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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1906
Page
6
Grace Dungan Muscatine Florence Burk St Louis Mo Vera Ingraham Muscatine Sidney Guthrie Muscatine Verna Auten West Chester Ia Mable Dallmeyer Route 4 Columbus Junction Ia.
The editor returns and thanks readers for submissions. Verna Auten of West Chester Iowa wins this week's prize. Sidney Guthrie and Verna Imzraham are invited to claim bows. Upcoming prizes include books and school supplies for the best summer story, last story read, or end of vacation.
Verna Auten of West Chester Iowa writes about picking berries. Strawberries ripen after June for about four weeks on the ground with no briars. Raspberries mulberries and blackberries follow in season with distinct picking notes and daily harvest needs.
A brief Junior page entry from Ardon Iowa dated August 13 1906. The writer Ray E Downer age 11 signs a short letter to Miss Raymond mentioning a previous story about Johnny and a fire and noting a preference for a knife if he wins.
Dear Miss Raymond writes Verna Anten from West Chester Iowa on August 9 1906. She expresses fondness for the Junior page and announces a vacation while describing her story All About Berry Picking and her prize preference a box of pins.
A seven year old girl Eva Page writes from Keota Iowa describing her family with two brothers a dog named Topsy a horse named John a cow named Boss and two kittens She mentions going to the river tomorrow and says they read the Saturday paper with pictures and letters and expresses affection for the paper.
Johnnie and his parents rescue children from a blaze at a neighbor’s house while the adults are away. Johnnie enters to save a birthday gift and narrowly escapes as the roof collapses, with the little girl thankful for the aid.
A young girl Mildred, living near a hall for many elders, earns stories from the residents. The hall’s head lady, childless, adopts Mildred and brings her to live in her home. A note from Eva Maurath and Pearl Cheadle accompanies memories of country stores and a prize wish.
Eva Maurath writes to Miss Raymond about a pleasant street fair full of shows and a merry go round ride. She recalls last Sunday’s Hershey Hose Company excursion to Burlington and says she enjoyed it all day.
A girl recalls her dog’s life saving protection from wild calves and retrieving a doll from a creek. John Miller, mistreated by Mr Elwood, wakes classmates during a dormitory fire, saves Miss Elwood, and helps rebuild the academy. Grace Dungan, 410 Beggs St Muscatine Iowa.
Pale and anaemic girls are described with symptoms like paleness, poor appetite, dizziness, and fatigue. The ad promotes Dr. A W Chase's Nerve Pills as a blood forming treatment, claiming weight gain and improved health, priced 50 cents per box and sold by A W Morgan, Druggist in Buffalo New York.
The writer describes a dog named Duke who follows commands, rests by the narrator, and waits for permission to move. The tone shows affection and a bond between child and pet, emphasizing why the dog is preferred over other animals.
A child named Johnnie is told by his mother to go downtown, setting the scene for a small domestic incident described in brief. The passage centers on a maternal request and the boy's response during a fire-related moment.
Local postmaster reports a call for stenographers and typewriters for upcoming civil service exams. District secretary J M Shoemaker urges boards to post notices and supply manuals, noting male applicants are in high demand and exams will be held quarterly at district points to balance appointments with other states.
Johnnie Downer, 11, aids firefighters at a blaze on Mulberry street after spotting the fire and alerting the station. He helps drag a hose, is knocked unconscious by a brick, then saves a dog named Peter Spots from the flames. Firefighters extinguish the fire and reward him with 75 dollars.
Annual excursion via Lake Erie & Western Railroad on September 4 1906 from Peoria to Indianapolis Sandusky Cincinnati Louisville Columbus Toledo and other points at proportionate rates. Tickets valid 30 days from date of scale. Special train with high back seat coaches and Pullman sleeping cars departs Peoria at 10 15 p m. For details contact E B Leppert 325 Main Ct Peoria Ill.
Henry Watson Cornell spoke on confidence in trade noting it stems from preparedness, quality merchandise, courteous service and bold advertising. He claimed a single positive sale builds trust equal to long years of patronage and urged a mercantile movement in the city.
Henry Watson Cornell concludes his lecture series at the Commercial club rooms urging merchants to invest in local newspaper advertising to create demand. He compares lone toothpick makers with advertisers who scale up, argues advertising boosts volume and profits, and urges statewide department stores as a model for rapid growth.
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