First Ad in Our Iowa Magazine

We’ve subscribed to the beautiful Our Iowa magazine for years. We’ve had a couple of old photos published in the Rewind section (Guy as a farm boy riding a cow during the 1950s, and the two oldest Wilson brothers standing in front of the Model T truck as they prepared to leave for the Navy, 1934), but I’d never placed an ad with them for the Leora books.

The very first one is in the August/September 2024 issue, naming the three places in the Des Moines area that offer autographed copies.

Not only that, but Our Iowa holds drawings for prizes to its readers for reading the ads. We advertisers pay for their ads in part by giving away products or services. Readers hunt for a tiny “I” in three ads, jotting them on a postcard to send in for the drawings.

I’ve been told that some subscribers hunt for the tiny “I” symbols as soon as the new issue arrives. What a fun addition to such an inviting collection of glossy photos and winsome stories.

For this issue, I’m offering a gift card to Beaverdale Books in Des Moines, who carry autographed copies of the Leora books, plus they offer shipping.

Friends from Guthrie Center have already spotted the tiny ad! (I didn’t find a tiny “I” in it.) May these ads connect readers with the compelling stories of a diminutive Iowa woman who lived with terrible losses, yet with tenacity and grace.