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FEATURE ARTICLES:
 "The
world over here is so different": Alice Ettinger's Musical Career
A young woman from Waterloo makes her mark in European music circles.
by M. Alison Kibler
Iowa Impromptu:
Norwegian Immigrant O. M. Oleson Seeks Music from Bjørnson and Grieg
A modest request from an Iowa druggist starts a battle of wits between two cultural
giants.
by Camilla Haugen Cai
Iowa Architect
of Acoustics Designed Fort Dodge & Sioux City Bandshells
Despite the Great Depression, two cutting-edge bandshells raised the bar on outdoor
music performances, thanks to architect Henry Kamphoefner and two Iowa communities.
by Ginalie Swaim
Meredith Willson:
Iowa's "Music Man" & "Ambassador to All the World"
From radio broadcasts to a Broadway musical, this Iowan sang the state's praises.
by John E. Miller
Yearly Index
DEPARTMENTS:
Front Porch:
Readers share their memories and experiences from country-school days.
Reading the Past:
Immigrant traditions and immigrant freedoms are explored in Jon Gjerde's book,
The Minds of the West: Ethnocultural Evolution in the by Marvin Bergman
One in a Million:
Three decades after they raised funds and made bandages for Civil War soldiers,
the Keosauqua War Time Glee Club gathers for a reunion and poses for a photograph.
Their story is this issue's "One in a Million."
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