This 1928 billhead records a wholesale grocery shipment handled by Hancock-Nelson Mercantile Company of Minneapolis during the late interwar period of regional distribution.
Minneapolis and St Paul formed the commercial core of the Upper Midwest, supplying surrounding towns with packaged foods and household staples through large central warehouses linked to rail and truck routes. Wholesale grocers operated as the connective tissue between national manufacturers and small-town retailers, standardizing ordering, pricing, and delivery as consumer markets became increasingly national in scope.
The document is dated 1928 and is addressed to a merchant in Somerset, Wisconsin. Line entries list a wide range of grocery products including beans, cocoa, syrup, cherries, sugar, and molasses, with quantities, weights, and prices recorded in structured columns beneath the company masthead. Branded product imagery appears at the top of the sheet, combining marketing with formal accounting on a commercial form measuring 8 x 9 inches.
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