Speaking up for Mr. Pierce, recently deprived of his position for publishing an article on the "Reign of Terror."

Rohlff aghast at being called a slacker and disloyal by Lafayette Young.

This return letter from Wasson details his contributions to the war effort, as requested by HJM, in order to testify against his being a slacker. He describes, in a charcoal pencil scrawl on a small slip of paper, all of the grain he has stockpiled…

Wade notes the growth of a "non-partisan league" and wants to organize resistance against the organization.

R.C. Cutting failed to attach the article he wanted to ask H.J. Metcalf about but wrote to him asking to clear up the discrepancies concerning the seed companies that Mr. Wells had published in order to respond

This is a letter to Herbert J. Metcalf asking for him to send Bhis one hundred copies of the Governor

A citizen working for the gardening campaign informs Mr. Metcalf that many citizens are refusing to have their lots broken up for gardening use, and he feels this is very unpatriotic. He asks Metcalf to help encourage the plowing of additional lots…

CoD and agricultural business

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

On labor prices for farm work.