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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-21
FRANCES SAYS CLUE 4 NICE ONE.

Dear Editor:
l think the Christmas Stocking club
is nice idea. I never heard of one
before the one in Ottumwa. 1t is
nice for the poor children. 1t is nice
to be able to give stockings and pres
ents to the children to make them
happy.
l did not join the Christmas Stock
ing club this year, but want to next
year. l would put some oranges,
bananas, candy, thimble, handkerchief.
and hair ribbon. We take the Tri-
Weekly Courier. found that the
sentence in the word puzzle is Christ
mas Stocking Club
Frances Norton, age 10.
Melrose, Iowa.
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MABEL AN OLD FRIEND.

| was a member of your Christmas
Stocking club this year l wish
could have filled my stockings full OF
pretty games for the children, but
/ had to send mine by mail. ] know
very well the poor children are very
cold with stockings full of holes, be
cause when I tear hole in my
stocking the wind blows in. wish
there was Christmas Stocking club
in our town, because I know of some
moor children that came to school
with ragged stockings. am so sorry
for the very poor children.
Mabel Myers, age 10.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-21

Many years ago there lived fam
lily named .Judeson. They were very
poor and there were ten children to
provide Christmas presents. Only
chicken and the oldest girl could have
the wish bone. There was a white
family living near and they made
tree and put lots Of presents on it
and then took it and set it near the
door.
Then one went up and knocked on
the door and then they all hid be-
hind the fence and saw the fun.
This is my first letter and have
written story from the answer Of the
word puzzle which think is the
"Christmas Stocking Club We take
the Tri-Weekly Courier. am stay
ing with nv sister this week and go
to school. My teachers name is Miss
Georgia Mcdonald.
Eva Myrtle Heron, age 12
Oakley, Ia, r. R. No. 3.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-21
THE WORD PUZZLE CONTEST.

We have received great many
answers to the word puzzle contest
and a great many excellent stories,
but the following ten juniors complied
with all the rules of the contest by
not sending in their work until after
Jan. 6 and also by complying with the
eight regular rules Of the Junior:
MABEL RElFSNYDER.
ORISSlE LYON.
VIOLET NELSON.
HELEN MELVIN.
JOSEPHINE NORTON.
FRANCES NORTON.
BERTHA RAFFERTY,.
EVA MYRTLE HERON.
RUTH HENDERSON.
EDITH .JOHANSSEN.
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SOUR CREAM PIE.

1 Cup snow cream.
~ Cup seeded ra sins, chopped fine.
Y Teaspoonful cinnamon.
i Cup sugar.
" Teaspoonful cloves.
Yolks of three eggs.
White of one egg.
Bake like lemon pie, using the
whites of two eggs, with two table
spoons of sugar.
Put on after pie is baked and
brown in oven If not liked that way
stir all three whites in together be-
fore baking.
Pearl West, age 10,
r. f. D. No. l.
Blakesburg, Iowa.
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Stocking club this year. l guess
will close. Yours truly,
Homer Bell.
Keosauuua. Iowa.
LUCILLE SAYS NICE THINGS.

The Christmas Stocking Club is a
club for the Juniors Of the Ottumwa
Courier.
/ think the Juniors take much In
terest in helping to make other chill
dren happy that haven't dollies or
drums, or toys and candies like most
of tho Juniors have.
did not belong to the club last
year but I am sure l will this year as
I am a Junior and proud to be one,
too. l saw Buster Mary Jane and
Tige in the window of the Courier
window and l thought them very nice
prizes indeed for the prize.
/ think the Christmas Stocking
club is nice club and hope 1t VIII
succeed this year as it did last year
The sentence in the word puzzle is
"Christmas Stocking Club
am Daily Junior
Lucille Briggs, age IL.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
419 Center Ave.
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Four pounds of beef, boiled in salt
ed water until very tender; when
cold, chop fine. Take eight pounds OF
currants, three pounds of raisins, two
pounds Of citron, six pounds of sugar
a fourth Of an ounce of cloves. the
same of allspice, one ounce of cinna-
mon, nutmegs and orange peel grated
moistening all with sweet cider; If you
can't get cider, use three pints OF good
vinegar.
Leora Lewis. age 13,
r. F. D. No. 4, Box SO,
Russell, Iowa.
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EDNA is 10 YEARS OLD.

