Account of a public lecture on Vienna given by Joseph Eiboeck. Eiboeck, incoming editor of the Iowa Staats-Anzeiger, had served as honorary commissioner for Iowa at the Vienna World's Fair in 1873.
The Weekly Iowa Post
E.J Pleyel, Publisher and Editor
For President: Abraham Lincoln of Illinois.
For Vice President: Hannibal Hamlin of Maine.
Presidential Electors
Jos. A. Chapline of Dubuque Co. Fitz Henry Warren of Des Moines Co. 1st District.…
With the departure of Peter Gehr as co-publisher, announced here, Joseph Eiboeck assumed sole ownership and control of the Iowa Staats-Anzeiger. He also began to build a network of local agents, listed here, to promote subscriptions.
Three advertisements concerning Mardi Gras activities in Dubuque: 1) a masquerade ball in the German City Theater (Deutsches Stadttheater) with prize competition for the best costume; a ball in City Hall sponsored by the German Aid Society; a…
While it is uncertain who organized this masquerade ball--either the proprietor of Ham's Hall or another group that rented the hall--they are clearly proud of the prize money that they have set aside for the best costumes.
Murderous Attack on Secretary of State Seward.
The joyous excitement felt by the whole country upon receiving the news of Lee's surrender on Monday last has now given way to deep sorrow. This past Saturday morning, the telegraph brought news that…
Complementary Calendar for readers of the Dubuque National-Demokrat; the accompanying text notes that the newspaper was founded in 1856, making 1886 the 30th anniversary of its founding.
Like many newspapers of the period, the Iowa Staats-Anzeiger published annual New Year's greetings for its readers. This greeting includes a poem on the new year of 1889, which reveals the Democratic leanings of the paper by lamenting that Grover…
