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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1907
Page
9
Dear Juniors, this week presents letters and stories omitted last week. Topics include How Santa Claus Prepares for Christmas, What I Should Like for Christmas, and Christmas in Other Countries. Prizes are offered as usual.
A collection of letters from Muscatine West Chester and other Iowa towns dated Nov 1907 shows Juniors writing for the page, seeking Teddy bears for rewards, sharing stories, birthday notes, honor roll mentions, and city puzzles. Multiple names, school notes, and light puzzles punctuate the scene.
A collection of brief notes from Nellie Havenhill in Cairo on Thanksgiving eve 1907, Bertha Davis in Muscatine, and Harry Bradley in Columbus Junction, each describing their letters, school, farm life, and hopes to appear in the Junior page.
Katie McCleary of Letts Iowa recalls a true childhood episode with her dog Vick. While gathering plums near a railroad two rough tramps approached, prompting a frightened dash home as they chased her. She ends with a note of longing for a Teddy if she wins.
Elbert Rowland recalls the Pilgrims Thanksgiving with wild turkeys ducks and geese. He notes November 28 as the feast day when the Pilgrims invited the Indians who brought popcorn and shared a good harvest. If I win I prefer a book.
Helen and May plan a nutting party with twelve girls and four boys. They pick hickory hazel and walnut nuts, play games, and split duties after lunch. Two girls wander to a cave hear a roar they think comes from a lion then return as rain starts they race home before getting wet.
A girl named Nora wanders into the woods with a classmate after lunch and gets lost. A cow pursues her, she hides behind a tree as the cow butts the trunk, and Nora reaches home safely.
A seven year old girl Ferne Conklin recalls earning twenty cents for potato picking then being paid with shoes, a watermelon, and candy in 1907 West Branch Iowa. Betty Andersen writes from Muscatine Iowa age 11 describing school, family, and a move on Seventh street.
An 11 year old girl, Nora, travels from the country to town on a Saturday night to fetch items for her mother. She encounters a troop of gypsies on the way home, runs five blocks to a store, and resumes her return journey. Bin
In November John plans for the cold season by tidying his shed for his rabbits and fixing a warm bed for his dog. He rakes leaves and grass and fills the shed, completing his winter readiness.
A boy named John assists his mother and father with winter tasks on the family farm. He builds a window for the hen house, prepares roasting sticks, and stacks a cord of wood. He gathers pigeon seed, feeds the birds, and fixes a new pigeon coop. He picks nine bushels from his father’s winter apple orchard, stores them in the cellar, and plants winter flowers as his mother grows frail. Mary Danz of Muscatine Iowa appears at the end as a credited reader or contributor.
A six year old boy Bobbie and his friend Walter plan a joke on an old man by tying a rope to his gate. The gate trap causes the man to fall and break his arm and leg, prompting remorse from the boys the next morning. New junior Esther Kliest, age 9, signs off with a contest note and address.
Mae and her mother shop in the city before Christmas. They help a poor paper girl, share food, ride streets and visit parks and the library, then return home tired but happy. Eva Page signs as the writer at nine. In Muscatine a tale follows about hunters Henry and John, getting lost after an evening chase, ending with their reunion at home.
Laura White, a sixteen year old daughter of wealthy parents, receives an invitation from her friend Elizabeth Camden to a sleighing party the following night. Elizabeth and her brother Richard host the gathering for nearby young friends, signaling a joyful winter outing.
Laura and Lizzie host a first sleighing party for friends including Verna Auten. Guests arrive to a decorated parlor, share apples and popcorn, then ride two large bob sleds about ten miles through moonlight. Back at Camden’s, oysters and pie end the evening with praise for the outing.
A nine year old girl named Helen travels with her father and mother to New York to visit her grandparents. She enjoys the park, seashore, and curious sights, meeting a neighbor girl and wishing to return weekly before her father comes to fetch her after five days.
The notice lists dozens of individuals including Eva Maurath Gertrude Hill Eva Fisher Sarah Fisher Verna Auten Elbert Rowland Marietta Marsh Betty Anderson Mamie Morris Mary Goodman Leona Mylon Lucille Mylon Oszetta Reynolds Mamie Garrett Arthur Wendinger Ralph Orr Frances Heindel Viola Ruten Hither Klies t Mabel Jarvis Clara Ruthenberg Mildred Johnson Gladys Cummings Elma Storms Katie McLeary Earl Tipton Gertrude Washburne Bertha Schuessler Albert Schuessler Laura Schuessler Blanche Mylon Harry Bradley Eva Page Ruth Noble Ruth Lilja Maude Lanf Roscoe Hankins Irene Kelley Hallie Conklin Grace Haynes Dona Warman.
A dog named Shep strays from home and is found by a passerby who returns him to his master. The finder receives twenty five dollars as a reward. The tale records the dog’s cheerful return and the vow to stay with his owner henceforth. The address 1011 East 7th St. appears in the text.
A child's reminiscence covers a Missouri family trip to Denver for Christmas with grandmother, meals and sights described, followed by multiple short reader-submitted stories about a girl named Elma, a dog named Shep, a two year old Laura, and a group of girls getting lost while picking flowers.
Nell Brown travels with her grandpa for Thanksgiving to a country farm. She helps with chores and meets grandma who welcomes her warmly. The next morning they share a hearty feast of turkey, pumpkin pie, gravy, mashed potatoes and cranberries, followed by popcorn and candy.
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