Advertisements for Mardi Gras masquerade balls and costume rental
Carnival; Harmonie Damen-Verein; Dubuque Sängerbund; masquerade ball
Advertisements from the Dubuque National-Demokrat: the top-most one for costume rental; the middle one for a masquerade ball sponsored by the "Harmonie Damen-Verein" (Harmony Ladies' Club); the bottom one for a masquerade ball sponsored by the "Dubuque Sängerbund" (Dubuque Singing Club)
Frederick Gniffke (?)
Dubuque National-Demokrat
<a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=5563" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Frederick A. Gniffke</a>
30 December 1886
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newspaper advertisement
microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa
Dubuque County
Advertisements for Christmas and New Year's/Carnival celebrations, Dubuque National-Demokrat, 1883
Christmas celebration; Weihnachtsfeier; New Year's Ball; Neujahr
advertisements inviting the public to Christmas and New Year's celebrations organized by the Dubuque Turners
Frederick Gniffke (?)
Dubuque National-Demokrat
<a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=5563" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Frederick A. Gniffke</a>
13 December 1883
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newspaper advertisement
microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa
Dubuque County
Mardi Gras Ball Advertisements, Dubuque National-Demokrat, 1866
Mardi Gras ball; Thomas Payne; A. Kriegar; costume competition; prize money; food; Deutscher Unterstützungsverein; Deutsches Stadttheater; Germania-Band; City Hall
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 celebration in honor of Thomas Payne's birthday
Frederick Gniffke (?)
Dubuque National-Demokrat
<a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=5563" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Frederick A. Gniffke</a>
23 January 1866
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newspaper advertisement
microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa
Dubuque County
Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball Advertisement, Iowa City Post, 1882
Mardi Gras; Masquerade Ball; Ham's Hall; Pischa's Orchestra
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.
Max Otto (?)
Iowa City Post
Max Otto
15 February 1882
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newspaper advertisement
microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa City; Johnson County
Theater and Masquerade Ball announcements, Des Moines Turner Hall, Mardi Gras 1874
Theater performances; masquerade ball; Die Eifersüchtigen (play); Roderich Benedix; List und Phlegma (play); Louis Angely
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" (Cunning and Phlegma) by Louis Angely
?
Iowa Staats-Anzeiger
Joseph Eiboeck
7 February 1874
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Des Moines; Polk County
Masquerade Ball announcement, Des Moines Turner Hall, 1871
Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball
The Turners regularly hosted masquerade balls for Mardi Gras in the late 19th century.
Conrad Beck
Iowa Staats-Anzeiger
Conrad Beck
18 February 1871
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Des Moines; Polk County
<em>Iowa Staats-Anzeiger,</em> Iowa Press Review
support for Anti-Monopoly party; woman suffrage; Republican party; party allegiance of German voters; Des Moines City License referendum; Turner Picknick; opinions of Davenport Demokrat, Carroll Demokrat, Dubuque National-Demokrat, Elkader Herold, Clinton Volkszeitung, Lansing Post, Dubuque Times, State Register, Dubuque Herald
Eiboeck reviews both German and English newspapers in the state regarding matters of interest to "liberal" German voters. Some German papers have endorsed the Anti-Monopoly party ticket, while others advise rejecting the party, which refused to include a saloon licensing plank in its platform. Additional columns concern German positions on woman suffrage and the Republican party.
Joseph Eiboeck
Iowa Staats-Anzeiger
Joseph Eiboeck
1874-07-23
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newspaper editorial
Iowa City Historical Library Newspaper Collection Microfilm, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa; 1874; Des Moines; Polk County
Eiboeck's second "English Department": "A Homogenous People" and "The Masquerade Ball"
American ethnicities; melting pot; prejudice & xenophobia; Mardi Gras; costumes & masks
Eiboeck devotes his second 'English Department" to a discussion of relations among American ethnicities and a
description of the "grandest event of the season in Des Moines," the Masquerade Ball held in the Turner Hall.
Joseph Eiboeck
Iowa Staats-Anzeiger
Joseph Eiboeck
21 February 1874
State Historical Society of Iowa
ad for 1874 Turner Hall Masquerade Ball: https://germansiniowa.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/2279
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Des Moines; Iowa; Mardi Gras; Polk County
Turner Hall Ads: Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball & play performances
Theater; Mardi Gras; <em>Das erste Mittagessen einer jungen Frau</em>; <em>Das Versprechen hinterm Herd</em>; Karl Görlitz; Alexander Baumann
Announcement of upcoming events in the Des Moines Turner Hall: a Mardi Gras <em>Maskenball</em> and performances of "The First Lunch" by Karl Görlitz and "The Promise Made behind the Stove" by Alexander Baumann
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Iowa Staats-Anzeiger
Joseph Eiboeck
14 February 1874
State Historical Society of Iowa
Internet Archive: <a href="https://archive.org/details/dasversprechenhi00baum" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Alexander Baumann, Das Versprechen hinterm Herd</a>
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text; newspaper announcement
microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa
Des Moines; Mardi Gras; Polk County