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Walnut city marshal notes German defiance of Babel, as they "do not pay any more attention to your order than a hog does to Sunday."

Paper publishers asks for clarification and notes an elderly German woman unable to speak English.

Letter informing Metcalf about a Holland School in Sanborn, Iowa. He originally thought it was a German school but found out it was not upon arrival.

Letter from Postville, Iowa regarding local concerns in context of First World War.

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…
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