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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1908
Page
8
Editor Helen Raymond praises word lists with 92 found by Arthur Wendinger winning the prize. She invites Juniors to join the Junior page honor roll to enter future contests and outlines upcoming subjects about preparing for the Fourth and why we celebrate Independence Day.
Two readers mail to Miss Raymond describe life in 1908 Iowa. Verna Auten from Conesville cannot attend Muscatine circus but hopes for a prize or post card album. A Muscatine child from Park Place writes of family, school, a Weed Park picnic, and upcoming class promotion.
Muscatine Iowa June 15 1908 Dear Miss Raymond I read about a contest to find words from William Taft I have 92 words listed including fat tat la Will am mill at till tam fill mat ill it if wilt flat flit lit lilt tilt twit maw fit tit mit wit Tim lift lam wat malt all fa law wail tali ma waft fall aft William Taft Wil liam Taft Will Taft flaw awl aw ail aim Al alm alt A atilt wait wail wait Ill Im Lima limit Liama lama mi milt mitt mail mali twill tail tamil taw fiat filial film flail tail Watt fatal Alf walla mawl Alma Atilla Mafia Maia Malta Tait Fata Lamia Van Neb June 11 1908 Dear Miss Raymond We are going to have Children's Day the 21st of June and I hope it will be a nice day My sister and her children live with us their papa is dead I have five brothers and two sisters We have the post office at our place Our school is out now and on the last day all the people of the district surprised the school by bringing their dinners I will close Abicervan Pelt
Miss Lucile A Hubbard of Gate Oklahoma writes to Miss Helen Raymond of Muscatine Iowa asking to keep her name on the honor roll after misplacing the Journal Junior page. She pledges to write weekly to avoid future lapses and continues her effort.
Miss Sylvia F. Buser from Conesville Iowa writes to a dear friend on June 18 1908. She mentions rain and offers three puzzles of girls names Bisseb Leilac and Adro while signing as Sylvia F. Buser.
A cousin in Beaver County Oklahoma writes to Georgiana greeting her family including Aunt Sadie Uncle Link Nola May and Grandpa. Gate asks about the letter and shares that their birthday is May 19. The note closes warmly hoping for a prompt reply from Georgiana.
Aledo note dated June 17 1908 from a child describing summer vacation games like hide and seek with friends, listing five sisters Blanche Tena Melissa Grace and Clara and four brothers including John. The fragment ends mid list.
A collection of handwritten notes from young juniors and communities in Muscatine Iowa La Center Washington Arden Iowa dated June 1908. Letters express thanks for a ticket praise for a show desire to write for the junior page and efforts to place names on an honor roll. Names include Elsie Hank Ethel Bevard Mervil Nolan Clara Evans and Mervil Adams.
The piece profiles George Washington Abraham Lincoln William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt as U S presidents. It notes Washington's 1789 start and Mount Vernon life Lincoln's 1860 ascent and 1865 assassination McKinley’s 1896 and 1900 wins and assassination in 1901 and Roosevelt succeeding him. Clara B Evans ends with a personal line about preferring a necklace.
The piece praises George Washington Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt as great presidents. It notes Washington served two terms and refused a third, Lincoln was born in 1809 and assassinated after starting a second term and freeing the slaves, and Roosevelt as current president with calls for another candidacy. A postscript from a student mentions tablets as a prize.
George Washington born in Westmoreland Virginia February 22 1732 grew up noble honest and true. He became president April 30 1789 and served till March 4 1789. The tale notes he never told a lie including the cherry tree anecdote.
The article recalls George Washington as the Father of Our Country and notes his inauguration on April 30, 1789. It mentions his departure from Mt. Vernon for political life and highlights the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 in western Pennsylvania, where widespread resistance to tax collection on whiskey arose.
A seven man party encounters a fierce Long Island inlet storm while fishing. Two novices attempt to handle a dingy and are swept away as the sloop struggles through breakers. The captain warns that fear and overconfidence kill at sea, a lesson learned tragically that day. A closing note cites Inez Harrison, 12, Muscatine, Iowa, as the contributor.