Dear Editor:-
= Thought would write another let
as my first one was in the Cour-
Ter.
thank you very much for the pos
tai card that I received the other day.
i thought it was very pretty and SO
did the others.
My little brother sat and watched
me write my letter and he fell asleep
in the high chair.
blooming again.
Well, as my letter is getting long
I will close.
Well, good-by.
Yours truly,
Edna McNabb, age 10 years,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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VIOLET TELLS OF ALBERT AND
ADORA.


ALBERT" said Adora, "bring the
stockings for the Stocking club
Here they are"
Now will you hand me that big rosy
apple and l will put that in the bot
tom"
''Now I will put in that little doll
and won't she be surprised when she
takes it out?"
what if boy gets the stocking?"
said Albert.
well he can give it to his sister"
Now we will put in the mittens,
pop corn and the candy and in the
other stocking nuts and oranges"
When Christmas eve came they
were happy because they had made
some other children happy.
Violet Nelson.
GAL Center avenue. Ottumwa, Ia
P. 81 am Daily Junior and |
am II years old.
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Ottumwa, Iowa.
WHAT l DID DURING 1907.

Dear Editor:
I am going to tell you what I did
during 1907 I went to the Old Set
tiers picnic during 1907. | picked
tomatoes, planted many flowers and
planted potatoes during 1907 One of
my playmate's birthday was the 26 Of
October She had birthday party. l
had very nice time.
l shot many firecraclers the Fourth.
My school commenced the second of
September Ny teachers name is
Miss Pearl Blackboard. We had a
Christmas tree at the school Christ
mas eve last term of school. We had
fire place instead of Christmas
tree Christmas eve. My teacner's
name then was Miss Lura Hodyshell.
We had two weeks vacation Christ.
mas. l had very nice time during
my vacation. We had Valentine
day. go to the Sacred Heart church.
My pastors name is Rev. James
Foley.
Yours truly,
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HELEN MAKES CHILDREN HAPPY

Dear Editor Courier Junior:
The answer to the puzzle is Christ.
mas Stocking club. did not join the
Christmas Stocking club, yet we tried
to make some poor ones happy.
think it was very nice for the Courier
Junior to have Christmas stocking
club. l am sure there was many poor
children that enjoyed the gifts and it
teaches us not to be selfish. think
we ought to make the poor children
happy every Christmas.
am Daily Junior. Wishing tbs
Junior page success remain your
friend,
Helen Melvin,
y 21Q North Marion ST
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RuTH,s STORY.

There comes Nell Brown Let us
tell her about our Christmas Stock
ing club "Say Nell. we are are 60
ing to use our membership pennies
and make a stocking as large as a
grain sack and fill it with everything
Imaginable for poor old Grandma
Graves and hang it on her door mob
on Christmas eve. | can Just see her
bright eyes sparkle and there is Ma
bel Clark and oh, so many poor folks,
that we can fill stockings for, but
there goes that old school bell when
we want to plan our work so bad
Ruth Henderson. age 10.
Ratayia Iowa
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ANNA GIVES DETAILS.

The sentence in the puzzle is Christ
mas Stocking club. am going to
write about it. 1t is q nice thing to
have, and to be kind to the orphan
children who have no father and moth
er. The children that live
in Ottumwa put candy, nuts, fruits,
and toys in the stockings and Santa
Claus takes the things to the orphan
children at Christmas eve. and some
time the orphan children have tree
to put things on. l am a Tri-Weel
ly Junior. | will close.
Your Junior,
Anna loops, age 9,
Ey1dor Iowa
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mARY,s SCHOOL ELM GROVE.

Dear Editor:-
1 go to Elm Grove school. MY
teachers name Is Carrie Winslow OF
Birmingham. My seat mate is Helen
Lindsay. Our school is about a mile
south of Birmingham My studies are
grammar, arithmetic, geography, his
tory, writing and spelling. Our school
ground has many large shade trees IN
it. We have picnic sometimes on the
last day Of school. The district num-
Der of our school is six. There are
90 pupils going to this school.
| will close, wishing the Junior
Your new friend,
May Watts,
Birmingham, Iowa,
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The Christmas Stocking club was
organized by the Junior department
of the Ottumwa Courier in 1905. and
has been the means of many poor chill
dren having a glad Christmas, where
without the favor of the Stocking
Club there would not have been any
Christmas joys l think it is a nice
plan, although am not member
but expect to join it this coming
Christmas Wishing the Stockins
club club this year more success,
remain. your Junior friend.
Rosetta Dowell.
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oRRlslE's FIRST LETTER.

