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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1908
Page
9
The letter from Helen Raymond informs Muscatine area Juniors on the honor roll they may compete for prizes by writing a story on Famous Birthdays of February. Prizes include skates for boys and a souvenir spoon for girls. A mitten left at the office is to be returned.
A cache of letters from Ottumwa South Dakota and nearby towns recount winter days in 1908. Children describe playing with neighbors the Morasin family, sledding, puzzles, and school life in Muscatine Lone Tree and West Branch, with hints of prizes and honor rolls.
The page lists a long roll of honor names including Eva Maurath Gertrude Hill Eva Fisher Sarah Fisher Verna Auten Bertha Davis Elbert M Rowland Betty Anderson Helen Morehead Mary Goodman and many others. It then presents a series of letters from young writers like Marion Harland from Ainsworth Iowa asking to join the Junior Page and sharing winter anecdotes, sleigh rides and a child’s reflection on winter fun and a dog incident. The segment ends with a Christmas season memory of a sleigh ride on the Hudson and a winter sports tale about a bob sleigh party and gifts forgotten after cookies were devoured by a stray dog.
A personal note from Betty Andersen at 517 W. Tth St City asking Miss Mamie Morris to write to the Junior page again. Betty asks about the snow and her term, noting she will be in sixth room A, and mentions plans to write to Verna Auten. She signs off as a friend.
A 1908 Muscatine letter from Hattie Tobias, seventh grade B, to the editor starts a junior page, praises Miss Kempner, expresses intent to write weekly, and adds a light note about preferring hair ribbons if she wins.
A brief reader letter from Muscatine Iowa dated January 13 1908 expresses a personal note to the editor and mentions continuing correspondence this week.
A pupil from West Liberty Iowa writes to the editor in January 1908 describing school life. She lists fourteen scholars seven boys and six girls and details studies spelling geography and arithmetic. She mentions a gift list from Christmas and notes earning stars for grades with colors red blue green yellow.
A 1908 letter from Mabel Nichols of Wapello asks to have her name added to the honor roll. She lists herself as a new junior, mentions Hazel Nichols as a sister, and provides names of three brothers and three sisters. She also gives a list of reader names such as Apes and Hibachroi.
Wapello Iowa January 11 1908 Kazel Nickols writes to Juniors about Christmas the trip of Mamma Leah and Theodore to Aunt Leah near Burlington and how she and Mabel kept house for Papa and siblings Raymond Myrtle and Willie. She lists gifts including three handkerchiefs a belt hair ribbon and a small looking glass.
A fragment lists flowers Violet Geranium Chrysanthemum Lilies Pink Roses and a signoff from the writer’s “old Junior” Elbert Rowlas asking if this helps. The note pretends to answer a prior puzzle about wintering locations with a floral clue.
A trio of dated notes from 1907 1908 shows school life and holiday greetings. Albert Schuessler writes from Lone Tree Iowa about school and his Cedar Rapids teacher Miss Annie Kuhn. Glen Hamilton from Col. Junction Illinois shares Christmas gifts and measles recovery.
Letters from Cairo and Illinois City children dated January 1 1908 describe gifts and holiday wishes. Nellie Havenhill age 11 sends greetings and a doll gift, Dollie Stence from Illinois City writes about writing for the Junior page, David Lyon from Illinois City says he prefers paints if he wins, and a Muscatine correspondent notes sending wishes.
A collection of children’s notes from 1908 recount birthdays in August, pets and classrooms in Detroit and Muscatine, a state puzzle by Berdy Stanley, a plea about honor rolls, Santa gifts, and a first time author Mamie Morris promising a story. The missives reveal school life, family ties, and small joys across Iowa and Michigan.
A children and parents recount winter coasting near home with night dangers for little folks. A six year old girl suffers a severe injury after a bump on the ice. The writer recalls a January sleigh ride on the river Hudson with two sleighs, bells, and a moonlit, brisk crossing toward Beekskill Bay ending in a lively ice scene with skaters and spectators.
The dog Spot is praised as a kind and obedient hunting hound. While chasing wild rabbits he returns with the tame rabbit that escaped its coop, unharmed though frightened, demonstrating Spot’s hunting prowess and loyalty.
The text describes children enjoying sleigh riding snowballing skating sewing reading and playing. They invite friends build a snow man and get wet. A papa returns and is startled by the snow man prompting shoveling and a minor snowball fight among boys and girls during winter.
A nostalgic piece celebrates snow joys like skating sleighing and snowmen. It recounts a young girl named Ethel, ten, setting off with her mother to visit an aunt in the country, while the mother finishes chores before departure.
A young writer from Lone Tree Iowa recalls winter joys at home and school. The tale describes skating on a frozen ditch, rides on a hand sled, snow games like Fox and Geese, coasting on hills, sleigh rides with brothers, church outings, and neighbor visits. The author notes rabbit hunting as claimed by brothers but not valued by girls, and signs off with a necklace wish if she wins.
A girl misses her mother who calls her away leaving her at home with Ethel. She searches the yard and house then checks the barn and finds Dick the horse gone, realizing her mother has left her. Emma Schmidt. Muscatine Sn. Dec 28 07.
A junior narrator recalls winter scenes of children skating, sliding, and sleigh riding. Snowy ponds, school days, and sick kids staying indoors are described along with a sleigh ride party, a burglar scare, and a long, windy journey home.
Marie Sell aged 12 writes from Muscatine Iowa describing winter activities like skating and sledding and noting she enjoys reading sewing and writing. She mentions a few bobsled rides this week and hopes her letter reaches the waste-basket.
The narrator relays a preference for spending winter in California where oranges ripen and strawberries grow. They describe warm weather, no snow for children, light frost, and a long ride from California to Muscatine with tunnels. The speaker notes Elbert Rowland as junior and ends with a wish for a set of tablets if they win.
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