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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1906
Page
9
In a note to readers, the editor urges continued letters and stories as summer approaches. A new honor roll contest will award prizes on July 14 for the best story on announced topics, with eligibility by three weeks of consecutive writing and then every other week.
Edward, living in the city, visits his aunt and cousin Arthur for a vacation near Easter. They hide eggs, build rabbit nests, and ride the train home together. Edward’s mother says he can go alone next vacation. Wilma Croxen signs as entrant.
A five year old girl Maisie searches for Easter eggs hidden by Belgian hares on Easter morning. She and her father feed the rabbits then discover a nest of colored eggs and collect them to take inside with her mother inviting a family moment.
A seven year old boy named Tommy goes fishing with his father and shares his catch with a poor old lady on the way home. His mother praises his kindness and Tommy plans to fish again, always remembering the trip. The piece ends with a personal note from Pearl Thom in Iowa and a bid for a knife prize.
A tale for young readers recounts a missing child in the woods found by the Brown family. Jack leads a search, the mother feeds the found girl, and Mildred is returned home after a night apart. Lovina Schwartz signs as junior correspondent from Muscatine Iowa.
John, once in a weaker boat, trains daily with a patient teacher and closes the gap with Elwood. By race day in late Friday, John leads by about a hundred feet and wins. The teacher rewards John with a new boat. Clarence Shoemaker, age 11, Box 54, Moline, Il.
In New York, Mildred Grey disappeared from her playroom prompting a search by her father. The girl was later found at the south end of the city and returned home with her father. She then visited her grandparents in the country and never ran away again.
Laura eight year old receives a hen whose 14 eggs hatch to 13 chicks due to one death. She cherishes the birds as they grow rapidly and perch on her shoulder while she feeds them. Laura keeps Leghorn and Plymouth Rock birds among many others. Goodbye from Mabel Sell ten, Muscatine Iowa.
A student recounts bringing plants to school for Arbor Day. Children cleaned the yard, planted fruit trees and rose bushes, and formed three flower beds. If growth succeeds, the school yard will look nice, signed by Charley Hayes.
A poor city family plans a trip to California to visit their grandfather. Helen grows flowers and Edward raises potatoes to fund the journey, selling produce before school and after. They save 43.50 and travel the next week, arriving to a glad grandmother and a welcoming grandfather.
Mildred, a three year old girl staying with a family, wandered away from the yard. Two boys on horseback followed a crying sound and found her asleep in a corn field, then returned her home unharmed.
A nine year old girl in the country chooses a straight road and ends up lost while intending to visit her grandmother two miles away. Her confidence at not getting lost contrasts with the outcome. The note is signed Louis R. Johnson, age seven.
On a sunny April day the class asks Miss Lee for Arbor Day off. She plans to ask director Mr. Roberts, and encounters him while leaving school. She stops him to confirm whether tomorrow will be a holiday. He provides guidance.
A collection of juvenile notes from Muscatine Iowa and surrounding towns. The letters describe school life at McKinley and Reading Spelling Drawing and Language. A New York girl Laura White visits Clinton then explores country life with her grandpa sharing a summer on a farm with chickens and earnings from selling birds.
A 13 year old resident Lovina Schwartz writes from Muscatine Iowa dated May 16 1906 to the editor discussing a prior story titled How Mildred was lost and expressing preference for a garden tool prize.
A May 19 1906 letter from Atalissa Iowa writer Wilma Croxen R F D No 1 describes finishing a story about Laura's chickens and hoping it appears in print. She mentions attending town school and asks juniors to read more.
Three letters from Muscatine youths in May 1906 describe writing to editor Helen Raymond. Lara Johnson thanks for garden tools and plans a garden, Mabel Sell letters with a riddle and story titled A May Party, while Louis Johnson lists flowers and hopes to win a prize garden tools.
The pupils spent Arbor Day cleaning the yard before dismissal. Elsie Rowe asked if Mr Roberts approved an afternoon off and the teacher confirmed. With rakes in short supply they planted trees and gathered rocks then played games until five, ending a day of outdoor work and fun. Your Junior, Miss Lura Johnson.
A school day in the country included recitations and outdoor work. Children raked the yard, burned leaves, planted trees, made a flower bed, and started a small garden before a 4 o clock departure. Mable M. Warman, 19, Muscatine Iowa.
Esther McGill writes of John and his cousins forming a boat club on a ship named Sun. They learn rowing from John's father and fend off imagined ship robbers during a summer outing, with Sun beating the rivals and reaching safety. The note is signed by eight year old Esther from Wapello, Iowa.
Laura, nine, helps her poor mother by gathering eggs and discovering ten chickens. She raises them, feeds them daily, and the birds grow large. Laura sells them for six dollars, aiding her family in Atalissa Iowa, with credit to 11 year old Margaret Chesebrough.
Two men Henry and Harry race boats on the Mississippi River. Harry, a slower rower at first, overcomes fatigue as Henry tires in the middle and Harry wins. Miss Neva Rice, 11, Nichols Iowa, appears in the byline or notice.
A child recounts May days with a setting hen and fifteen eggs hatching into chicks. Laura’s coop is built and the hens belong to her. The piece then describes Arbor Day activities at Hamilton School with plantings, songs, recitations, and a student note from Georgie Guegel.
Laura tends inedbator hatched chickens naming Black Beauty and Spot. She sells eggs to the grocery, buys a white dress pattern, ribbons, and gloves with earnings. After feeding hens to boost production she keeps Black Beauty and Spot, saves ten dollars, and buys a doll a dress plus a cap.
Allen Eliason writes of Myrtle and Hazel giving Mrs. Baker a cherished book for Easter. Mrs. Baker’s sister was ill, and the exchange leads to flowers later found on graves, proving a small act of kindness can brighten lives and inspire returning generosity.
Twelve year old Harry hears his brother Alfred announce a river boat race next week. Six steam launches and three skiffs will compete. eager to see the event, Harry rises early to reach town before the crowds and hitchs his pony toward the race.
A toddler named Mildred wanders and hides in a trunk as family searches the house. The dog Major locates her by scent, uncovering a humorous scene of relief and laughter. Written by Rose Wellmann, 11, Cedar Street, Muscatine Iowa.
Young sailors from Muscatine Iowa competed in a levee to bridge boat race at nine o clock. Harry Theobald and his brother sailed in the winning craft earning a gasoline launch as a prize.
Laura, 16, lives with her parents on a farm. She hatches chickens after buying eggs from a neighbor, raising hens and other poultry with daily care. Her brother Harry, 12, helps with three hens. Laura builds a chicken yard as the flock grows.
Ten year old Edward urged his father to hunt ducks. They find geese, he provides the shell, the gun goes off, the father tumbles over a log but is not seriously hurt, while Edward keeps a safe distance.
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