Journal's Mammoth Voting Contest For Junior Readers
Editor invites Muscatine juniors to enter a four district voting contest with four Shetland pony outfits as prizes. Nomination blanks count 25 votes and voting coupons 10 votes. entries accepted until September 12. Helen Raymond signs, encouraging letters from juniors and promising entry in next issue.
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Muscatine City
Iowa Avenue
Muscatine County
Journal
Muscatine
Iowa
Helen Raymond
Junior Letters to Editor on Roll of Honor
Frances Marple writes from Joy Tit box 53 to editor seeking to contact Ethel Bevard and have her name added to the Roll of Honor. The child signs as loving junior and asks for assistance.
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Ethel Bevard
Frances Marple
Joy, Il
Augusta
Maine
Kennebeck River
Kennebeck
Andrescoggin
Joy
Letter from Keosauqua reader about winners and pets
Miss Helen Raymond writes from Keosauqua Iowa on July 29 1908 saying she won a prize and will not write a story this week She notes she used to live near Columbus Junction and mentions owning two cats a Maltese and a black and white cat while asking readers for further input from Juniors and the Dear Editor column.
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Keosauqua
Iowa
Helen Raymond
Columbus Junction
Illinois City
Ill
Miss Raymond
Flossie Helverson
Myrtle
Cora
Junior Page Letters From Muscatine Journal Readers
Aledo Illinois July 1908 Junior Page shares letters from Mary C McCormick and Ethel Bevard. McCormick lists city puzzle answers and hidden cities, wishing school start and signing best wishes. Bevard writes as a thirteen year old, describing age height weight grade and rural distance to school.
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Muscatine Journal
Muscatine
Iowa
Betty Anderson
Augusta
Concord
Montpelier
Boston
Hartford
Providence
Albany
Harrisburg
Trenton
Dover
Annapolis
Charleston
Richmond
Nashville
Jackson
Montgomery
Atlanta
Raleigh
Columbia
Tallahassee
Guthrie
Lattle Rock
Baton Rouge
Austin
Pierre
Miss Raymond
Cumberland
Athens
Ohio
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Little Rock
Key West
Wheeling
Springfield
Omaha
Newark
Savanna
Helena
Indianapolis
Mary C. McCormick
Aledo
Letts
Helen Raymond
Roll of Honor Letters From Young Readers
A collage of short notes and greetings from juvenile contributors in early 20th century Iowa and Illinois towns. Teens and preteens write Miss Raymond and editor, share school hopes, puzzle answers, hay notes, and upcoming stories, mentioning Roll of Honor and local life.
How to Learn to Float by Malcolm W. Ford
Ex champion swimmer Malcolm W. Ford shares age old advice on learning to float. He recalls his own trials with sinking and the method of stuffing nostrils with cotton to gain confidence, balance, and a face above water, detailing gradual progress from initial trials to full buoyancy.
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Malcolm W. Ford
America
Eva Maurath seeks Junior help for Journal pony race
A Muscatine letter from Eva Maurath urges Journal Juniors to recruit readers who do not subscribe and secure advance payments. She promises rewards for active workers and directs readers to report back via the Journal office. The piece includes multiple short vignettes about fairs and geography.
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Muscatine
Eva Maurath
Journal
W. 2d St
Plainspoken Farewell Note From Hazel Reynolds
A brief closing note from Hazel Reynolds indicates the chautauqua has ended and she enjoyed the time. She signs as Your Junior and adds a postscript requesting a gold bracelet if possible.
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Hazel Reynolds
P. S
Sleeping sickness spread by Nile crocodiles and flies
The article explains a deadly sleeping sickness in Africa linked to the glossina palpalis fly feeding on crocodile blood. The disease passes from crocodile to fly to humans, causing a fatal stupor. German scientist Dr. Robert Koch studies the illness on Lake Victoria Nyanza, seeking a cure.
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Nile
Lake Victoria
Nyanza
Robert Koch
Dr. Kocht
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