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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1911
Page
3
A Des Moines penned tribute to Iowa from an early 20th century column, extolling the state’s harvests, seasons, and moral vigor. The prose mixes lyrical nature imagery with calls to pride in Iowa’s soil, climate, and future. The piece praises November scenery, agricultural abundance, and the character of Iowa people, urging perseverance and national growth through education and industry.
A fragmented report traces early Red Cross tuberculosis seal drives, noting postwar shifts in methods and international links. It highlights Delaware efforts led by Miss Mildred Bissell and the Red Cross Society of Delaware, raising nearly $3,400, then national sales reaching $1,500,000 with a 1914–1915 expansion across the United States under the slogan A Mission for Tuberculosis.
The piece notes a Missouri event with Thera ofoluphine leaders at Ames College in Ades iwa, and a Chicago show where the college earned about $200 with a blue ribbon. It mentions Pit Curtiss and Beef Kennedy as victors. Premiums for boys and girls include trips to Washington and a sewing machine, with contests at the Iowa State College of Ames next month.
North Americans faced with lightning danger are urged to seek Electric Bitters as a cure for virulent liver disease. Robert Madsen of West Burlington Iowa allegedly recovered after eight months of illness when four doctors gave up. The ad claims bitters cleanse stomach liver nerves and kidneys and purify blood, sold at druggists.
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