A compact list traces U S leadership from Wayne through Polk, noting key wars, treaties, and milestones. It covers Wayne and Native conflicts, Jay's treaty, Adams era laws, Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase and steamboat voyage, Madison naval victories, Monroe era milestones, Adams and Erie Canal, Jackson’s Bank vetoes and Black Hawk war, Florida War, Van Buren crisis, Harrison and Tyler events, Dorr's Rebellion, Texas annexation, magnetic telegraph, and Mexican War battles culminating near Beuna Vista and Monterey.
The passage lists famous presidents and their wars or roles. Washington led Revolutionary and French and Indian wars. Lincoln urged men to fight in the Civil War. Andrew Jackson as Indian fighter. Grant in Civil War with battles. Taylor in Mexican War. Jefferson and Adams signed the Declaration. Harrison and McKinley in later eras. Theodore Roosevelt led the Rough Riders and authored books. A student wishes for stationery.
Katherine Reed of Letts Iowa writes, If I win I prefer a set of tablets. R. F. D. No. 2.
Brief profiles note Andrew Jackson born 1767 and becoming the seventeenth president, with early Revolutionary War service and later legal studies before his 1828 election and 1832 re-election, dying 1845. Abraham Lincoln born 1809 became the sixteenth president, described as strong, elected, and serving through the Civil War era.
The excerpt recalls figures linked to U S history including presidents George Washington Thomas Jefferson James A Garfield John Adams and political figures William B Franklin and others. It notes Washington’s 1732 birth and 1799 death, Jefferson’s 1743 birth and 1826 death, Garfield’s 1831 birth and 1881 death, Adams’s 1735 birth and 1826 death, Franklin’s 1823 birth and 1903 death, and related events such as wars and public roles.
Verna Auten reflects on three famed U S leaders Washington Lincoln and McKinley. Washington is hailed as Father of the country and a brave maker of the nation while Lincoln is praised for mercy and compassion and McKinley is called a Christian leader beloved by all.
A bright sunny morning in June opens with a child named Alice speaking to her mother about a nearby house near the main road. The fragment hints at a tale set in a domestic scene with curiosity about events at the circuses possibly visible from the home.
A nine month old Marjorie hosts a baby party for babies and moms with Harold the older child delighting guests. The simple supper pleases all as Harold’s antics with a bear toy lift spirits. papa returns to find joy in his children.
A brief biographical sketch of Abraham Lincoln noting his 1809 birth in Kentucky, his rough log cabin home, early playmates Sarah and Dennis Hanks, and the family's move to Indiana at age seven. It describes the arduous journey, rough shelter, minimal furniture, and rugged daily work with his father as a child.
The list names Sylvia F. Buser Conesville Iowa Lucile Hubbard Gate Oklahoma Gardner Hubbard Gate Mervil Nolan Arden Iowa Bernice Holmes West Chester Iowa Verna Auten West Chester Iowa Dorothy Kueneman Riverside Iowa Yrank Schafer Wapello Iowa Bertha Lyons Muscatine Iowa FMMA G Dunker Muscatine Iowa George Huston Muscatine Iowa Eva Maurath Muscatine Iowa Bernice Crapnell New Boston Iowa Marietta Marsh Answorth Jennie Knowles Wapello Iowa Georgiana Bromley Wapello Iowa Bertha Davis Muscatine Iowa Clara Kothe Muscatine Iowa Hazel Reynolds Rosina Johns Columbus Junction Iowa Elsie Hank Muscatine Iowa Clara Evans Muscatine Iowa Inez Harrison Muscatine Iowa Flossie Helverson Conesville Iowa Wilma Croxen Atalissa Iowa Betty Andersen Muscatine Iowa A S Van Winkle Keota Iowa Gertrude Orr Gladys Cummins Wilton Iowa William Owen Morning Sun Iowa Ethel Berard La Center Washington
A young girl and her mother attend a morning parade scheduled for 10 but rain interrupts it. The wet streets ruin some clothes as wagons seek shelter. After rain stops, they enjoy the circus with clowns and animals, then return home tired but happy, signing Bertha Lyons Park Place R. F. D. No. 3 box 1.
Clara Evans age 12 from Muscatine Iowa recalls a family plan to earn circus fare. Helen Anna Martha and Carrie pick flowers, sell them for seven dollars fifty, travel ten miles to town, attend the circus, enjoy the show and return home with leftover money given to their mother as a birthday gift.
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