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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1908
Page
9
The editor explains no story won this week and cites copied work failing to meet standards. Viola Auten won last week but was not marked. future entrants who write biweekly will earn a place on an honor roll. Topics for next week include A Trip to the Mountains The Last Day of School and Spring Flowers.
Tim Ray finds a injured dove and heals it at home. The bird stays tame and helps the boy while he cares for his sick mother. When broth is needed the dove remains, leading to a twist about neighbors and a clock’s tale.
A tale recounts a girl named Anna who ventures outside on a bright snowy day. She builds snowballs and a large rolling snowball that slides down a hill, nearly harming her before her father rescues her. Rita reassures it didn’t hurt and the ball breaks apart.
A narrator recounts a tale of a gingham dog and a calico cat dining together at noon. The old Dutch clock and a Chinese plate seem to foretell a looming quarrel while the narrator notes they were not present. The dog barks "Bow wow wow."
The two twins Fred and Ted Walker care for their Scotch collie Shep at the family farm. When the boys seek a game they recruit Shep to play hide and seek with help from their aunt. Shep becomes the lively seeker, enjoying the rounds as the supper bell calls them in. Hazel Hall Joy Illinois writes of their cheerful pet and a note about tablets if she wins.
A winter lake scene turns perilous as six Great Dusky Wolves chase two boys across frozen ice while a family and servant race to rescue them. The party grabs tools and a rifle, shouting encouragement as Frank leads in danger and peril intensifies on the smooth lake.
A school reader narrates Christopher Columbus drawing maps and seeking support from Ferdinand and Isabella, paralleled by a May Day tale in Arden Iowa. Laura, sidelined by injury, receives a May basket from classmates and Miss Berry, while a kind elder who once visited her brings gifts.
A short manuscript from Lucile Avanelle Hubbard of Gate Oklahoma describes Laura Smith and Mrs Brown who are poor. Local boys plan a ginger snap colored May basket swap but are outwitted by girls who replace the fake items with real food and goods. The tale ends with gratitude and a lesson to help the needy.
Hans and Gretchen nine and eight work hard in their father’s barn in a German village. A hunting dog kills three bunnies after escaping from a torn hutch. The children bury the bunnies under the apple tree with a white board message.
Laura, seven, gathers violets and May flowers in daytime and builds a color paper basket at night. She places a neat inscription, From a friend who loves you dear ly, and her mother soon learns Laura is the giver of the May basket. Betty Andersen says she prefers the book if she wins.
Laura and classmates followed a long standing May Day custom by making decorative baskets with candy and flowers. They would quietly hang the baskets on friends’ doors as a friendly surprise.
Laura, a five year old girl, receives a ring from cake and later a May basket with a twenty dollar gift for her and her mother. Neighbors deliver clothes and shoes, easing their poverty, as Laura thanks the giver and cherishes the thoughtful act.
A girl named Eva Maurath writes to juniors about missing her brother who left Muscatine for Davenport to work in an ice cream parlor. She notes their upcoming ages, contemplates his return, and asks for letters from readers while expressing deep sibling affection.
A poor girl named Laura, twelve on May first, lacks proper clothes for school. She works to acquire outfits, while classmates plan a May basket surprise and venture flowering without inviting her.
A child writes in a playful voice about a baby, school life, and Easter eggs. Margueritte Childress from Letts Iowa details her grades, subjects, a hoped program, and an upcoming move to the next room. She notes her birthday in October and ends with a preference for hair ribbons if she wins.
A note from Gardner G. Hubbard of Gate Oklahoma dated April 29 1908 recalls a boy who followed his father the engineer’s instruction to lie down on a railroad track as a train approached. He remained unharmed and the writer urges immediate obedience noting it often leads to safety. Hubbard adds a postscript preference for stationery if he wins.
A boy named Blunder searches for a wishing gate guided by an old grandmother. Along the road he meets an owl, a chipmunk, a frog, a crow, a bee elf, Jack O Lantern, and a goblin, all leading to missteps. He finally returns home by wind, while his fairy godmother offers a cautionary tale about a boy who never used his eyes and never found the gate.
A mysterious guide suggests following the brook to locate an old water sprite beneath a stone. The speaker expresses confidence the sprite can be found and perhaps proven real.
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