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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1907
Page
9
The editor thanks juniors for summer letters and announces the school year opens soon. Readers sent many stories but limited space means some will be deferred. The Teddy Bear contest is winding down as prizes are delayed but will be sent. Students may choose original story subjects next week.
Two unsigned junior letters dated August 1907 show youths seeking publication and recognition. Evelyn McMillin of New Boston Illinois writes of a story about a brave deed and hopes to win a Teddy Bear. Clio Rahmiller of Columbus Junction Iowa promises to write about travel and notes a red pet pig and honor-roll placement.
Duranta, Ia Aug 6 1907 Dear Miss Raymond I may win a Teddy Bear due to rain tonight It looks like a big storm We had two big storms this summer and I hope not more Joy Ill Aug 1 1907 Dear Miss Raymond and Juniors I am well We go to Aledo tomorrow for the show I wrote A Brave Deed hoping for a Teddy Bear Lillie J Staley R F D No 2 Joy Tl Miss Helen Raymond I will write to say I am well I like the Junior page Cloudy day Grandpa Barn struck by lightning Tuesday night at eleven Your junior Minnie May Rahmiller
A collection of short letters from Iowa juniors dated August 1907 about the Journal’s honor roll, prize hopes, birthday gifts, shows, and school start dates. Writers include Wilma Bockwoldt Tipton, Elizabeth Wintermute Wilton, Helen Feltmann Muscatine, Helen Simpson Muscatine, Nellie Tindall Columbus Junction and Cairo area correspondents.
A letter from Helen Havenhill to Miss Raymond dated July 31 1907 from Cairo Iowa greets a junior page and notes she will be nine on August 5 and plans to write a story though she has not chosen a subject.
A narrator writes of a preferred destination and the reasons guiding this choice. The piece reflects personal wish and the motivation behind choosing a particular place to travel.
Verna Auten writes from West Chester Iowa in August 1907 praising Emma Lorber for a prize winning story and noting upcoming school start and a popular junior page. She mentions Muscatine Journal delivery and Teddy Bear contest plans, and lists two pet cats Nig and Fluff.
Emma J Lorber writes from Muscatine Iowa to Verna Auten on the Junior page. She asks about prizes won and notes she is 14 as of June 15 1997 though the date 1907 appears. She lists family members pets animals and farm life details and asks Verna to write back.
A collection of handwritten notes from young correspondents sharing greetings, family details, and hopes for prizes. La Belle in Missouri writes of three sisters and a brother, Burge Collins closes with a sign off, while another writer mentions publishing junior letters and seeking a Teddy Bear prize.
A junior page note from a 12 year old replies to Helen Ringle asking about age. The writer mentions having four young kittens and that one is white and belongs to them. The message ends with the kitten’s name unfinished.
A seven year old girl from Columbus Junction Iowa recalls a winter trip with her mother and grandmother to California five years earlier. She longs to revisit Los Angeles San Francisco and Seattle to meet cousins see the beach mountains and bears and attend the Iowa picnic on February 22.
Burye Collins writes of taking music lessons but plans a vacation and will return the first Monday in September. He mentions owning 13 chickens and asks if the recipient has any. The La Belle street fair starts on the 27th about 40 miles away. He closes hoping for a reply next week.
Burye Collins writes from La Belle Missouri dated August 7 1907 asking about Ralph Orr Mamie and others. He mentions Teddy Bear writing plans a ball game in Quincy and that school starts September 2 1907. He asks Ralph to write back soon.
A 1907 West Liberty note discusses two junior letters. Nellie Hinkhouse, 12, shares Teddy bear news and school life while requesting postal replies. A second letter from a young girl asks Gertrude Seright about appearance age and height and mentions her sister’s upcoming birthday.
A pair of short childhood letters from Nellie Tindall and Edna Petersen. Helen Ringle writes about height age school and editor requests while Edna Petersen replies with a brief update on herself and a missed prize.
A trio of short letters from Muscatine Wapello and West Liberty teens describe prize awards, upcoming visits, and school news. Ruth Nelson asks for junior replies, Edna Petersen mentions a journey story, and others note reading the Junior page and plans to write back.
A brief note by Eva Maurath reflects pride in a compact story. She emphasizes quality over length and values the strength of a concise narrative.
In a quartet of early 20th century correspondence notes from August 1907 local youths write to Ruth Nelson Wilton Iowa and Gertrude Gertenbach. The letters mention school schedules kittens a brown dog and prize stories while hoping to appear on a Teddy bear roll of honor and to share weekly notes.
Children enjoy a sunny day after April showers as birds sing and mud dries. They recount the outing to their parents and note a fatherly comment about Tom’s idea for school. The piece ends with a whimsical line about a potential prize.
A nine year old girl Hazel near a Missouri farm is pulled into a brook by a large fish. Her dog Rover quickly dives in and pulls her out just as she sinks, saving her life. The piece closes with two riddles about a river and a hill.
Ruth Jones invites the four Diling children to a yard picnic with her family. A gold ring hidden in a cake piece is won by Grace at the end of the day, and the group expresses their joy before returning home.