Dear Editor and Juniors:
AS l have never written to the
Courier Junior will do, so now. /
think the correct answer to the word
puzzle Is christmas Stocking Club. !"
The following is my story:
I am very glad to hear you have or
ganized Christmas Stocking club 1T
Junior Headquarters. feel certain
that many little hearts were made
happy at Christmas time on account
of the Stocking club May it ever
grow and prosper and may Gods
choicest blessing rest upon the origin
ators and the contributors of the
christmas Stocking Club"
Yours truly,
Orissie Lyon, age 15.
Packwood, Ia.
P. 81 am Tri-Weekly Junior.
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HOW TO WHIP CREAM.

Too rich cream, which will hardly
pour, will turn to butter, and should
be diluted with milk. Too poor cream
will not whip well, either. Have the
cream ice cold. While whipping stand
the bowl in a pan of ice water. Skim
off the froth as it rises and continue
until the cream is all whipped.
Gertrude Freeman, age 8.
14O Morrell ST.,
0tt,1n1wa Iowa
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Christmas Stocking Club is club
organized for Christmas in the year
of 1906 by the members Of the Courier
Junior, and has been a success in
many ways, and has made many little
children very happy In 1906 ninety
four pairs OF stocking were donated
and this year more than 100 pairs, be-
sides sum Of money given to buy
stockings. We Juniors are all proud
of the club. l didn't join the club on
account of the long distance between
here and Ottumwa and thought what
little I had to donate would make
some little child happy closer to home.
Retta Ruark, age To-
Farmin atom Iowa
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MARION WILL BE A MEMBER
NEXT YEAR.

The answer to the puzzle in the Jun-
Tor January Z, 1908, is Christmas
Stocking club.
The children fill the stockings at
their homes, then they take the stock
ings to the Courier Junior office, then
they are delivered by Santa Claus to
the poor little children of the town
I expect the little children are awful
glad that there Is such Stocking club
for there are many poor little chill.
dren that don't get anything for
Christmas. am not a member but
hope to be next Christmas.
Your little friend,
Marion Minks,
Age 8, H. K. No. 8,
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have often wished to write to the
Juniors but have neglected it. The
Courier has been constant visitor in
our home since 1871 and mamma SAYS
she don't see how she could do with
out it. enjoy the Junior letters so
much and would like to be admitted
to your circle.
will send an answer to the word
puzzle and short story Hope you
will count me in the contest.
Yours with respect,
Ruth Henderson, age 10.
Batavia, Ia.
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her mamma or keep them herself.
She read the Courier Junior and saw
about the Christmas Stocking club. So
she went down town and bought 6
thimble, an orange, and a top and put
them in pair of stockings and sent
them to the Stocking club.
She was glad she had sent the
things. Josephine Norton, age IL.
,Melrose, Iowa.
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CLEO ALWAYS GLAD WHEN THE
JUNIOR COMES.

Dear Editor:
/ thought l would write few lines.
am going to school now.
NY teachers name is Miss Jessie
Lining.
Ny studies are reading, arithmetic.
geogra ply, spelling. writing and Ian
guage. There are SO scholars enrolled
l am a Tri- Weekly Junior.
am always glad when the Courier
comes. because l like to read the Jun
iors' letters.
Well. 1 will close.
Your loving Junior friend,
cleo Ce-roll, age 10.
r. f. d. No. 2, Box 10,
Selma, Iowa.
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A NEW JUNIOR WRITES.

l would like to join the Christmas
Stocking club and maybe can this
year. think would like to fill the
stocking with a handkerchief, pencil,
doll and nice story book, and
some candy and nuts. And on top OF
the stocking I would put another
stocking so it would make pair.
would like this to go to a poor little
boy or girl that would not get any
thing for Christmas. AS 1 generally
am remembered at Christmas l would
like other little children to be re
membered too.
Mary e. Locke. age IL.
Calp,o Iowa
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ORANGE PUDDING.

