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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1921
Page
4
Edwin W. Bishop of Michigan asks readers to buy Tubex products as gifts to support a charitable cause. He frames the effort as a Christmas gift to the world and mentions partners including elderly folk and children in a plea to send money or purchases. The message presents himself as a small, essential link in a larger charitable operation.
Sam Gompers endorses the fourteenth annual Christmas Rate and urges continued joint effort with national and local tuberculosis groups to suppress the deadly plague. He thanks supporters for their work and pledges AFL solidarity with educators and workers in the campaign.
A fragment from a 31918 era piece recounts a tuberculosis patient returning home from Mines country. The speaker urges persistent public health effort and Christmas seal fundraising as vital ammunition in the battle against plague.
The text emphasizes how buying Christmas seals reduced deaths from tuberculosis in Michigan. It claims 2370 lives saved since 1910 and urges continued public support to sustain wartime health measures, noting the impact of pennies from donations and referencing a Bureau of Vital Statistics report.
A health leaflet urges readers to seek pure air and ventilation in all indoor spaces year round. It warns against overcrowded, overheated rooms and dusty environments and advises thorough airing and cleaning before moving into a new home.
A health note stresses mental wellbeing for tuberculous patients and warns that worry and homesickness hinder recovery. It advises minimizing disturbances, avoiding undue company or nagging, and argues against sending patients away unless they can stay long enough to recover with financial reassurance.
A wartime defiance speech lauds tuberculosis as civilization's foe and urges support for Christmas Seals to aid air and sunlight therapy. It honors veterans with battle scars and appeals to readers to buy stamps to fund outbreak relief.
The Who's Who lists officers for the Michigan T-8 Association. President William DeKleine of Flint. First Vice President J H Kellogg of Battle Creek. Second Vice President C G Racal of Ann Arbor. Treasurer H J Harts of Detroit. Executive Secretary Hisaheth J Parker of Lansing. Field Representative Mrs Helen Moore of Lansing. Publicity Director Arnold Mulder of Holland. Seal Sale Director Theodore J Werte.
The text argues that universal health education and correct hygiene reduce tuberculosis deaths. It links improved water and sewage to declines in typhoid and other diseases, claiming broad public health progress depends on widespread awareness and generations of proper practices.
A speaker urges readers to buy Christmas Seals to fund tuberculosis prevention and care. The appeal links seals to open air schools, home nurse visits, and treatments that protect the vulnerable, stressing shared duty to safeguard loved ones and a healthier world.
Mrs. William R. Alvord of the State Federation of Women’s Clubs declares full support for the 1921 Christmas seal sale to stamp out tuberculosis in Michigan. Local clubs and the Modern Health Crusade extend reach to 25 of 83 counties, with nurses teachers and tuberculosis workers carrying the effort nationwide.
The Christmas Seal began with Miss Emily P. Bissell of Delaware who, inspired by Jacob Riis, proposed a sale to raise funds for tuberculosis work. In 1907 she secured $40 and helped place seals in Philadelphia stores, selling 406 000 seals and funding Hope Farm and a state tuberculosis commission. The annual seal sale grew into hundreds of millions, shaping the national TB campaign.
The Michigan Tuberculosis Association reports a volunteer seal sale committee for 1921 with no pay. Chairman Mr Wooden of Battle Creek, Mrs Martner of Sagview, and Grand Rapids banker Mr Amberg lead efforts shaping plans for the annual sale, relying on busy volunteers statewide to ensure success.
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