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Postcard from Theodor Rehder with image of Berlin, Iowa's German Savings Bank on front.

Citizen asks about public worship

Evangelical pastor asks for concessions.

Ad for Capital City Woolen Mills, led by German clothing manufacturers. 1906.

Reverend Armestien wants exemption for German-language services.

Republican convention supports Babel.

The idea of German churches upset many people in these small towns in Iowa, and some German churches even fought back. The writer wants to bring the issue to Washington because it may cause a lot of trouble.

How the war was framed as one protecting humanity from Germany and the warning towards German aliens give some interesting context into how they thought about Germans.

Barka says answer to last letter wasn't "plain enough."

Request for Norwegian in religious services.