Peel and slice three oranges; lay
them in pudding dish and sprinkle
with sugar. Make custard of one
quart Of milk and the yolks Of two
eggs, one-fourth cup of sugar and one
teaspoonful of corn starch. When cold
pour It over the oranges. Beat the
whites of three eggs into a stiff froth,
add one third of cup of pulverized
sugar, pour on the custard and put it
in the oven for a few moments to
brown.
Dora Cobbler
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THE SOUVENIR PosTALs.

We will also send a souvenir album
to the first Junior who has twenty
five cards sent by the Courier Junior.
We want more receipts but the Jun
Tors must send only one receipt at .
time. Every receipt must be accom-.
panied by a story or a nice letter and
must be written on a separate piece
of paper. We will commence to send
the postals out Saturday and Monday
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Batavia, Ia.
EDITH TELLS OF MARIE GooDE


Long ago there was little girl
whose name was Marie Good.
She was very poor little girl
whose father was dead. She and her
mother lived all alone in New York
in very rude little cottage.
1t was on the night before Christ.
mas, just as they were preparing for
bed they heard a knock on the door.
Her mother went to the door and
there was whole party of boys and
girls. Each had some present for
them.
Marie cried for JOY when she saw
them, for she had not though of get
ting anything. She never knew
Christmas from any other day before
Her mother invited them in and
they stayed for while and then went
away.
Marie was so gled she cried herseli
to sleep that night.
Next morning they examined each
present and at last in little purse
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CREAM PUFFs..

One cup boiling water: one-half cup
butter. Boil all together. While boil
ing sift in one cup sifted flour. Work
until perfectly smooth and let cool.
When cool, beat in three eggs and
drop in dessertspoonfuls on buttered
tin. Bake in a moderate oven forty
minutes. When cold cut slit and in
sert spoonful of cream.
Leone Watson, age 8.
Mystic, Iowa.
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cocoANUT BON RoNs.

one pint Brazilian cocoanut: Y
Mound powdered sugar. white of egg
beaten to froth; roll in balls, dip in
chocolate melted over boiling water.
Cora Scholl, age TO-
Williamsburg, Iowa
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Sift one quart Of flour twice with
two teaspoonfuls Of baking powder;
add a half teaspoonful Of salt. des-
sertspoonful of sugar, little grated
nutmeg or any preferred flavoring;
one egg and milk to make a stiff bat
ter; have ready cup Of cleaned cur
rants. stir them In; steam until done
and set in the oven for a few minutes
to dry off.
Moude Skirvin. age 9,
Agency, Iowa.
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Floris, Iowa.
ONE LITTLE SISTER is DEAD.

Dear Editor Of CoIrier junior
l thought would write to you. l
have never written before. l am IL
years old and have three sisters and
two brothers. 1 have a little sister
dead. For pets I have dog, horse,
and some chickens.
go to school. go to the Hedrick
school. l am in the fifth room. My
studies are spelling, reading, language
and arithmetic. My teachers name
is Miss Eva Bowles. My papa works
at the Ottumwa Box Car Loader Co.
Well. as my letter is getting long,
will close.
Yours truly,
Blanche McNabb, age II,
Corner Eta and Tullis SITS,
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sToRIEs-LETTERs.
= Z
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
MABEL's STORY A NICE ONE.

The Christmas Stocking club think
is a nice club for the Courier Junior
to have to all little children stock
ing to be happy about on Christmas.
think It made good many happy
this year. Because there were so
many stockings sent in that there was
enough for all to have one. They
were all filled so we'll. too Christ
mas is a day that all people ought
to be happy on. because it was tho
day the dear Christ child was born,
in the dreary manger on the hay IN
the little town of Bethlehem.
Mabel Reifsnyder.
523 East Second street.
christmas Stocking Club" is the
answer to the puzzle.
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SWEET HEARTS.

Roll some rich paste, as for pies.
and cut in heart shape.
From one half the hearts cut out
three little rounds about as large as
n quarter of a dollar.
Bake all the hearts and on the whole
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EVA TELLS OF TEN CHILDREN

Bertha Ha1feTty, age II
birmingham, Ia, R. r. No. 3.
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cocoANUT CANDY.

