That’s a smashing logo, Magnet Inn, but I have questions.
100 years ago #OTD
Wed., Oct. 13, 1920
Willmar (Minn.) Tribune
Source: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov , @librarycongress
100 years ago #OTD
Wed., Oct. 13, 1920
Willmar (Minn.) Tribune
Source: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov , @librarycongress
UPDATE: Answers in abundance (!) in a lengthy followup ad. And it’s something to behold. The section about walking distances is particularly wonderful.
Magnet Inn, no further questions.
Wed., Feb. 2, 1921
Willmar (Minn.) Tribune
Source: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov , @librarycongress
Magnet Inn, no further questions.
Wed., Feb. 2, 1921
Willmar (Minn.) Tribune
Source: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov , @librarycongress
UPDATE 2: Back a few years to the Magnet Inn origin story.
Why the name?
What’s the coffee philosophy?
What’s the role of restaurant empathy?
Wed., Oct. 17, 1917
Willmar (Minn.) Tribune
Source: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov , @librarycongress



Wed., Oct. 17, 1917
Willmar (Minn.) Tribune
Source: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov , @librarycongress
UPDATE 3: We return momentarily to the present as the excellent Scottish power pop band @Brontosauruspop takes this thread to a magnificent new level.