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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1906
Page
9
List of honor roll recipients from Marietta including Harold Rummells George Earl Hazel Henderson Gertie Allen Viola Auten Hazel Barnes Hazel Bohnsack and Marietta Marsh with multiple entries across local achievement.
The editor invites boys and girls to join the Roll of Honor by writing three consecutive letters and then every other week. Prizes include a hook bracelet beads knife or a ball for best stories on themes like A Ride on the Mississippi and The Story of a Wreck. Muscatine juniors should visit the Journal office. two prizes await owners Mabel Wendinger and George Earl.
Last week puzzle lists rivers and regions including Mississippi Missouri Colorado Susquehanna Nile Congo Danube Ganges Yangtse Kiang Amazon Thames Potomac and asks to identify ordering or connections across continents and major waterways.
Lulu Depping of Atalissa Iowa wins this week’s prize for a correct puzzle answer and a strong narrative.
A young girl Bessie enjoys riding her pony Beau with friends near a town when an approaching car spooks the horse. Beauty bolts a mile and a half before a fast turn near a shoed track causes Bessie to fall into a ditch, injuring her arm. she searches for her friend Helen afterwards.
After a tumble on the road Beauty rushed home and Bessie’s mother feared for her daughter. Bessie’s father chased the cart and found the girls. Helen was taken home while Bessie and friends returned to the party. Bessie’s arm healed and the birthday celebration continued with the tale of the runaway.
A Muscatine Iowa letter from February 28 1906 describes a prize story and a wish for a book if another prize arrives. Fred K Lindsay at Culver Street and a Grandview Iowa ten year old Faye McGrew mention aims to make the Roll of Honor and seek a bracelet or prize with river names included.
Letters from Atalissa Iowa in February 1906 express a wish to join a junior page. Three young writers request publication of their stories Bessie's Runaway Harry's Mistake and seek Roll of Honor recognition or a prize.
Hazel R. Bohnsack, age nine, Stockton Iowa, sends a brief letter to Miss Raymond on February 26 1906. She mentions making up Christmas day at school and four weeks of classes before vacation, plus a recitation and a neighbor visiting in the afternoon.
A collection of letters from 1906 discusses breakfast habits with a pet, school work including Abraham Lincoln and George Washington projects, and personal news. Arthur Lorenz Wendinger writes from Muscatine about watching a pet bird at breakfast and a close of day note. Clara Evans from Washington School shares life with a new baby brother and roving playmates.
A short children story recounts how a brave boy named George rides his mother's favorite horse, it dies after a long ride, and he chooses to tell his parents the truth despite peers' warnings. The piece ends with a mailed reader note from Mildred R. Beatty of Fruitland Iowa.
Letters from West Liberty Iowa juniors Lulu Depping Naomi Evans and a third child Naomi describe daily life schooling and hobbies as they seek guidance on earning May prize and keeping their names on the honor roll. They note school grades, violin lessons and pets.
A reader writes about a personal puzzle with river names, a long blackboard, school life, and skating on grandma’s pond. The letter mentions a jay bird visiting, conveying a childlike scene from a local community.
A concise biographical sketch of George Washington tracing his birth in 1732 Virginia, early schooling limits, surveying career at seventeen, and rapid rise from adjutant general to commander in the French and Indian War. It notes his Mount Vernon farming years, eight-year presidency, and death in 1799, ending with a witness line from George nS Earl of Iowa.
A short biographical sketch recounts a young George Washington born February 22, 1732. It notes his early schooling, fondness for hunting and fishing, and the famous cherry tree tale showing his honesty, as told by Hazel R. Bohnsack of Stockton, Iowa.
Ten year old Rose Gertenbach of Letts Iowa rode with her parents to visit Aunt Ella in the city. At a fur store she wandered ahead and was separated from her mother and aunt. The girl was found safe after a brief scare and later chose the fur she wanted.
A boy and uncle Robert go fishing with family friends and catch many fish but Willie falls into a river. His uncle rescues him from drowning and they return home safely. The piece closes with a brief note about George Washington born February 22, 1732 and the cherry tree story.
Verna Auten recalls a tale in which a boy named George confesses a deed to his father and mother. The story portrays him as truthful, resolving quarrels and seeking to emulate George Washington. He later attends a country school with a man named Hobby.
Willie, fourteen, nearly drowns when a rotten skiff sinks on a river voyage. Two passing men rescue him and his father. a doctor warns Willie, then brings a partial recovery. Rose, guided by a wrong fork, wanders until her father finds her and brings her home safe. Hazel Henderson, Muscatine Iowa.
A nine year old girl named Rose from Ainsworth Iowa was invited by a friend to a day in a field. After crying when her friend left Rose wandered home with a lamp lit by a passerby and a man calling Lost child. The man identified her name and safely returned her, teaching Rose to always ask her parents first.
A June day finds Rose chasing a distant flower while her mother cautions her to stay with friends. The girl wanders off, grows lost, and is eventually found asleep with tear stains by her faithful dog Jeff after miles of searching.
A fragment reports three people waking a woman and her infant after an event at a rural location. The trio then accompany her home. The text lists Mansfield Rankin as a contact in Mansfield Rankin’s rural route area, R. R. No. 2 Box 13.
A nine year old boy named Harry forgets his Sunday pants on his birthday morning causing a delay as his mother and Aunt Clara rush back to fix the error. The mix up leads to laughter and a near miss with being late for church and a Norwegian speaker. Address appears: Muscatine Iowa.
Marguerite and Ralph visit Virginia grandparents. They ride by train to a farm, enjoy dinner, gather flowers, ride Grandpa's horse Prince, hunt eggs, feed pigs, and return home after two joyful weeks. Grandparents gift kittens and a poodle.
Last summer Wil lie Smith John Jones and Henry Mar tin decide to enjoy a camping trip. They hurry along a rocky mountainside as dark clouds threaten rain and look for shelter before the storm breaks.
A narrator recalls a family summer in Macon Missouri describing a town with about one third Black residents, distinct churches and schools, and a park with a donkey and its colt. White and Black children played separately. the donkey’s antics amused all, including a cow that frightened the colt. The tale ends with the donkey tiring of the children and the story continuing on Page Eleven.
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