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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1906
Page
9
In a March 26, 1906 letter from Stockton Iowa, Helen Raymond asks juniors to write letters next week to help publish backlogged items. Young contributors Mary Lamb Hazel Bohnsack outline school life and prize desires, while the editor notes upcoming topics and honor roll rewards.
A Miss Verna Auten writes from West Chester Iowa in March 1906 to Miss Mabel Wedinger Muscatine Ilona about prizes she has won two prizes a new box of paints and a doll she shares her blue eyes and light brown hair notes her 11th birthday March 5 and promises to send a photo later mentioning the growing roll of honor and biweekly letters.
In Muscatine Iowa on March 26 1906 eight year old Sylvia Powell writes to the editor. She comments on muddy weather and spring longing, mentions her sister Lucile and brothers Kenneth and Wallace, and signs off as Your little junior. She notes a story titled An April Shower and expresses a bead prize preference if she wins.
Two schoolgirls share news of letters and valentines as they anticipate the new term. Lucile Powell from Muscatine notes an expanding roll of honor and her dolls and quilts. Alice McMahon from West Liberty mentions delayed mail and will soon join the honor roll.
Muscatine Iowa dated March 27 1906 writes to Lulu Deppning about attending Oak Grove school starting Tuesday with teacher Katherine McGrew and asks if Lulu has visited Swain's, closing with hope for a letter in next week's paper.
A ten year old writer from Atalissa Iowa dated March 26 1906 addresses Miss Raymond in a brief note noting she has written only one story yet.
A collection of short letters from seventh and sixth graders in Muscatine and Columbus City Iowa dated March 26 and 28 1906. The writers express hopes of seeing their names on the Roll of Honor and ask about a May 5 contest and prize details.
A 13 year old Muscatine resident Lovina Schwartz writes from 700 West Seventh Street seeking inclusion on the newspaper's Roll of Honor. She notes her previous letters and stories did not appear and expresses a preference for a book if she wins.
Two first letters from Iowa youngsters describe pride in being on a roll of honor. Lulu Depping of Atalissa and Grace Childress of Letts introduce themselves, mention a story titled A Runaway, and note their teachers and ages.
A composition from Monta Shearer wishes to join Miss Raymonds juniors, while Viola Auten and Verna Auten share school news and letters about a prize on May 5. The notes reveal student names ages and teachers as they request printing and recognition.
Letts Iowa March 27 1906 Edna Dutton writes to Miss Raymond expressing happiness at a large roll of honor and desire to earn a spot. She mentions sickness delaying a previous letter and states a preference for a doll if she wins the prize.
Margaret M Chesebrough 11 from Atalissa Iowa writes to the editor. In her first letter and story she expresses fondness for the junior page and asks to have her name added to the roll of honor.
A reader in Downey Iowa writes on March 26 1906 to Pearl Cheadle, replying to a letter printed on the Junior page. The note conveys a personal and casual tone as part of a youth page correspondence.
A collection of short letters and notes from young readers across Iowa towns in March 1906. Verda Lodge Clara Wiese Vesta Wilkerson Warren Wilkerson Zella Stephens Sarah Fairfax share hopes for Honor Roll recognition and small prizes.
A group of children plans an April Fool and splits and stacks wood for Widow Brown to create a pretend mishap. They surprise her with a warm fire and breakfast, and she expresses gratitude. Other stories recount a boy dressing a baby in old clothes to prank a friend, leading to a comedic chase to the police station.
A rainy April afternoon finds Mr Jones caring for his sister’s baby while she attends the Ladies Aid society. He reflects on how to pass the time when a sudden idea transforms the moment into a small incident of daily life.
A lengthy snippet follows two young readers Mary and Harry in adventures and misadventures. Mary learns a birthday surprise pony becomes reality after a bear skin gag misleads her. Harry travels by train to Denver and back, ending with family reunion. The piece includes comments on Japanese children and customs.
Harry, a ten year old boy from Muscatine Iowa, travels by streetcar to the town depot to visit his aunt and uncle. He buys a ticket and boards the train after saying farewell to his mother. He waves to relatives as the coal unload occurs and the journey continues through night to dawn.
In 1906 ten year old Rose discovers her grandfather’s will and money hidden in the attic after a house fire. The billfold reveals a check for 100 dollars to Rose’s father, changing an unexpected day into a surprising inheritance moment. Helen Powers of Muscatine Iowa supplied the tale.
Nellie Duncan of Columbus Junction Iowa writes of a playful April fooling scheme aimed at her Uncle Lee. Two sisters and a helper craft a fake letter from a supposed Morning Sun Iowa resident inviting him to noon train visit. He dresses for the visit and departs with a fine buggy only to learn no guest arrives.
The piece contrasts a bare Japanese home with a baby’s easy mobility and no furniture, noting babies sit on their heels early. It describes a legal custom requiring many dresses and outlines naming stages at seven days, seven years, fifteen, and later life.
Pearl Cheadle recalls a summer family outing from Iowa City involving Eva Rolls and her friend Dora. The group drives fifteen miles to a seaside location, enjoys shells, wading at the shore, and a night in the wagon. Dora accompanies them in subsequent summers, discovering the joy of seaside camping.
A story about five year old Mary visiting Aunt Lilly in the country to help with house chores. She Washes dishes and tidies rooms, impressing her aunt and earning a talking wax doll on return. Includes a closing note from Lavina Schwartz with a Japanese dolls and kite descriptions.
The article describes child education in Japan from age three to six in kindergarten, then factory and field work for some poor families. It notes thousands stay in school, hundreds attend cities colleges, and Imperial University in Tokio graduates many. It portrays a polite teacher’s arrival, backward-reading books, and street peddlers selling various goods.
The Muscatine roll of honor lists local residents including Marietta Marsh Harold Rommells Naomi Evans Everett Frye Gertrude Gertenbach Verna Auten Irene Frambers Vera Ingraham George Earl Gertie Allen Viola Auten Nellie Duncan Madge Duncan Gertrude Fuller Hazel Bohnsack Carl Husen Lucile Powell Reo N Pickens Lulu Depping McFarland Hale Mabel Kopf Leona Fowler Dna McIntire Zella Stephens Irene Woods Zota Clapper Lara Johnson Margaret Peters Lavina Schwartz Sylvia Powell Tena Theobald Gertrude Greene Eunice Riley.
Pearl Tohm aged 12 of R. F. D. No. 1 recalls Mary a girl who visited her grandmother to clean the house and helped scrub floors wash windows lay carpets and hang curtains before receiving two dollars and buying a dress to remember the visit.
A nine year old girl Mary eagerly helps her mother with washing and ironing after school. She cleans parlor and upstairs rooms, moves items from closets, and gains a rest day after hard work, with further chores lingering in a cluttered storage area.
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