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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
10
My Dear Juniors writes asking recipients to confirm prize receipt for the roll of honor dated November 21. If any feel excluded or incorrect, they should write to have the matter corrected at once. Subjects this week are A Dangerous Ride A Christmas Gift and The Story the Christmas Tree Told.
A letter from Harriet Farmer of R. R. No. 4 Columbus Junction describes a trip to Iowa City to visit aunt Harriet, notes music lessons, and comments on snow. The writer asks a riddle about the best day to fry pancakes and closes hoping for publication.
A letter from Harriet Farmer of Linn Grove school to Miss Raymond describes subjects studied including reading arithmetic history language spelling geography writing and painting. She notes painting Fridays and preparing a Christmas entertainment with a Christmas tree and expresses joy for the upcoming holiday.
In Wapello and West Liberty dated December 1908 letters from Lulu Walter and May Smith address Junior page readers. They mention seventy five pupils on the Roll of Honor and ask about snow while sharing travel notes and a playful state-name puzzle.
Two letters from 1908 discuss a proposed honor roll and junior page. Vera Krahl at Grandview volunteers a story titled A Trip Through Santa Claus Land and hopes for a necklace if she wins. Gracie Workman of Illinois City explains she cannot write due to long cold walk to school and looks forward to Christmas gifts.
A personal note from Elsie Hank at 1135 Logan St Muscatine Ta requesting a larger Honor Roll page and reflecting on cold snowy weather and Christmas upcoming. It reads like a friendly town column letter seeking more space and commending the season.
A junior in Alta Vista Iowa writes to Miss Raymond dated December 8 1908 describing a Christmas Eve program and comments on a heavy snowstorm with the ground covered in snow. The brief note mentions preparations and signs off quickly.
A letter from Alice Mae Lorber of Muscatine Iowa dated December 9 1908 requests inclusion on the Honor Roll for her story Preparing for Christmas. She signs as a junior and provides address details.
Dear Friend Viola Skeels shares juvenile news from Muscatine about friends Hazel Ida and Helen, school visits, and winter fun with skating and coasting. A tale, How Harry Earned His Christmas Present, depicts a poor boy’s snow shoveling to gift his mother, a Christmas dinner, toys, and a $20 bill. Adele Field adds notes on holidays and Valentine’s Day.
A collection of short notes from Atalissa Esther Stucker and Marie Overholt to Miss Raymond. They discuss school, holidays, tests, and wish to join the Honor Roll, with puzzles and brief personal updates from Iowa towns in December 1908.
Lutitia Adams notes 3 to 4 inches of snow and a request for Eva Maurath to answer a long overdue letter. She wishes for Eva’s street number and closes the note with her signature.
Fay Moberley writes from Smith Center Kansas on December 7 1908 describing cold weather with five degrees above zero and a recent blizzard. She notes farm ponds freezing for skating and announces a one week Christmas vacation, mentioning she lives one mile and a half from school.
In Muscatine Iowa on December 8 1908 a student writes to thank the editor for a prize received that day. She notes how busy the school is preparing for Christmas and signs off with her address 1112 E Third St.
A brief note from Celia Ticktin at Wilton Iowa dated December 9 1908 requests inclusion on the Honor Roll as the community nears Christmas. The piece previews a skating accident story and reflects a student’s wish to be recognized.
When winter comes children search for sleds and rope to pull friends. A lively game is fox and geese with playful racing and laughter as they enjoy snowy days and outdoor fun.
Readable remnants describe Tom and Nellie’s magical Christmas dream with Santa and a doll, a dwarf shop, and a ride back to bed, followed by a mountain travel fragment in Clara West's continuing travel diary and a skating accident tale from Wilton Iowa. The pieces mix fantasy, frontier travel, and a child's winter mishap in a periodical likely early 20th century.
A brief column asks how many children prefer winter and notes enjoyment of the season. It hints at activities and reasons for choosing winter over other seasons.
A poor Chicago family learns kindness when a boy named Harry Brown returns a dropped bundle to Mr Danly. The next Christmas morning the Browns receive clothing, food, and gifts directed to them, with Mrs Brown and the children all favored by generous gifts.
A brief note describes winter enjoyment with corn popping and taffy making evenings, sleigh rides, games like fox and geese and snowball, sledding, coasting, skating, and Christmas joy as Santa fills stockings. It mentions December 25 and Christmas trees with children buying presents and postcards.
A nine year old boy named Harry, living in poverty, is approached by Mrs Brown who offers him a chance to skip school and earn money. He chops wood for fifty cents, enabling him to buy a Christmas present and feel happier despite hardship.
Children brave the cold with sleds and coats as they head out to play in fresh snow. Morning routines include overcoats caps hoods and mittens before gathering friends to pull and glide through winter adventures.
The Dutch monarch Queen Wilhelmina, who became queen at age ten after her father’s death, is resting for the winter as doctors warn rest is needed. Her mother and a council ruled until she was eighteen, and now she reigns without an heir amid public longing for succession.
Bertha Schuessler recalls winter activities including sledding rounds around a snow figure built from mud with an old hat as eyes nose and mouth. The group forms snowballs to knock the hat off, sometimes shattering the figure. In school they skate, circle a ring to play fox and geese, and snowball each other. If I win I prefer a neck lace.
Ernest a ten year old boy dreams of riding with Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. He helps Santa deliver presents to many houses and chooses gifts for poor children. Upon waking he is glad the dream was not real and muses about a necklace if he wins.
A boy named Harry offers to build the schoolhouse fire to keep the building warm for his teacher. Each morning the teacher thanks him for the warm room, and at Christmas she rewards him with a sleigh. The piece is attributed to Albert Schuessler and closes with a note about liking a box of writing paper if he wins.
The story follows Harry, oldest son of a poor widow, as he toils to feed his many brothers and sisters. His mother works daily washing, while Harry seeks extra work to ease the family’s hunger before Christmas.
In Muscatine Iowa a boy named Harry and his sister found a purse containing over one hundred dollars in checks and notes. They advertised the loss at the newspaper office. A rich gentleman returned to claim it but offered to give the purse and its contents to the honest siblings. They gratefully accepted and bought many presents for their family, sharing a merry Christmas.
In Grandview Iowa on November 30 1906 a poor boy Harry Jackson helps a fallen English traveler Count Denton who offers a reward He asks for five dollars but is given fifty and invites the boy to bring his family to dinner at the traveler’s home. signed by Paul R Wagener.
Harry Vane, a poor Iowa City boy, faces hardship as his father, a coal miner, loses work during a strike. Next door a widow in a large stone house witnesses the family’s struggle as their prospects remain bleak.
Two four year old twins Helen and May dream of Christmas and a magical ride with Santa Claus to his home. They meet Mrs. Santa Claus by a warm fire, receive treats, and witness Santa making presents. In the morning they find a doll house and a big doll, then recount the adventure to their mother Esther A. Stucker.
On a snowy Christmas Eve a widow asks Harry to shovel her walk in exchange for a Christmas present. He finishes the task quickly and at noon finds a basket with a Christmas dinner, a warm dress for his mother, clothing for his sisters and brothers, a suit for his father, skates, a book, and a crisp $25. The family rejoices at a joyful holiday.
In New York a needy boy named Harry helps a boy steal a cane and returns it for a reward. He then rescues a frozen girl named Marie and is hired by an old man to work for a week before Christmas. Harry earns five dollars for his good deeds.
Clarence an 11 year old boy with new skates fell at a pond while skating with friends. He broke his arm and could not attend school for the rest of the term. Report from Columbus Junction Iowa via A New Junior.
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