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Display of extreme patriotism

Davis notes roiling resentment in community, a Dutch doctor and German banker.

Claims of Gov. Harding's permissions for Danish community.

Editorial from German-language paper concerning temperance.

The former Gustav Burkart Building (1899) in West Liberty--now a Mexican restaurant.

This letter is addressed to Guy E. Logan from H. A. Lemmon dated November 23, 1917. The letterhead is from the State Council of Defense in Reno, Nevada. The letter states that the State Council of Defense in Nevada would like to be added to the Iowa…

This is a letter from H. E. Morrow a pastor from a Methodist Church of State Center, Iowa. He is informing Metcalf of a German Lutheran Church that is said to come to town every Sunday and hold a service in the German language in his church building.…

Advertisement for the services of H. Mahraun, Iowa City agent for the North German Lloyd packet line.

A private correspondence between H.A. Davis and H.J. Metcalf, in which Metcalf has persuaded Davis to

H.J. Metcalf has written a 2 page letter addressed to the managing editor of The Nonpariel in Council Bluffs, IA. The Nonpariel is one of the largest newspaper publications in the Council Bluffs area at the time. Metcalf has stated he would like to…