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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1908
Page
8
Editor calls for student submissions as summer reading eases. Many lines conceal city names within sentences and a prize list offers a book necklace writing paper paints baseball or candy. The letter invites city stories and notes an honor roll deadline in two weeks.
A collection of letters from Junior writers in towns like Alta Vista Muscatine Joy and Gate Iowa dated June to July 1908 recount Fourth of July celebrations, school notes, puzzles, future writing plans, and social exchanges with Miss Raymond. Mentions Japanese performances, fireworks, parades, geography puzzles and civility reflections.
A July 9 1908 letter from Illinois City expresses appreciation for the Junior page and mentions a brother named Robert who is three years old and a sister whose name is not completed in the fragment.
A brief plea from a twelve year old seeking writing help for a personal note. He states his birthday is May 19 and mentions he has black eyes.
A reflective piece on how tolerance for others opinions reflects general refinement of manners. It notes many miss intuitive rules of politeness and many ignore them despite knowing them, risking self sacrifice through careless disregard.
Dorothy Kueneman, age 10, recalls a June 28 party with games cake and ice cream then home to a house with a ham mock teeter totter and sand. She spent a week in Iowa City with grandma and aunt visiting New Park and Coralville saw the dam and electric light company. She notes Fourth of July fireworks and regular mornings at home.
A brief meditation on temper describing its value for happiness and daily conduct. It likens temper to sunshine and flowers, praises kind words and patience, and notes quarrelsome temper isolates a person from the world’s work.
The fragment describes a Fourth of July woods picnic planned by Georgie Thompson and family delays, with Aunt Emmie expected. It also includes a child’s vacation diary describing chores, play, and a buggy ride, attributed to Eva Maurath in the Junior page.
A Fourth of July incident ends with Bobbie Jones injured when a frightened colt tramples him. Father carries him home, doctor confirms a broken arm, and Bobbie remains in bed for four weeks as a cautionary tale. Ruth Marple signs off.
Ruth and Johnny head to grandma's for a long summer visit, planning a season of chores, play, and family time at the old county home.
The letter describes a scene with a coach picking up the group and their preparations. Johnny helps with a valise and they travel five miles to their home. Ruth and Julia wake early and buy strawberries for breakfast at a quarter dollar.
A school janitor resigned after accusing staff of slurring him for minor losses. He said he is honest and would not stay to face false accusations, recounting chalkboard phrases about the least common multiple and greatest common divisor as examples of the trouble prompting his departure.
Sterling Reynolds recalls spending the Fourth with his sister and family. They used firecrackers sky rockets star banders spinning tops and bull kerch with electric matches to light them and enjoy the popping stars.
A Sunday School group held a picnic beside the Wapsie River with 100 children and 26 adults. The event featured speaking, fishing, and swimming as the group enjoyed a pleasant day together.
The list items numerous individuals from Iowa and nearby states such as Sylvia Buser, Lucile Hubbard, Gardner Hubbard, Mervil Nolan, Bernice Holmes, Verna Auten, Dorothy Kuenemann, Frank Schafer, Bertha Lyons, M G Dunker, George Huston, Bernice Crapnell, Marietta Marsh, Jennie Knowles, Georgiana Bromley, Bertha Davis, Clara Kothe, Hazel Reynolds, Rosina Johns, Ellif Hank, Clara Evans, Inez Harrison, Flossie Helverson, Wilma Croxen, Betty Andersen, A S Van Winkle, Gertrude Orr, Gladys Cummins, William Owen, Ethel Berard, Mervil Adams, Lutitia Adams, William Owens, Hayden Flannigan, Ralph Wisener, Ernest Wagner, Isa Boden, Genevieve Black, Mae Tetriech, Clara Marshall, Lillian Marshall, Ruth Marple. The page records a roll of honor from several towns and communities in Iowa and nearby areas.
A witness recalls a day of fishing catching 25 fish and having them for dinner. The group fished after the meal and returned home around five o'clock, about a mile from the church. Several swings were enjoyed and a postcard album is preferred if a win occurs.
A short letter from 11 year old Ethel Bevard of La Center Washington describes a baby named Dandy and a child's wish for a winning necklace. The piece frames a family moment with a playful quote about naming a baby and invites junior readers to write.
A northern winter lumber camp scene at Bradner Haines & Co. describes a diverse crew from Sweden Ireland France to American woodsmen. Josef the Mexican with a guitar and Red Boluf the wolf dog figure among teamsters sawyers and swampers as the camp undertakes a big cut amid frontier life.
In a frontier camp, a dog named Boluf is pressed into trial after a Mexican man named Red Jose wounds him during a dispute. The improvised court hears testemunhos, a Swede’s defense, and an old squaw’s testimony before a jury of peers finds Boluf not guilty. Jose’s later boastful lie and the dog’s ultimate vindication end the case, with Boluf healing Jose’s arm’s injuries.
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