On an April morning Tom and Clara walk to school when rain starts. They debate turning back or continuing to school as they near the schoolhouse it suddenly stops raining.
A five year old girl Hazel wanders to a depot with her dog Rover. She crosses a train track and is saved by Rover who drags her away before a locomotive. The grateful engineer sends Rover a collar the following week. Freddie Schwartz Muscatine Iowa ages nine.
Instructions describe preparing soil by plowing and spading, removing clods, and leveling. Radishes and lettuce are planted first with radish rows one foot apart and lettuce spaced to eliminate gaps. Warns against weeds, notes climate and space, ends with a personal sign-off from Roy Cotteall.
A twelve year old describes steps for planting a garden. Plow in April, wait, hoe to fine soil, plant seeds, cover, rely on rain and sun, and wait for sprouts. The hardest part is hoeing and weeding, but garden making yields many good things.
A hot day finds Hazel and her dog Rover at the river where Hazel plays in the sand and finds shells. She falls in and Rover jumps in to help as Hazel’s father rushes to the scene.
A brief note from West Chester Iowa describes Viola Auten age 8 meeting a dog named Rover on the shore. Rover was petted extensively after the encounter.
Tessie Niles shares a garden guide from Tipton Iowa R F D No 5. She describes hot beds for cabbage tomatoes and cauliflower with glass in day and boards at night to guard against frost. She covers rows with well cultivated ground and distances for peas beans sunflowers peanuts and soil. She adds a playful note about preferring a hair ribbon if she wins.
The note describes choosing a sunny spot and using spade hoe and rake to prepare soil, lay a straight seed bed, sow seeds with even spacing, cover with soil, and rely on April showers. The writer, junior Garril Harned, adds a postscript about preferring hair ribbons if he wins.
Hazel Martin, visiting relatives near Chicago, fell into a pond while throwing sticks at ducks. Rover leaped in, rescued her, and brought her to safety. She recovered with warmth from her grandmother and never forgot the life saved by Rover. Eva Page Keota Iowa includes a playful closing note.
In New York Hazel on West Broadway risks a lake outing after coaxing mother. The boat capsizes but Rover the dog rescues the girl, dragging her to shore where mother grieves yet credits Rover and keeps him for life. Adele Field, aged 19 Muscatineera wishes for a set of tablets if she wins.
May Cotterill describes plowing to soften soil for sowing radishes lettuce peas and onions in rows while beans and potatoes go in hills. Peas climb as vines in pods and lettuce varieties differ in bunches or rows. The note ends with a personal line about tablet sets if she wins.
Ruth handled breakfast, dinner, and supper at age eleven when her mother was ill. Her father cut bread and fried the meat, paying her a dollar weekly. Once her mother recovered, Ruth reduced her chores. Your new junior, Edith Johnston.
A seven year old girl named Dora travels to school passing a horse pasture. One horse is wild and often jumps over the fence, creating a tense moment as she continues on her way.
A long list of names appears in the segment, headed by Teddy Bear Roll of Honor and featuring numerous individuals including WM. D. Lee Jr Ena Auten Viola Auten Helen Ethal Lovina Schwartz Eva Maurath Lola Hummel Blanch Concannon Edna Peterson Arthur Wendinger Ruth Utt Clara Cothe Myrtle Cheadle Grace Childress Lillian Gilkey Bernice Holmes Edna Dutton Gertrude Gertenbach Ida Riley Margaret Cheeseborough Erma Finley Elva Swope Ruth Coxen Ruth Noble Oliver Stucker Minnie Rah MILLER Blanche Lenker Edith Johnston Sylvia Foster Esther Stucker Edith Volger Earl Hobert Clarence Thomas Margaret Roberts Roscoe Hankins Ruth Nelson Emma Lorber Lillie Staley Lilia George Helen Havenhill Freddie Tindall Clara E Petersel.
A short tale describes seven year old Bernice Holmes and a girl named Dora fleeing a horse that jumped a fence while Dora hurried to school. Dora outran the horse and arrived before the bell, fearing no harm.
A letter from R. F. D. No. 1 Fairport Iowa describes vegetable varieties and planting methods. It covers radishes cucumbers onions carrots parsnips lettuce celery cabbage tomatoes potatoes beets peas beans and cauliflower. It outlines soil preparation planting distances rows and hill methods and notes celery requires banking and longer growth. The writer signs off with a personal remark about hair ribbons if they win.
A girl named Dora Armstrong explores the woods where she admires flowers and brooks. She encounters a rattlesnake and runs home to safety, reputedly earning a narrow escape and a vivid adventure.
A child describes an imaginary journey starting 65 miles north by train then a street car to a city park. They list animals seen including bears wolves and parrots plus flowers and park scenery. The writer hopes for another trip, this time south along a river, and signs off as Your Junior.
A Junior writes about wanting to visit the German Empire to see scenery large rivers and buildings. He hopes to visit cousins and relatives he has never met and fears seasickness when traveling by boat at night.
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