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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1908
Page
9
The editor thanks juniors for their letters and valentines. She previews this week's topics: Our Pet Joe, Preparing for Spring, and What I Want to Do When I Grow Up, signed by Helen Raymond.
The page compiles letters from young readers in Illinois City and Muscatine, Iowa. Each child writes about school life, teachers, family, pets, and small puzzles or questions for Miss Raymond, with birthdays and grades noted and many sign-offs urging continued Junior Page correspondence.
A February 19 1908 note from Helen Ethal writing to her friend Dear Friend and addressing Violetta Kindler. She mentions attending Forest Hill and hopes juniors will write back, naming three juniors she knows and closing with a request for a reply. The tone is cordial and personal, reflecting a school friendship network.
A brief letter from West Chester Iowa dated February 24 1907 to Miss Raymond about a story titled What the Children Play in Japan. The writer expresses pleasure at the page and mentions wanting a set of tablets if they win and requests juniors to write.
Conesville Iowa February 17 1908 Adrien Norris writes to Miss Raymond at seven years old mentioning a nine year old sister Marie due April 15 and daily school attendance in second reader. He praises Grace Stickney as his teacher and signs off as your new junior.
A brief 1908 note from eleven year old Carl J. Bear of New Boston Illinois to Miss Raymond. He mentions his schooling in reading arithmetic language and spelling and that he studies under teacher Eugene Platt. He adds he will draw a picture for the paper.
A brief note from Helen Morey of 215 West Second Street Muscatine Iowa introduces herself as a new junior and closes with a cheerful farewell.
Letter from Earle Haroff of Letts Iowa dated February 26 1908 thanks editor for prize and asks when the next contest starts. He mentions writing a story titled A Trained Dog and notes he will have to clone for it to go to school.
Letter from Katherine Reed dated February 26 1908 to Miss Raymond announcing plans to write a story titled The Trained Dog and expressing a preference for a Teddy Bear if she wins the prize.
A 1908 letter from Betty Andersen on the Junior page in Muscatine Iowa comments on pleasant weather and hints at a future language feature, closing with a friendly sign-off.
A junior page letter from Ardon Iowa dated February 27 1908 describes a true story about a trained dog written to Miss Raymond by Miss Merval Nolan.
A brief dated communication from New Boston Illinois dated February 24 1908 addressed to Miss Raymond. The readable portion shows a personal letter opening as a writer plans to include a short note.
A Muscatine reader from February 27, 1908 writes to the Junior page seeking pen pals and replies that they enjoyed the page and hope juniors will write back. The writer mentions Emma Dunker and signs from 608 Locust Street before noting a promise to write stories in the future.
A note from George Huston describes living near Jones Lake on a Center Grove farm. He explains attending school in winter and helping his father with farming in the summer.
Dear Miss Raymond writes from a junior page, introducing a young author about to craft a story titled A Trained Dog. Eleven year old Tom, reading the Journal, signs as Dollie Longstreth and recalls forgetting the assigned subject yet proceeds with the composition.
Theodore a ten year old boy without parents runs away with friend Albert to the woods planning mischief. They meet a wagon for a ride, start a fire, and Albert falls ill from overeating. Albert’s father discovers them and takes them home. Albert recovers but vows not to run away again. Verna Auten.
A boy named Harry and his dog Pitch travel into the country where Pitch is trained to recover someone buried in snow. They venture a half mile from home seeking a rescue.
A homebound family faces a fierce blizzard that delays their return. Harry faints from fright as Pitch barks until worn out, and his father manages to bring them home safety. narrated by Lawrence Goetzmann.
A passtime tale describes Jack a thirteen year old living with ailing grandpa. He cuts wood to support them, heals from a cut, and an angel delivers a note about a purse of gold in the cellar. Jack grows up with the fortune, while expressing a preference for a knife if he wins.
A child recalls a skating party with friends on Friday and Saturday, snow clearing the ice after a Friday snow. A sled ride to the party ends with a horse incident in the snow and the group vows to skate again. March winds blow hats and a dish pan far as a farmer’s wife searches in the icy day.
A ten year old girl from Ardon La recalls a tale where a dog trained as a cart horse pulls a go cart with a two year old inside. The baby guides the team, the dog chases a rabbit, the cart overturns but the infant is unhurt yet frightened. The narrator, Merval Nolan, prefers a necklace if she wins.
Fern Wolford recalls her first skating outing where she learned to skate after an initial fall. She describes joining friends on the sled ride to the rink, learning from a helpful girl, and returning many times to skate, ending with a light note about preferring a Teddy Bear if she wins.
On the sixteenth evening of January nine youths gathered at Sand Mound pond. They built a shore fire around 8 pm and roamed to the pond’s far end where an old boat and uprooted tree limbs were found. After mishap with a tree, they returned home by nine. Harold Shepard, 12, Fruitland, Iowa.
Two girls and a boy plan a backyard circus with homemade props in the haymow. They enlist schoolmates to perform while pets, pigeons and cats mingle around. Friends arrive after noon and depart by five, ending with popcorn balls for the boys. Roscoe Hawkins.
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