International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for Harness Soap and Ebony Oil Dressing, a product used to clean, blacken, oil, and polish boots, shoes, and other leather products. International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage, who bought race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business. Consequently, Dan Patch is featured on many International Stock Food Products.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for Harness Soap and Ebony Oil Dressing, a product used to clean, blacken, oil, and polish boots, shoes, and other leather products. International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage, who bought race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business. Consequently, Dan Patch is featured on many International Stock Food Products. The horse and his owner had a close connection: Dan Patch died July 11, 1916; Savage died of a heart attack a few days later. Dan Patch became less significant as America embraced the automobile. Ironically, Savage started manufacturing the Dan Patch automobile in 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement depicting a horse with split legs, promoting the International Honey-Tar Foot Remedy. The remedy was used to cure horse foot diseases and toughen feet. Dozens of varieties of horseshoes displayed around perimeter of poster. International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage, who bought race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business. Consequently, Dan Patch is featured on many International Stock Food Products. The horse and his owner had a close connection: Dan Patch died July 11, 1916; Savage died of a heart attack a few days later. Dan Patch became less significant as America embraced the automobile. Ironically, Savage started manufacturing the Dan Patch automobile in 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog advertising the benefits of using International Stock Food to feed horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, and chickens. Includes various animal breeds, tips for raising healthy animals and testimonials from satisfied customers.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for the International Stock Food Factory in Minneapolis, Minnesota. "Covers over a city block, contains 18 acres of floor space. Largest stock food factory in the world." 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:
Poster advertising the International Stock Food Farm and Horse Stables and livestock feed. Includes descriptions of the farm and stable construction, costs, and routines. Highlights the record times for world famous stallions on the farm, including Dan Patch. Savage bought record breaking harness race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business. Dan Patch set the world record for the fastest mile (1 minute, 55 seconds) by a harness horse in 1906. Consequently, Dan Patch is featured on many International Stock Food Products. The horse and his owner had a close connection: Dan Patch died July 11, 1916; Savage died of a heart attack a few days later. Dan Patch became less significant as America embraced the automobile. Ironically, Savage started manufacturing the Dan Patch automobile in 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1912
Description:
Advertisement for International Stock Food and the benefits it had for prize race horse, Dan Patch. International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage. Savage bought record breaking harness race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business. Dan Patch set the world record for the fastest mile (1 minute 55 seconds) by a harness horse in 1906. Consequently, Dan Patch is featured on many International Stock Food Products. The horse and his owner had a close connection, Dan Patch died July 11, 1916, Savage died of a heart attack a few days later. Dan Patch became less significant as America embraced the automobile. Ironically, Savage started manufacturing the Dan Patch automobile in 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for International Worm Powder sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The poster includes testimonials from customers throughout the United States. Text from poster: "Expels The Worms, Remove The Primary Cause And Restores The Stomach And Bowels To A Healthy Condition. Purifies The Blood And 'Tones Up' The Digestive Organs. Absolutely Harmless. Price, 50 Cents." 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 in color for International Worm Powder sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The poster includes testimonials from customers throughout the United States. 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
Illustrated trade catalog featuring a variety of refrigerator types: hardwood, dry air, household and sideboard, and hotel refrigerators and ice chests.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Invoice from R.D. Church to the Redwood Falls Public Library board, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, authorizing payment to Kreitinger and Isackson for additions and changes to original contract that are completed and due to the contractors, $2,052.00 and to R.D. Church $422.00.
Statement from H.M. Hitchcock and Company to the library board, Redwood Falls Public Library, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, for record book and memo book, $1.25.
Invoice from L.F. Robinson, with Western Elevator Company, to the Board of Directors of Redwood Falls Public Library for labor on library grounds of the new library, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, $17.53.
Invoice from R.W. Ziemer, Western Elevator Company, to the Board Of Directors of the Redwood Falls Public Library, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, for coal and drayage, $6.85.
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.
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.
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.
A contract for the sale of land from John Bardwell of London, to Charles Bardwell of Birmingham, England, in June of 1656. The document is hand-scribed on parchment.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, is between James B. Close of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company and I.S. Kingsbury of Kane County, Illinois. It is for the east half of the southeast quarter of Section 3 in Township 106 North, of range 45 west of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Gray Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 80 acres for the sum of $860 and includes a detail of payment made between May 23, 1885, and paid June 1, 1891. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
This contract for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James Brooks Close of the South Minnesota Land Company and I.S. Kingsbury of Kane County, Illinois. It is for the west half of the southeast quarter of Section 3 in Township 106 North, of Range 45 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Gray Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 80 acres for the sum of $860 with detail of payments made between May 23, 1885 and June 1, 1891. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under business names Western Land Company and the Southern Minnesota Land Company.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James B. Close of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company and I.S. Kingsbury of Kane County, Illinois. It is for the east half of the southwest quarter of Section 3 in Township 106 North, of Range 45 west of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Gray Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 80 acres for the sum of $860 and includes a detail of payment made between May 23, 1885, and paid in full in 1886. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
This contract, for a piece of land in Murray County, Minnesota, is between R.W. Murray of Close Brothers & Company and A. Boysen of Cook County, Illinois. It is for the northeast quarter of Section 9 in Township 105 North, of Range 42 West of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Fenton Township, Murray County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $1,280 and includes a detail of payment made between January 16, 1888, and paid in full March 8, 1888. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
This contract, for a piece of land in Murray County, Minnesota, is between James B. Close and John B. Close of Close Brothers & Company and A. Boysen of Cook County, Illinois. It is for the southeast quarter of Section 9 in Township 105 North, of Range 42 West of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Fenton Township, Murray County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for a sum of $1,280 and includes a detail of payment made between January 16, 1888, and paid in full March 8, 1888. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James B. Close of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land company and Adam Wedel of Pottawattamie County, Iowa. It is for the southwest quarter of Section 3 in Township 107 North, of Range 45 West of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Grange Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $1,440 and includes a detail of payments made between August 31, 1885, and November 1, 1891. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.