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Announcement of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad advertising land for sale, starting at $5 per acre

Announcement of the Burlington and Missouri River R.R. Co. advertising land for sale on credit, to be paid back at 6% interest over 10 years.

Impromptu organization of citizens to restrict German language.

Englert Theater advertisement. The Englert Theater, built in 1912 for vaudeville shows, was rebuilt as a modern movie palace in 1926.

Ad for Iowa farmland, 1871, Des Moines.

translation of ad: "J.P. Dostal, Great Western Brewery, maker of the finest beer in Iowa City and the whole region. I warmly recommend my brewery to the public. All orders from in and out of town will be processed promptly. J.P. Dostal"

translation of ad: "The City Brewery of Englert & Rittenmeyer is confident that it will once again solidly maintain its long-standing distinguished reputation by virtue of the excellent quality of its product. Its beer is commonly recommended by…

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

Congregation in Hubbard complies.

Pro forma CoD business, but last section contains interesting aside about "German women" potentially stirring up trouble amongst Davenport community.