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184899-997118 - Nelson Kaitlyn - May 12, 2016 703 PM - NelsonK_B. J. Thompson to T. A. Potter, Feb. 2, 1918_Metcalf 1of 2.jpg

This is a letter from B. J. Thompson to T. A. Potter who has called attention to the German activity occurring in Winnebago County. He is nervous about the situation and feels there has been nothing done about pertaining patriotism. He also inquiries…
189515-997118 - Schehl Tyler - May 4, 2016 337 PM - SchehlT_Letter from HJM to John Wasson_Metcalf.jpg

This letter is addressed to a Linden farmer, John Wasson, who had presumably been suspected by others in his community of being a slacker. HJM reports that his
189515-997118 - Schehl Tyler - May 4, 2016 337 PM - SchehlT_Letter from John Wasson to HJM_Metcalf.jpg

This return letter from Wasson details his contributions to the war effort, as requested by HJM, in order to testify against his being a slacker. He describes, in a charcoal pencil scrawl on a small slip of paper, all of the grain he has stockpiled…
243295-997118 - Spaulding Elizabeth - May 12, 2016 829 PM - SpauldingL_GardenPamphletDistribution.jpg

The garden pamphlet is sent to schools to encourage school-age children to grow their own food in order to save food during the war.
Korn-Baking.1903.jpg

Employees of the Korn Baking Company in Davenport pose for a photograph around a giant pretzel.
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