A collection of various reports on the conduct of the war in Germany, including casualties, injuries, and Iron Cross recipients.

St. Paul's German Evangelical-Lutheran Church, in accordance with the proclamation of Governor W.L. Harding, which forbids the use of all foreign languages in public assemblies, has completely done away with the German language in church, as Pastor…

Letter writer argues German-language press a key incubator of Pro-Germanism, through language.

Nicholas Gonner, editor of the Iowa, comments on Joseph Eiboeck's new English-language anti-temperance paper, the State Independent. Despite Gonner's support of the paper, he is concerned that Eiboeck's lack of religious sensibilities will alienate…

While it is uncertain who organized this masquerade ball--either the proprietor of Ham's Hall or another group that rented the hall--they are clearly proud of the prize money that they have set aside for the best costumes.

Sole, incomplete issue of Die Freie Presse, party organ of local Muscatine Socialist Party.

Masthead from Die Freie Presse, organ for Muscatine's Socialist Party

These two letters contain a conversation addressing the possible need to translate German newspapers. While L. Schubbert claimed there was nothing worth translating and the German-Americans seemed to be loyal, H.J. Metcalf still insisted on having…

Short excerpt of speech by Karl Schurz noting the beauty of the German language and the reconcilability of the German language and American identity.

First "Rundschau über Iowa," Eiboeck's regular survey of notable news culled from the state's German newspapers