. Cupfuls of white sugar: Il cup of
water. and boil, put the pan in larger
pan of water and still until cool. When
it begins to get somewhat stiff and
cool enough stir in the grated cocoa
nut and stir until cold.
Cut into cakes. The meats of any
nuts, chopped or grated, may be used,
the name of the candy coming from
Mabel Root,
312 North Court ST.,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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ones spread some jelly, beaten to make
it smooth. Lay the cut ones on top
and press lightly together and serve.
The jelly will show through the OPEN
ings, and the heart make delicate lit
tie pastry teas.
Your friend,
Addie Bradbury, age 10,
Coburg, Oregon.
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l think that the Christmas Stock
ing club must be a great help 20
Santa Claus l hope that all the poor
children had good time and were
happy. / did not join the Christmas
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LEMON PIE.

Grated rind and juice Of one lemon;
one cup sugar " cup milk, two eggs.
one salt spoonful of salt. Good baked
in old fashioned way between two
crusts; but better used to fill shallow
muffin pans that have been lined with
rough puff paste. Cover with mer-
ingue-
Edna Meeker,
r F. D. No. 1,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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MARYs FIRST LETTER.

Dear Editor
/ am a little. girl IL years old. 4
have never written before and friend
wanted me to write. I have three SIS
tiers and four brothers. | go TO
school every day and to Sunday school
and church on Sunday. l live on
farm a little ways out of town. We
have three horses and some cows. !
will close.
Your friend,
Mary Bradwell, age u,
Diamond, Iowa.
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ADA LIKES HER POST CARD.

Dear Editor
/ received the post card you sent me
and think it was very pretty. l thank
you very much for it. My papa takes
the Courier and l like to read the chill
drens page.
Ada B. Kirk, age 10,
Box 81, Riverview Add.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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LESTER GOES 70 MILTON SCHOOL

Dear Editor:
I go to school in Milton. My studies
are reading, writing arithmetic, ply
siology, grammar geography, spelling
My teachers name is Addie Hale. /
like her very much. ! received your
post card, and many thanks for it. l
will close and write a recipe.
Lester Barthelow. age 8,
Milton, Iowa.
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WHITE CANDY.

Q Cups graduated sugar.
/ Cup water.
Teaspoonful of vinegar.
Boil without stirring until it is brit
tie Pour into creased pans. When
cool pull and add vanilla faVorlng'
then pull.
Edna Collingwood. age 10,
yOttumwa Iowa.
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Dear Editor:
| have found that the words out IF
the word puzzle were Christmas
Stocking club.
think the Christmas Stocking club
is a nice thing. It brings joy to the
poor children at Christmas time.
There was little girl named Helen.
She had some pennies she did not
know what to do with them. She did
not know whether to buy presents for
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Dear EDITOR
1 am going to tell you what a good
time we had Halloween. Myself ana
my little friend. James Ingells Our
mamnlas dressed us up in white and
we took pillow slips and tied the cor
ners so they looked like ears and cut a
face In them, and we had a JACKIE
lantern and a basket of corn. we
threw corn on the porches, went up to
his house and my grandma's. we
would hold our lanterns up at the Win
dows. Some girls ran after us ana
gave US . hot chase. but we didn't dc
any damage, but had lots Of fun.
Forest Weber.
1905 East Main ST.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-21
FOREST GLAD so MANY HELPED
THIS YEAR.

I sent pair of stockings to the
Stocking Club and hope MADE
someone happy with the toys: candy,
oranges and apples l sent them. II
was the first time belonged to the
club. had never written to the Cour-
Ter Junior at that time but since
have Joined it have had the pleasure
of reading the letters from different
Juniors, besides receiving nice prizes
also. am glad there were so many
! Joined it this year and lots of girls
and boys received presents that
would not if it had not been for the
Junior. thank the Junior for the box
of note paper won New Years.
Forest Weber, age Z.
1905 East Main ST..
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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under all the rest was $50. to pay
rent Of their house.
Marie was never so happy before.
AS ever, Your Junior friend,
Edith Johannsen, Age12.
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cURRANT PUDDING.

Dora Cobbler