Close of Contest in Junior Page Letters
Editor invites honor roll juniors to submit four essays by June 6 on Animals I Know and Like Best Famous Events in Our History The Best Trip I Ever Took and How I Shall Spend My Vacation Winners receive prizes including a baseball bat parasol and book The June 5th winners list will be published with the honor roll and letters from readers Verna Auten writes from West Chester Iowa May 20 1997
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Raymond
West Chester
Blanch Concannon
Raymond
Nina Reeves
Verna Auten
Muscatine
Miss Raymond
Betty Anderson
Dale Street
Iowa
Atalissa
Esther Stoker
P. S
Junior Letters from Ainsworth Iowa Share School Tales
Marietta Marsh writes Betty Anderson from Ainsworth Iowa describing school terms, grades, and siblings. She notes Miss Montgomery taught last term, upcoming class changes, and asks about Betty's grade family and a letter reply. She includes a brain teaser of six girls names and signs off as age nineteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Iowa
Betty Anderson
Gertrude Lord
Miss Montgomery
Fairfield
William
Sammie
Charley
Paul
Esther
Awmil
Vaena
Leehn
Aenl
Taek
Etyth
Marietta Marsh
P. S
Toledo Juniors Describe School Year End Outing
In Toledo Iowa on May 20 1907 W D Lee Jr writes to Edstor about the sixth grade spelling prowess room outings and a summer closing trip. The class enjoyed a woods picnic with drinks peanuts flowers and races on a sloped hill before returning to the starting point.
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Toledo
Iowa
Edstor
W.D. Lee, Jr
P. S
Junior Letter From West Chester Student to Nina Reeves
A 12 year old West Chester Illinois student writes to Nina Reeves via the junior page. She asks Nina for her age and birthday and notes her own birthday March 5 and that school ends May 24 as she moves to the eighth grade.
Riddles From Wilton Junior Seeks Roll of Honor
A letter from Charles Mockmore of Wilton Iowa dated May 20 1907 requests to be listed on the junior roll of honor. He signs with playful riddles about a tree and a parasol and ends with respectful regards to the junior page.
Letter from Freddie Schwartz in Muscatine 1907
Freddie Schwartz writes to Ralph Wolf from Muscatine Iowa describing his age nine and a half, attending McKinley school in class 4A under Miss Lulu Ogilvie. He mentions two brothers Henry and Herbert and sister Lovina, asks about Ralphs school and teacher, and invites a prompt reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Ralph Wolf
McKinley School
Henry
Herbert
Lovina
Lulu Ogilvie
Freddie Schwartz
West 7Th St
Muscatine, Ia
Mixed Child Letters and School Notes From 1907
A compilation of short letters from young readers and pupils. Maude Lane writes about honor roll hopes, family details and farm entries. Marietta Marsh signs a May 1907 note from Letts Iowa asking for recognition. Georgie Mockmore updates on school and Miss Perry with a goodbye to Lillian.
Letter From a West Chester Junior Student
A junior student from West Chester Iowa writes to Miss Raymond, noting school ends Friday May 24, and that she prefers school but will mail a brief note instead. She mentions plans to write again to the junior page and to a couple of junior friends, closing with affectionate regards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Puzzle of Flowers From Fairport Schoolgirl Dear Nina
Goldia Showers of Fairport writes from May 8 1907 to Nina about school days and sends a list of scrambled flower names Telok Ysnap Esor Saepteens for Nina to solve. She signs as a loving friend.
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Telok
Ysnap
Esor
Saepteens
Goldia Showers
Muscatine Child Email From 1907 Letter to Miss Raymond
A Muscatine Iowa resident writes a brief letter dated May 9 1907 to Miss Raymond noting warm weather and mentioning plans to write to Ralf Wolfe. The message is signed Freddie Schwartz aged 9 with a street address.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Junior page notes and roll call from Muscatine 1907
Letters from young readers recount stories measles and school life in Montezuma Nichols and Nichols Iowa. Riddles and puzzles appear with a long roll of honor names including Ruth Noble Gertrude Loyd Blanche Burkett Eva Maurath and others.
Fairport postcard from Gertrude Gertenbach Dear Gertrude
A May 8 1997 letter from Fairport Louisiana from a 12 year old girl Gertenbach Dear Gertrude writes she is well and enjoys the Junior page she has not won a prize and hopes for a reply soon ending with affection and goodbye.
Junior Letter From Columbus Junction Student
A letter from a Columbus Junction student addressed to Miss Raymond discusses spring, reading the Junior page, and family details. The writer mentions being the oldest sibling with two sisters and one brother and notes their school not yet out, traveling a mile and a half to reach it.
