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Letter addressing an educational campaign aimed towards providing patriotic literature in order to mobilize Minnesotan families in the war effort.

In this letter, The American Red Cross, more specifically the Director-General of Civilian Relief, is thanking H. J. Metcalf for the cooperation with the Red Cross. The Director-General of Civilian Relief is also asking H. J. Metcalf to send…

This letter is addressed to Herbert J. Metcalf from the Publicity Secretary of the Minnesota Commission of Public Safety dated October 18, 1917. The Minnesota Commission of Public Safety notified Metcalf that they are sending various booklets,…

A "simple farmer's wife" encodes her dreams and ships it off "to the government."

Local letterwriter to Harding

Maybe a prelude to Babel! Responder notes that Spencer brings up issues of "foreign language schools" for first time and that he'll look into it.

Wants to surreptitiously check out men in question. They should be "taught a drastic lesson."

Sheriff arrested Snittjer and he'll be put on trial.

Reporting on rich German, Simon Snittjer, Sr. [sounds Dutch], who won't display flag or donate money. Someone subsequently defaced his property.

Governor W.L. Harding created a state-wide holiday called