Noted!

Schmitt Music Company’s mural of Ravel’s “Scarbo” from “Gaspard de la Nuit” on a wall of its downtown Minneapolis headquarters store has drawn attention since 1972. French pianist Desire N’Kaoua, who noted the wall on a visit, liked it so much that a photo is featured in the liner notes of his album, “Maurice Ravel: … Read more

Grain, Time and Money

MINNEAPOLIS STEEL TWINE BINDER Will save your Grain, Time and Money, and bring Peace and Prosperity your home. THE STRONGEST, MOST-RPLIABLE, LIGHTEST DRAFT, PERFECT WORKING Binder offered to the trade. It has all the good points of the MINNEAPOLIS ‘STANDARD,” conceded by all to be the best Binder made, and the first choice of the … Read more

On Shady Island

Lake Minnetonka, the Eden and most charming spot of all at Minnetonka. Its beauties are known all over this terrestrial sphere. Consists of 40 acres, 30 acres natural park, a dreamland, covered with massive maple, basswood, elm, oak; 10 acres under a high state of cultivation in currants, grapes, strawberries, vegetables. No place in state … Read more

Ford Plant

BEAT ST. PAUL! To CELEBRATE the opening of the new Twin City Ford Plant, St. Paul Ford dealers have planned a citywide campaign, to begin this week. Civic organizations, business houses and private citizens of St. Paul have combined with St. Paul Ford dealers to close all possible sales and make an possible deliveries of … Read more

Your Credit is Good!

ABOVE A PRELIMINARY PICTURE OF THE EXTERIOR OF OUR NEW BUILDING AS IT WILL APPEAR AFTER THE REMODELING PROCESS; but does not include the contemplated Lighting Effects now being worked out, which will make this, the Corner of Fifth Street and First Avenue North, One of the Brightest Corners in the Down Town District. MOST … Read more

Farmer Owned

A FARMER OWNED CO-OPERATIVE FARM SUPPLY Wholesale, serving 200,000 farm families through local co-operative companies, located in Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Northern Wyoming. BUY WITH CONFIDENCE AT YOUR LOCAL CO-OPERATIVE A FARMER-OWNED, wholesale farm supply cooperative serving local cooperatives in five Northwest states. The most modern oil blending plant in the … Read more

Better Known as Matt’s

In 1954, Matt Bristol took over a dark, 24-by-55-foot 3.2 joint he bought from a guy named Nibs Martin. The bar could hold 78 thirsty patrons. A couple month’s after he changed the name of the place to Matt’s, a cook was flipping hamburgers on a two-foot-wide grill at the end of the bar and … Read more

Toro! Toro!

Steel Construction Gives You Extra Value in the new Toro Mowers! The trend of engineering and design in practically all metal products today is towards steel construction and the elimination of frequent breakdowns. That is why we chose it for our new line of lawn equipment. Steel is much stronger and much lighter than cast … Read more