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Columbus Junction
Iowa
Raymond
Tzet
Mabel Hendrickson
Local school roll honor notes from Muscatine and Fairport
Students Betty Anderson and Goldin Showers send brief letters to the editor. Betty from Muscatine, listing her plans to graduate in June and keep her name on the roll of honor. Goldin, from Fairport, mentions limited time and a write up to Nina Reeves and Gertrude Gertenback.
Ethel's Birthday Party Story Request From Ruth Utt
A brief school note from Ruth Utt in Columbus City Iowa dated May 22 1907. She signs as a junior and mentions finishing school, plans to write a story titled Ethels Birthday Party and expresses a preference for a set of tablets if she wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus City
Junior pages letters from Iowa youths
A collage of short handwritten notes from young readers in 1907 Iowa towns. Helen Havenhill from Cairo writes as an eight year old about school and siblings, while Carl Kruse and others from West Liberty and Atalissa mention honor rolls, sheep, and lambs.
Honor roll notes and graduating announcements from Atalissa
A junior writes from Atalissa Iowa noting honor roll standings, upcoming graduation events for the Atalissa graduates, rainy weather, and a pencil puzzle. The letter includes light jokes and a request to have the writer's name on the honor roll next week.
Columbus Junction Student Writes On School Absence
Dear Miss Raymond, Emma Hendrickson explains she cannot write a story this week because there is no school as the teacher attends her brother's Columbus Junction High School graduation this evening. She signs as Your Junior, Emma Hendrickson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Miss Raymond
Columbus Junction High School
Emma Hendrickson
Fairport Junior Student Sends Short Notes From May 1907
A Fairport Iowa student writes to keep her name on the roll of honor. She mentions letters to Gertrude Gertenback and Nina Reeves, a story about Fishing, and that three weeks of school remain before the term ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairport
Miss Raymond
Gertrude Gertenback
Nina Reeves
P. S
Letter from West Liberty junior during teacher’s illness
A West Liberty student writes from Ila on May 22, 1907 to keep on the roll of honor. The writer notes a short vacation due to a sick teacher who is now better and closes with regards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Ila
Ralph Wolf
Dear Gertrude: I will write you a few lines
A brief personal note from Goldfia Showers to Gertrude Gertenbach. She mentions being well, replying to a letter that was not published by Miss Raymond, and notes she turned 12 on February 6. She closes with a hint of flowers in a puzzle and admits she has never won the prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Iowa
Raymond
Abre
Freaigr
Grtei
Claem
Ethneaph
Moyoenk
Niel
Marietta Marsh
Fairport
Gertrude Gertenbach
Gertrude
Nevr
Goldia
Muscatine
Miss Raymond
Freddie Schwartz
W. 7Th St
Dear Miss Raymond keeps short fishing reply from West Liberty
A short personal note from West Liberty dated May 23 1907 reports that the writer plans a brief letter rather than a story and mentions that their father and a brother are going fishing today, closing with warm regards.
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West Liberty
Raymond
Papa
Edwin Anderson
School Letters From Fairport and Muscatine Junior Pages
A collection of student letters dated May 1907 from Fairport Muscatine New Boston and Davis Moore detailing school life honor roll hopes birthdays siblings and pets. Names include Vashti Feustal Nona Crabtree Florence Bressart Ethel Bronson Clara Steffy Goldin Showers Grace Fordham Pearl Hobert Alta Howard Grady Showers Juanita Jones Vernes Gardner Gertrude Lord Nina Reeves Louis Johnson Ruth M Noble and Freddie Schwartz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairport
Mrs Raymond
Vashti Feustal
Nona Crabtree
Florence Bressart
Ethel Bronson
Clara Steffy
Goldin Showers
Grace Fordham
Pearl Hobert
Alta Howard
Grady Showers
Juanita Jones
Vernes Gardner
Illnesses and letters blur Iowa honor roll notes
A May 1907 letter from Montezuma youth Harry Concannon explains measles keep him from the honor roll as his sister writes. A May 1997 Iowa City note from a student requests inclusion on the honor roll, while Hilda Dammann from Muscatine, age 11, complains she has not seen her name on the list.
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Montezuma
Miss Raymond
Harry Concannon
Muscatine
Iowa
Hilda Dammann
Bessie Jones Receives a Pony Named Vick in Family Tale
The Jones family longingly recalls Bessie at ten receiving a black pony named Vick after a March pony sale. Her siblings include Ethel Winnie Harry Raymond Alvin, with Raymond and Alvin married. Harry guides Vick to town, then a railroad crossing brings danger.
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Bessie Jones
Harry
Raymond
Alvin
Ethel
Winnie Bessie
Winnie
Ethe
Bessie
Mr. Jones
Papa
Ang
Vick
Runaway Bessie Injures Wilma Doty in Iowa
A youth named Vick frightened and toppled Bessie causing a broken back and unconsciousness near Alalissa Iowa. Vick fled home but was pursued by his father who mounted another horse, located Bessie, and called for a doctor. The incident details a runaway and crash injuring Wilma Doty.
