This handwritten order from H. B. Rouland of Turner, Montana, dated August 19, 1932 requests the shipment of a large box of Mark's Itch Salve from Mark's Drug Store in Fosston, Minnesota.
Illustrated trade catalog featuring hot water heaters produced by the Richmond Stove Company, sold by Pond and Hasey Co., Heating Engineers. Includes facts about the apparatus and process, directions for use, and customer testimonials.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog featuring steam heaters produced by the Richmond Stove Company, sold by Pond and Hasey Co., Heating Engineers. Includes facts about the apparatus and process, directions for use, and customer testimonials.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog describes the three machines necessary to "insure your crop against poor seed." Includes the fanning mill, smut cleaner, and corn grader.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
K. Hodne, of Hodne Hardware Company in Karlstad, Minnesota, wrote a letter dated November 22, 1932 regarding an unfilled order for Mark's Carbolic Salve.
Illustrated pamphlet describing the Honeywell System of hot water heating. Includes various views of the mechanism and a floorplan showing an example of its use.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog for boilers and furnaces manufactured by the William Brothers Boiler and Manufacturing Company. Features buildings (schools, stores, apartments, companies) throughout Minneapolis and other cities, and the furnaces with which they are equipped.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Independence Day menu from the Hotel Lafayette, 1893. Items on the menu include Russian caviar on toast, saddle of spring lamb in mint sauce, breast of woodcock, and broiled golden plover on toast. Railroad tycoon James J. Hill's Hotel Lafayette sat on the edge of Lake Minnetonka between Crystal and Holmes Bays from 1882 until it was destroyed by fire in 1897. The posh hotel boasted 300 rooms and five acres of floor space and was a favorite summer destination of wealthy Southerners, visitors from Europe, and even sitting president Chester Arthur. Guests were delivered almost to the front door of the hotel via Hill's railroad.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Hotel Nicollet's dinner menu and wine list from August 1, 1897 includes delicacies such as lobster a la Newburg, salmon cutlets, and boiled leg of southdown mutton. Guiness, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and Anheuser Busch are among the familiar names that appear under the ""ales and porters"" heading. The hotel occupied the south side of Washington Avenue between Hennepin and Nicollet Avenues between 1858 and 1923. For decades it was considered the city's most prominent hotel and housed such notables as James Garfield, Teddy Roosevelt, and Oscar Wilde. It quickly established a reputation as the premier spot for fine dining and lavish banquets were often hosted in its large dining room.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog and price list of sterling silver, silver, gold, and bronze plated goods including flatware, cutlery, clocks, manicure and toilet goods, brushes, and various other novelty goods.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Insurance statement from H.A. Baldwin to the Redwood Falls Public Library board, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, for insurance from six carriers, with a balance due of $113.25.
M.W. Savage Factories Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for the International Champion Sewing Machine. International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage, a Minnesota-based entrepreneur for whom the town of Savage, Minnesota, was named. Savage bought record-breaking harness race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for Colic Cure a product of the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Colic Cure purported to cure a horse of colic symptoms within ten minutes. International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage, a Minnesota-based entrepreneur for whom the town of Savage, Minnesota, was named. Savage bought record-breaking harness race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for Colic Cure a product of the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Colic Cure purported to cure a horse of colic symptoms within ten minutes. Color version of image umn191769. International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage, a Minnesota-based entrepreneur for whom the town of Savage, Minnesota, was named. Savage bought record-breaking harness race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for International Colic Cure sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. It promised to cure colic in 10 minutes for $0.50. "Your money refunded in case of any failure." International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage, a Minnesota-based entrepreneur for whom the town of Savage, Minnesota, was named. Savage bought record-breaking harness race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for gopher poison sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage, a Minnesota-based entrepreneur for whom the town of Savage, Minnesota, was named. Savage bought record-breaking harness race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for baking powder sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage, a Minnesota-based entrepreneur for whom the town of Savage, Minnesota, was named. Savage bought record-breaking harness race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1905
Description:
Advertisement for baking powder sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage, a Minnesota-based entrepreneur for whom the town of Savage, Minnesota, was named. Savage bought record-breaking harness race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library