"The Women Who Do Not Want Suffrage" make their case why they should not be given the right to vote in the upcoming constitutional referendum on 5 June 1916.
The referendum on women's suffrage will take place together with the June 5th primaries, in which voters will nominate candidates for state and county offices for the later November election. Should the measure be…
To Our Valued Readers
As most readers already know, foreign language newspapers are forbidden to publish articles about the war, the federal government, or anything concerning other countries at war, for as long as the war lasts, unless a notarized…
Unpatriotic and Disloyal
There is a provision by means of which one can call to account so-called unpatriotic or disloyal citizens. All reports of such wrongdoings should be made immediately to the county Council of Defense. This body absolutely…
In reaction to a letter John P. Irish had published in the German newspaper Dubuque National-Demokrat, attacking Joseph Eiboeck's rhetoric in a speech at the Anti-Monopolist state convention in July 1874 in favor of including a license plank in the…
This ad for the Eagle Brewery of Christian Magnus in Cedar Rapids bears testimony to the state-wide readership of the Iowa Staats-Anzeiger. The ad notes that the Eagle Brewery won first prize at the Iowa State Fair in 1877.
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…
An Appeal to Men
The women of Iowa who are against women's suffrage are fighting for the vast majority of their gender.
They do not want the men of Iowa to impose the right to vote on them.
They do not desire the strife, the bitterness, and the…