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Vick
Bessie
Helen's Ten Mile Walk and Visit with Friends
Helen and Mary share a long walk to a cousin's farm full of pleasant sights and games. They dine with a girl named Mary, meet four kind cousins Bessie May Ruth Nellie, and return home happy with the remembered day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Mary
Mary James
Bessie
May
Ruth
Nellie
The Strange Escape Cannibal Tale On Madagascar Shore
A steamer bound for Australia diverts around Madagascar where cannibals live. The drunken captain abandons two men after grounding. Cannibals capture them. they eat the fat man and spare the slim man who later returns home.
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America
Australia
Madagascar
Margaret Finds Money On Doorstep And Helps Family
Margaret Martin, a poor girl, finds a $20 bill on her doorstep. She shares it with her mother, buys food and two dresses, then covers dinner costs and buys school supplies. With $15 left she pays part of her schooling, feeling happy about the windfall.
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Margaret
Margaret Martin
Goldia
Jack's Easter Visit to the Farm
A rich New York boy named Jack spends two weeks at his uncle's farm for Easter. He and cousin Tom visit cows, hide and count eggs, and find three dozen apiece before Easter coloring ends the visit.
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Jack
New York
Tom
Prize Letter From Montezuma Junior Angler
In a summer fishing trip a family travels 15 miles to a river but finds no fish. They catch 24 small catfish in a bayou, clean them, and the narrator endures a painful moment when a fin is removed. They enjoy supper, play among lilies, then return home cold. The writer signs as Montezuma Iowa and hopes for a set of tablets if awarded.
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Mamma
Montezuma
Iowa
P. S
Easter on the Farm For Ezra Jameson
Jack prepared to return home when his family sent a basket of fresh eggs to his mother. Ezra Jameson signs off as your Junior with a homely farmyard Easter vignette.
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Jack
Ezra Jameson
Two Kindred Kitties Save Each Other At Picnic
In a springtime note from Verna Auten twelve, two seven year old girls named Kittie White and Kittie Grey became friends after moving next door. At a picnic they wandered off and White nearly sank in quicksand until Grey saved her. They then avoided a bee hive incident thanks to Grey.
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Kittie White
Kittie Grey
Verna Auten
Picnic in the Woods Told by Miss May
Viola Auten of West Chester Iowa writes of a planned Saturday morning picnic in the woods with her class led by Miss May. Pupils to ask mothers for permission. observations include Gare a brook, a corn crib, a mother rat with its young, and various animals noted along the way.
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Miss May
Gare
Viola Auten
West Chester
Iowa
A Narrow Escape on the Mountain
A story of Jack and his brother hunting mountains as Indians approach. They flee far, turn back to see no Indians, then a loose stone sends Jack sliding. He leaps aside as a tree nearly hits him and reaches level ground safely. Your Junior, If I win the prize I prefer a set of
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Jack
Your
A Day in the Woods by Ruth Trt
Edith Helen Dessa Eliza beth and Agnes spend a morning in the woods. They eat lunch, wade a stream, frighten a frog, Edith cuts her foot, they gather flowers and kill a garter snake with a club, then return home.
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Edith
Helen
Dessa
Elizabeth
Agnes
Wade
Ruth Trt
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Fluff
Blanche Concannon
Wilton
Charles Mockmore
Letts
Inez
Ransom
Effie Concannon
Maude Lane
Lillian
Miss Perry
Georgie Mockmore
Nina
Gertrude Loyd
Ruth M. Noble
Lovina Schwartz
West Seventh Street
Klsg the
Bessie Doran
Nichols, Ia
Conesville
Eva L. Jones
Vinnie Westerman
Eve
Ans
Adam’s Express Company
Roll OF Honor
Blanche Birkett
Ruth Utt
Eva Maurath
Wayne Nichols
Wilma Croxen
Emma Henderson
Elsie Geertz
Ruth Noble
Hazel Barnes
Dorothy Birkett
Karl Kruse
William D. Lee, JR
Goldie McNall
Sadie Joyc
George Mockmore
Edith Volger
Earl Hobert
Harry Lewis
Betty Andersen
Hazel McNall
Millicent Vane
Helen Havenhill
Andrew Guthrie
Gertrude Baker
Ladys Hobert
Cairo
Pere
Carl Kruse
Beulesbli
Wietenliltmas
Scolwpis
Nedinaipps
Amylfwreo
Freddie
L. 8
Muscatine In
Dixie
Fannie
Louis Johnson
Lucas St
New Boston
Ill
Davis Moore
Iowa City
Haze
Barnes
Junior Stories
Wilma Doty
Alalissa
Vinnie Doty
Thos. Hawkins
Nichols, Towa
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