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Portion of local electrical grid map for Pershing Park in Berlin, Iowa created in 1915. Notably, someone has scratched out "Lincoln" and penciled in "Berlin," demonstrating the pressures felt by German communities in the context of First-World-War…

Masthead of Manning Monitor

German-Language Inset in Largely English-Language paper during World War I. The title says: "This section is for family members who prefer to read German."

Pastor of church in Manilla asks for concessions.

General Manager of Sherman Service, Industrial Conciliators, Business Department, G.G. Manmy, asks to assist H.J. Metcalf in serving the country by offering words of advice from his novel

Delivery Wagon for Magnus Brewery Beer, Cedar Rapids, c. 1900. The saloon in the background displays the tongue-in-cheek name "The Cedar Rabbits."

Petition from Evangelical Lutheran Emmanuel Congregation in Grafton.

On Babel and Lutheranism in Sibley.