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.

Ad placed by the Des Moines Turners in the Iowa Staats-Anzeiger, with announcements a Mardi Gras masquerade ball as well as for two plays performed in the Turner Hall: "Die Eifersüchtigen" (The Jealous) by Roderich Benedix; "List und Phlegma"…

The Turners regularly hosted masquerade balls for Mardi Gras in the late 19th century.

Louise Hermann, Peter Zimmermann's future wife, has run out of regular paper and continues her letter on stationery from the Knights of Columbus. She discusses news of Caroline Benzinger, Willie Foerstner, and Harry Young. She notes that Peter should…

Louise Hermann, Peter Zimmermann's future wife, discusses the weather, her eagerness to receive another letter from Peter, and the death of Rudolf Novak due to pneumonia.

An overview of Davenport history, written by the editor of the Der Demokrat, Davenport's leading German newspaper. To access the Table of Contents, together with digitized pages of the work, please visit the University of Iowa's DIYHistory site at…

Announcement of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad advertising land for sale, starting at $5 per acre

Announcement of the Burlington and Missouri River R.R. Co. advertising land for sale on credit, to be paid back at 6% interest over 10 years.

image of the Foreword from the revised 1873 immigration handbook published by the Iowa Board of Immigration.