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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1907
Page
8
The editor criticizes recent letters as weak and says prizes were not awarded. The Teddy Bear contest closes August 31 with no further prizes after that date. Readers urged to submit stories and letters by Saturday Avenue 21 ua.
Verna Auten writes from Nichols Iowa about seven prizes including a doll and silk parasol and asks Emma Lorber about siblings and school start. Verna’s letter notes warm weather and upcoming school, while Blanch Lenker in Moscow Iowa sends a cheerful closing greeting and memories of grandma and Omaha trip.
AJoy Ill 1907 letter from Lillie J Staley writes of attending a show and awaiting her name on the roll of honor. She notes possible rain and promises to finish a story, signing farewell with family details.
A Muscatine Iowa letter dated August 13 1907 from Helen Simpson describes writing a story titled Alma's Fish and her fondness for fishing and warm Sunday days. She signs as a junior resident of Muscatine R R 5 Box 71.
Elizabeth A Wintermute writes from Tipton Iowa to the Junior page about her story idea Where I Should Best Like to go on a Journey and Why hoping it reaches print in time to win a Teddy Bear.
In Muscatine Iowa on August 12 1907 a twelve year old girl writes of her recent birthday on the tenth noting gifts such as a ring a fan hair ribbons a large doll and other items she signs off as your junior Mabel Warman and says she will close and write a story.
Miss Blanch Lenker from Moscow Iowa writes to tell about writing a story and asks if the West Liberty fair will be attended. She signs off from Moscow R R No 1 dated August 12 1907.
Clarence Thomas, age 11, thanks Illinois City Junior page for sending a Teddy Bear. He hopes to see his letter and story printed and closes with appreciation.
A Durant Iowa reader writes to the Junior page claiming she will win a Teddy Bear after sending two prior letters. The note is brief and ends with an intent to succeed, addressed to the editor from Muscatine Iowa.
Readers from Iowa and nearby towns write in about prize bears birthdays and school life. Juniors Wilma Bockwoldt Helen Ringle Nellie Tindal Helen Werner Anna E Marolf Edna Petersen share letters describing school starts Teddy Bears and family news from Wilton Wapello West Liberty Wilton and Wilton IA in 1907.
Eva Menurath writes from Muscatine Iowa dated August 14 1997 to Miss Raymond saying she is well planning to attend a big Sunday picnic with about 300 Grand Lodge members and a large crowd expected. She promises to report back after the event.
A 12 year old girl Jessie Havenhill from Cairo Iowa signs a brief note dated August 13 1907 to Miss Raymond for the Junior page. She mentions she will soon be 13 and plans to write a story but has not chosen a subject yet.
Miss Raymond receives notes from Ruth Nelson and Nellie Havenhill dated August 1907. The letters mention Teddy Bears, pets like kittens and a dog, ducks to be sold, and school starting in September. Nellie notes her December birthday and aims to win a Teddy Bear with a story.
Durant Iowa reader Linda Bockwoldt from rural route writes to the Junior page on August 13 1997 hoping for a Teddy bear prize. She mentions having written three times and signs R R No 1.
A reader from West Liberty Iowa writes in August 14 letter form describing plans to publish a farming method. The note details starting spring plowing, sowing oats in early April, and a practice of sowing oats into corn stalks.
Carl Kruse describes farm work through the year in West Liberty. He explains harrowing oats, burning stalks, plowing and planting corn in May, making hay after plowing, threshing, and attending the local fair. He notes winter prep and ends with a postscript hoping for tablets if he wins.
Joy Illinois reports two boys Ernest and Percy Smith nearly stranded by rising tides in a cliffside cave near the north Scottish coast. A rope and rescuers saved them after they prayed for courage, while local divers later recalled a fisherman’s sighting and two volunteers who kept them safe.
Robert Morten a twelve year old boy hitched a pony to a cart to visit his aunt Fanny. An automobile startled the pony on a rough road, causing the boy to be jolted and strike his head. Workers nearby stopped the pony and brought him home, preventing the visit. The note ends with a line from Helen Havenhill and a personal postscript about tablets if victorious.
A traveler recounts a city trip to J for a band carnival. He sees boys flying a kite, his brother planting corn, and his grandma baking cookies. He enjoys rides at a merry go round, pays a dime to ride animals, and watches clowns before returning home.
A historical note explains a farmer’s yearly cycle for hogs and grain. It details plowing, discing, harrowing, sowing oats in April, corn in May, multiple plowings, harvesting by late summer, threshing, and corn husking in November. Johnnie Oostendorp adds a closing quip about tablets and a riddle with a cat as answer.
A narrator and friends travel by two buggies to Iowa City to see a circus after stopping in a town by a river. They camp at an aunt's home, observe a cyclone’s destruction, enjoy the parade, dinner, and the show, then return home. The letter from Clyde Fishwild of Lone Tree, Iowa requests a Teddy Bear for submissions to the junior page, noting his birthday on the 22nd.
Eva Maurath explains spring gardening steps from plowing and harrowing to planting potatoes in guttered rows. She describes making square beds with paths around them for separate crops and emphasizes hoeing and weed removal for a neat garden.
A man named John notices strange nights with a ruffled bed and discovers Rover in his bed. The story hints at a mystery as John confronts the dog about the unsettling interruptions. Rover’s role as the owner’s loyal helper contrasts with the eerie nightly events.
