photograph shows a parade on Harrison Avenue heading north (now North Johnson Avenue) with a group of women marching in the front. A line of cars follows the women. Also shown are the fronts of a lodging house, E. H. Cormontan's Drug Store, and a business called Wellen's, among others.
The certificate records the payment of thirty-four cents in tax by the P. M. Medicine Company as a manufacturer or distributor of opium. The tax was paid on February 23, 1915 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
In 1968, Mark's Drug Store became Nord's Corner Drug, when Elmer Nord bought out his partnership with Donald Mark, the third generation representative of the Mark family of druggists.
Photograph of the memorial bouquets and wreaths from Sam K. Halvorson's funeral. One wreath features a ribbon which reads, "Father." Bolow a photographic portrait of Halvorson is a bracket which reads, "At Rest."
Booklet devoted to household information including medical remedies, recipes, paint recipes, food preservation, household information, trivia and world facts, etc.
Issued by Mark's Drug Store in Fosston, Minnesota. Mark's Drug Store Monthly features advertisements from Fosston-area businesses, jokes, recipes and cartoons.
This letter, typed on Mark's Drug Store letterhead and dated March 17, 1916, is to R. Reierson of Holt, Minnesota from the P. M. Mark Medicine Company of Fosston, Minnesota. The letter discusses an order for Louse Killer and Carbolic Acid and suggests a substitution of Cresol Compound since they were out of Carbolic Acid.
This booklet is a compilation of statutes of the State of Minnesota regarding the practice of pharmacy. Sample topics include the qualification and registration of pharmacists; the sale of cocaine, poisons or abortifacients; and the distribution of samples of drugs.
Label reads: "The Larson Family in 1909. Back row: Homer, Grace, Vivian, Phinney, Louise, Bessie, Lillian; the four in front: Mrs. [Johanna] Larson, Victor, Nora and Mr. [Ludgwig] Larson." Ludwig and Johanna Larson arrived in Fosston in about 1885. They were a prominent early Fosston family. Larson dealt in real estate, owned a general store, the Opera House and established the lumberyard, among other ventures. Their home was moved from its original location on the corner of First Street and Inderlee Avenue to Melland Park along Highway 2. Today the house serves as the home of the East Polk Heritage Center.
The teacher and students of Lade School are shown lined up outside the school building. A label attached to the framed photograph reads: "Lade School, Dist. 187. Teacher, Jessie Fagerstrom. From left: Carl Tilberg, John Aamold, Wm. (William) Johnson, Haldan Lade, Emil Lund, Selmer Sand, Serander Tilberg, Ingvald Lade, Selmer Paulson, Sebjorn Lade, Melvin Myhre, Selma Tilberg, Peter Myhre, Gideon Hermanson, Alma Hermanson, George Tilberg, Josephine Myhre, Miss Fagerstrom, Esther Nylin, Selma Lund, Alma Olson. 1902."
"Kingo Menigheds 25 Aars Jubileum" printed on the photo, is Norwegian for "Kingo Congregation 25 year Jubilee." The photograph also includes "Fosston, Minn., July 21, 1909." Kingo Lutheran Church is located at 220 Johnson Avenue North, Fosston, Minnesota.
Label on the front reads: "John Hillestad home, 1904." This home is now the Carlin Funeral Home. This building is located at 303 Johnson Avenue North in Fosston.
The letterhead of J. H. Johnson, dealer in General Merchandise, Groceries, Boots, Shoes, Etc., in Hitterdal, Minnesota notes "country produce taken in exchange for goods. " The order is dated January 5, 1916 and is for Mark's Headache Tablets, Kill Pain, Mark's Lung Balsam, Toothache Drops, Epsom Salts, Peppermint and Petroline from the P. M. Mark Medicine Company of Fosston, Minnesota.
Receipt for an order for pharmaceutical items was taken on August 12, 1933 by an employee of the P. M. Mark Medicine Company of Fosston, Minnesota, for Jas [James?] Hance of Dorothy, Minnesota.
Receipt for an order for Lung Balsam was taken on August 11, 1933 by an employee of the P. M. Mark Medicine Company of Fosston, Minnesota, for James Gordon of Alida, Minnesota.