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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1909
Page
7
The editor appeals to juniors to write for the Junior page. Those on the Roll of Honor must submit a piece this coming week or be removed. Suggested topics include When the Circus Comes to Town A Day at the County Fair and Closing Vacation Days.
A set of short reader letters from Wapello Wilton and nearby towns in July 1909 share summer tales. Irma Schafer writes of her headaches yet keeps her name on the honor roll while Cheyenne the dog steals hats. Desdemona Shearer and Anna Marolf relay vacation notes and church visits as fellow Juniors promise more stories.
Brief excerpt describes a boy king succeeding his dethroned father. He wears sunbonnets to shield from the sun, enjoys blackberrying and picking strawberries, climbs fig trees to eat figs, and visits town for candy ice cream and oranges.
A jumble of brief writer notes from Lena Marolf of Nichols Iowa dated July 28 1909 and a Miss Raymond reply requesting Junior entries about school excursions. Thomas Wildman describes a fishing trip to Mud Creek with one successful catch and a later empty outing.
Francie a five year old girl and her elder sister Minnie live on a Florida farm. They enjoy pleasant weather and year round flowers with many pets including a baby colt a turkey a kitten a puppy a tiny calf and many chicks. They play in the fields picking cotton and delight in farm life.
In St Nicholas M W F notes that Mr. Frank W. Benson conjures bright sunshine in his summer scenes. The article praises the luminous palette in A Calm Morning and the sense of stepping into the scene as viewers recall carefree vacations. Benson, born in Salem Boston, studied in Paris and repeatedly wins prizes at New York Academy exhibitions since 1889.
A poem by John Lea in St Nicholas depicts a summer storm with clouds showers and a chilly breeze. It contrasts a dreary world and sad raindrops on the rose with a distant storm clearing to golden sunlight filling the rose’s cup.
In two-part tale set at Coquisset Harbor, the Pioneers and their sister club plan a chowder supper while a planned Plum Island sail falls through. The boys improvise with cooking misfires as the girls fret over being left out and await the outcome of the misty evening.
A tour from Chamonix to Martigny explores the St Bernard hospice, its monks and famed dogs. The article notes how dogs guided rescues, carried wine, and saved travelers at the Great St Bernard Pass, with King Edward’s gift and a multiyear history of rescue service.
A snippet shows Floss begging for salted peanuts with Budd nearby and Bunny suspectedly leaving. The exchange ends with a question about Bunny's destination and a note that the scene continues.
Desdemona Shearer of Wapello Iowa recounts a church class picnic planned by Miss Sue Mallory. Ten girls plus four older companions met at the teacher’s home then picnicked, played games, and enjoyed ice cream and cake. Two young men arrived late with a Flinch game, others joined various games before departing. The narrator looks forward to another outing this summer with the same cheerful tones.
A roll of honor lists Estella Dickson of Wapello Iowa and many other honorees including Elenore Lee of Tonva City Iowa Ethel Bevard of Law Center Washington Anna Ticktin Wilton Iowa Celia Ticktin Wilton Iowa Anna Marolf Wilton Iowa Lena Marolf Wilton Iowa Hazel Thompson Letts Iowa Mary J Hinkley Lane Tree Iowa Thomas Wildman Nichols Iowa Pearle Hinkley Lone Tree Lois Nelson Cook County Illinois Caroline de Windt Erma Finley Moscow Iowa Edna M Gerdts Muscatine Iowa Betty Andersen Muscatine Anna Crow Columbia Missouri Kittie Crow Columbia Missouri Blanch Miller Page North Dakota Estella Dickson Wapello Iowa Ova Biby Udall Kansas Desdemona Sheafor Wapello Iowa Ethel Bevard La Center Washington Erna Fesler Riverside Iowa.
A fable about a hungry fox failing to reach ripe grapes from a trellised vine who dismisses them as sour. A modernized version has Reynard using a balloon, basket, and shears to reach and take all grapes, claiming none are sour. moral: fly for those beyond reach.
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