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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1907
Page
9
Editor Helen Raymond invites juniors to write letters for the Junior page during vacation. She notes a new contest will start next week and asks contributors to submit nice letters rather than stories to help catch up with accumulated pieces.
A collage of letters from Iowa Juniors dated June 1907 recount prize awards in a student journal contest. Writers praise Verna Auten and peers William Lee and Elsie Geertz, share puzzles, and note paper prizes and upcoming contests. Historic events in American history are summarized with lessons in governance and treaties.
Two writers praise Verna Auten for a contest story and describe school break plans. Effie Concannon from Montezuma and Lenore Brown from Columbus Jct share greetings, mention mandolin lessons and a riddle about a street car stopping a wagon with the dog’s tail as the answer.
A brief junior page note from Verna Auten of West Chester Iowa. She mentions two sisters Ena aged 10 and Viola aged 9, and that she is 12. She says she must answer Blanche Concannon’s letter and asks if summers are coming.
A compact history outline covers Jamestown as the first permanent settlement, John Smith's role, Plymouth leading to the United States, Miles Standish in battles, and colonial religious aims. It notes King George’s and colonial wars, the French and Indian War, British taxation, the Boston Tea Party, and the onset of the Revolutionary War with Lexington and Yorktown dates.
A child describes favorite animals and uses for them. Horses pull and plow while cows provide milk. Pigs are cleanly useful but dirty. Dogs include shepherd, hunter, bloodhound, and house dogs with varied roles. Elephants in Africa and Asia are used for lumber and circuses. Foxes are sly and prey on fowl. hippopotamuses sweat blood in water. Ends with a closing remark.
A child recalls a family trip to Burlington with parents and siblings. They toured hills and sights, then traveled to Davenport to visit a sister and her daughter. They enjoyed snacks on the excursion and recall cousins visiting, ending with a wish for hair ribbons.
A 15 year old writes about spending vacation fishing at a creek with uncles and friends in Fairport Iowa. He plans a boat ride on the river, playing ball and bicycle riding, noting he has just learned to ride and enjoys it. He signs off as your junior.
A youth writes about vacation plans spanning a Buffalo trip lasting a week, then time at a countryside cottage beside Cedar River. Rainy days bring fishing indoors. sunny days bring swinging, flower gathering, sand play, and exploring nearby stone beds washed to reveal beauty. Signed by Edith H Volger.
A passenger recalls the best trip it ever took aboard the Helen Blair from Fairport to Davenport up the Mississippi, passing several small towns along the river.
A compact account contrasts common squirrels with the striped chipmunk and notes their fur colors, alert eyes, and lively behavior. It describes nut gathering, hoarding for winter, nest thefts, and the clever retrieval of hidden nuts, ending with a sign off from Esther Stoker of Atalissa Iowa.
Hazel McNall describes a country trip to her cousin Stella Thomas ten miles from town. They visit an orchard with apples cherries peaches plums and berries and raise chickens ducks cows pigs and calves. They plan to pick strawberries for shortcake and enjoy ice cream during the stay. Stella is 15 and nearby school is close.
The text lists several animals and why people like them. It notes horses for work and racing, cows for milk and beef, pigs for pork, and sheep for wool and meat, highlighting their usefulness and variety.
A group of boys including Joey Green Charlie Sylvester Johnny Crane and others fished on a bright day. Joey slips into the water and is saved by three bigger boys who bring him aboard. Johnny Crane is rescued next and Charley Sylvester is pulled from a collapsing bank. The boys return home empty handed and report they caught no fish only boys.
The text recounts Columbus 1492 discovery of America and misperception of India. It notes the Revolutionary War with Washington, Jefferson and Independence July 4 1776, Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase, the Civil War times and emancipation proclamation, and inventions including electricity steam boat and telegraph. Signed Blanche Birkett West Liberty Iowa.
A compact sketch outlines Abraham Lincoln born February 12 1809 in Hardin County Kentucky son of toil in infancy. It notes schooling scant years and work on farms and fencing near Decatur Illinois. It mentions a 1949 claim to the US Senate defeat a later Oregon gubernatorial offer declined and Lincoln’s 1865 assassination at Ford’s Theatre Washington DC. Eva Maurath 204 West Second street signs off.
A Fort Madison to Keokuk boat trip describes a 1 AM departure with a lively crowd. Stops included Nauvoo and Mount Rose before reaching Keokuk for dinner. On return a collision with a docked boat damaged a wheel and bow, ending further boat journeys.
A long list of riddles and jokes with answers. Topics include animals, objects, and daily life, many relying on wordplay. Names such as Esther Stucker and Elsie Geertz appear, with dates and place clues like Atalissa, Iowa and Fairport.
A 19 year old girl Bessie hosts Easter with cousins they color eggs pink blue green red yellow and purple on a sunny day. They bake cakes and pies prepare a fine dinner and share a meal before returning home happy with the Easter visit.
In winter he wears a coat, in summer he wears a coat and pants. Why do you always put on your left shoe last. Answer: When you have put one on the other is left.
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