A child describes garden making from preparing soil to sowing seeds and weeding. The writer notes hoeing, spacing seeds, pulling weeds, and caring for crops plus a closing sign off from Mabel Sell aged 10. The piece expands to a farm life snapshot mentioning corn planting cycles and farm income from butter and eggs shared by Goldin Showers.
The article explains there are many kinds of acorns from various oak trees. Squirrels bears pigs and children eat acorns though kids do not favor them. Acorns ripen in autumn and fall to the ground after frost making them easy to collect. some float away on creek water while others rot.
A letter from Freddie Tindall expresses desire to visit Alaska with its floating ice and gold mines. He notes Eskimos white people and Indians, mentions two uncles with mining claims, and recalls Alaska as Russian America bought in 1867. He highlights cold climate yet rich mines and fisheries.
A letter from Clio Rahmiller of Columbus Junction Iowa expresses a wish to travel to St Louis Missouri. She imagines riding trains viewing tall buildings the Mississippi River an impressive bridge and steamboats. She recalls seeing the steamer Helen Blair at Muscatine and wants to ride larger steamers on a journey.
Minnie May Rahmiller of Columbus Junction Iowa writes she prefers visiting Hazelton Indiana to see grandpa grandma and relatives, ride a horse, help feed pigs and play, hoping for a book prize if she wins.
A reader imagines travel to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming to view mountains and scenic landscapes then to Washington to see the White House and the President.
Instructions describe preparing soil with spades and hoes then sowing lettuce radishes or other seeds. It notes light rain helps growth and explains planting cabbage with a stick to make a hole and planting beans in rows.
The text describes how to plant crops with supports for tomatoes and peas, noting tomato planting with sticks and large tomatoes stored in crates, peas growing on vines in rows, and potatoes planted in furrows then cultivated. Albert Halling signs off with a note about preferring baseball if he wins.
A four year old named Nan begs to attend a ball game and sneaks away with candy. Her father tracks her by buggy, finds Nan after a short chase, and brings her home tired but unharmed, having traveled nearly three quarters of a mile.
Dear Editor I will write a story on how to make a garden. Plow or spade ground break clods rake ground fine then use a board to form straight rows six to twelve inches apart. Keep weeds out as seeds grow for a nice garden with radishes lettuce and peas. When frost is gone plant beans onions cucumbers tomatoes and more. If I win I would prefer a book.
A small two year old girl Nan wanders from home in Iowa while playing with green pumpkins. Her mother and later her father and brother search areas including barn shed corn cribs and road before Nan is found asleep in the corn field after moving between pumpkins. The note is signed by Blanche L. Birkett of West Liberty Iowa.
The text describes farming communities with crops like corn wheat oats and hay and livestock including horses cattle and hogs. It outlines a yearly cycle from planting oats in April to plowing harrowing and sowing, haying, shocking and threshing, then husking corn in October and November.
A young girl named Nan, orphaned and kept by her cruel aunt Nan, is mocked by local boys who steal milk for their dogs. She endures abuse and flees to escape the mistreatment, seeking refuge with a kindly elder.
A roster of individuals including WM. D. LEE JR and ENA AUTEN among many others such as VIOLA AUTEN HELEN ETHAL LOVINA SCHWARTZ VERNA AUTEN EVA MAURATH LOLA HUMMEL BLANCH CONCANNON EDNA PETERSON ARTHUR WENDINGER RUTH UTT CLARA COTHE MYRTLE CHEADLE GRACE CHILDRESS HELEN RINGLE LILLIAN GILKEY BERNICE HOLMES EDNA DUTTON GERTRUDE GERTENBACH IDA RILEY MARGARET CHEESEBROUGH ERMA FINLEY ELVA SWOPE NELLIE HINKHOUSE RUTH COXEN RUTH NOBLE OLVER STUCKER MINNIE RAHMILLER CLIO RAHMILLER BLANCHE LENKER EDITH JOHNSTON SYLVIA FOSTER ESTHER STUCKER EDITH VOLGER EARL HOBERT CLARENCE THOMAS MARGARET ROBERTS ROSCOE HANKINS RUTH NELSON EMMA LORBER NELLIE TINDALL LILLIE STALEY LILIA GEORGE HELEN HAVENHILL CLARA E PETSEL LELIE GEORGE AMELIA HETRICK ANNA MAROLF LINDA BOCKWOLODT GERTRUDE HILL HELEN FELTMAN.
A handwritten note from Etts, Ia, mentions Gertrude J. Gertenbach and a preference for a book if wins. The message conveys care and a cheerful ending for the unnamed recipient.
Hazel, a girl in Muscatine Iowa, travels with her dog Rover to visit grandparents. While resting under a tree Rover killed a nearby rattlesnake that would have bitten Hazel, saving her life and deepening her bond with Rover.
A young writer expresses a wish to travel to the sea to enjoy watching waves and gathering shells. The narrator imagines riding a ship across the big ocean and finds the idea very enjoyable.
A child writes of three wishes an organ for music a doll to replace a broken one and the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin or its show Then the writer asks for a necklace if they win signed junior
Clara age 8 Bessie age 4 Bernace age 10 and Vashti age 3 were gathering flowers two miles from home when a storm began. Bessie cried but the others urged her to be brave. They reached home about five o clock in the afternoon, signed by Nina Reeves.
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