Clara Lilian Shrader’s autograph album is a treasure chest of names, dates, places, and sometimes relationships. For Clara, it would have also been a treasure chest full of sweet memories and love.
Scan 37, Vertical:
Clara alles remember the 2 of Dec 1884 at Oak Crick College
Scan 37, Horizontal:
Dec 2/84
Dear Clara.
I wish you wealth
I wish you health
I wish you friends by the score
I wish you Heaven after death
What could I wish you more
Your friend and Schoolmate
Ella Ramba
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 38. (Click to enlarge.)
May love and happiness on the attend,
While I my best wishes send.
For your success in life
When you are someones patient wife.
C. Ramsey
Dec 3. 1884
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 39. (Click to enlarge.)
Dear cousin Clara
These few lines to you are tendered
By a friend sincere and true
Hoping but to be remembered
When I’m far away from you
Your Friend
Ida L. Bennett
August 18 1885
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 40. (Click to enlarge.)
Dec 25th 1884
Concordia Kan
Dear Clara
When this you see pray think of me
And bear me in your mind,
Let all the world say what it will
Speak of me as you find.
Your friend
Eliza Arkill
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 41. (Click to enlarge.)
Concordia kans
3-22-1891
Remember me your little niece
Daisy Shrader
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Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 42. (Click to enlarge.)
Concordia, Kans
July 18. 1884
There are many flowers of summer
Who are kind while flowers bloom
But when winter chills the blossom
They depart with the perfume.
In the broad highway of action
Friends of worth are far and few
So when one has proved their friendship
Change them not for the new
Ever your friend
Mattie D______
Home, Miltonvale Kan
In memory & casket drop one pearl for me.
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 43. (Click to enlarge.)
Compliments of J. H. _____
Peoria Ill.
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 44. (Click to enlarge.)
Dear Cousin
Round went the autograph; hither it came
For me to write in; so here’s my name.
Eva J. Bennett
July 18th 1886
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 45. (Click to enlarge.)
Were mine the power I’d twine for the a crown of jewels rare & each gem Should Be a kingdom Each Pearl an humble Rare
Notes, Sources, and References:
Special thanks to John Roberts!
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Some of the autographs in this book have pearls of wisdom from the 1880s, expressions of friendship and love, and/or a hope of remembrance in years to come. It is nice to think of Clara many years later, maybe sitting in a rocking chair on the front porch, as she ages, reading through her autograph album thinking of family, friends, and students who were such an important part of her life in the 1880s.
Scan 21, above:
Dec the 24
Dear friend Clara
the hoop is rounded and has not end so is my love to you my friend
C H R
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Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 22. (Click to enlarge.)
Left:
Clara L Shrader
Right:
Concordia Apr 12
To Clara
Let our love for each
Other forever endure
And all that we wish
For and hope for be sure
Truly yours
Frank
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 23. (Click to enlarge.)
Left:
When on this page you chance to look,
Just think of me and close the book.
Leslie S.
Right:
Dear Teacher
Wishes I have many,
And good ones too;
But the sweetest and best
I give to you.
Your little Friend
Pearl Bonebrake
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 24. (Click to enlarge.)
Compliments of M. C. Wagner
Concordia, Kan.
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 25. (Click to enlarge.)
Left:
June the 6
May happiness ever be thy lot
Wherever thou may be
And joy and pleasure light the space
That may be home to thee
Mary
Right:
Sept 24 1885
Dear Clara
In this album where are written
Various thoughts from different pens
Causing you to keep in memory
Those regarded as your friend
I this token of my friendship
Leave for you to think of me
When these pages you are turning
And these lines you chance to see
Truly your friend
Ella
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 26. (Click to enlarge.)
Left:
Warwick Kans Aug 15 ’89
Now I lay my pen at rest;
But not the heart within my breast.
Yours in Friendship,
Malissa A Lowther
Right:
Dear Teacher Clara
When in some future time
Time these lines you chance to see
Think kindly of the writer who
Will always think of thee
Miss Laura M Noe – Concordia
Cloud Co Kan
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 27. (Click to enlarge.)
Left:
Dec 15th 1890
Dear Friend
I would not blot this page, but I would like to make a spot large enough to hold you to the remembrance of a friend.
Your true friend and cousin
Ira E. Plumly
Right:
October the 26 1885
O May you my friend be blest with friends selected from the best May Joy and peace be your lot I only ask forget me not.
Mary J. Shrader
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 28. (Click to enlarge.)
Vertical, Left:
Friend Clara:
May the hinges of our friendship never rest.
Matie
Horizontal, Right:
Wolf Creek, Kans
June 2, 1886
To Clara,
“Dear friend, O, never from my heart
Shall time thine image blot
Though dreams of other days depart
Thou shalt not be forgot.”
Matie B.
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 29. (Click to enlarge.)
March 27 1884
To Clara
Tis the bold who win the race
Whether for love or gold or name
Tis the true ones always face
Dangers and trials and win a place
A niche in The Temple of fame
Truly Your Friend
Angie Snell
To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die
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Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 30. (Click to enlarge.)
4-1-1884
Dear Clara
Should a cloud ever shadow your way
And find your idols but gilded day
Remember the shadow was given
Lest the sunshine of earth dim the brightness of heaven
Sincerely Yours
Annie
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Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 31. (Click to enlarge.)
Vertical, Left:
Remember the ____
Rick
Horizontal, Right:
August the 17 1885
Clara is your name
Single is your status
Happy be the little man
That makes the alteration
Yours truly,
Lida D___le
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 32. (Click to enlarge.)
Concordia Mar 28, 1884
Remember me is all I ask,
But if rememberance be a task, forget me.
Your friend
Mrs. A. A. Chritton
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 33. (Click to enlarge.)
Left, Horizontal:
Friend Clara
A long life, and a happy one,
A tall man, and a jolly one
Like – well – you know who!
Laura M.
Feed taffy when ever you can, but always on the last day of school.
Center, Vertical:
Blankets
Right:
Concordia Sept 1884
Miss Shrader:
Tis useless to languish on sorrow
And grieve for the Joys that are past
There plenty in store for the morrow
As pleasing & bright as the past.
Yours respectfully
Ella Johnston
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Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 34. (Click to enlarge.)
Miss Clara.
i think of you often
i think of you ever
i think of the happy hours
we have spent together
i remain as ever. D___a
To Clara.
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 35. (Click to enlarge.)
Let us then be up and doing
With a heart for everything.
Still achieving, still pursuing
Learn to labor and to wait. (Longfellow)
Your friend,
Clara E. Healy
Concordia July 21, 1884
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 36. (Click to enlarge.)
Left:
Concordia Kansas 19th 1908
On this leaf in memory prest
May my name forever rest.
Max Roberts
Right:
As you measure to your neighbor
He will measure back to you.
Truly yours
T. A. Sawhill.
July 22 1884
Notes, Sources, and References:
Again, a special thank you to John Roberts for sharing this sweet book!
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Tuesday’s Tip: Analyze a process for preserving artifacts and information, then automate repetitive tasks when possible, and group repetitive tasks to increase accuracy and speed.
Clara Shrader’s autograph album has 51 scans plus a word document with transcription. Since the scans were in one pdf, they needed to be converted to an image format, and sized down so that it doesn’t take forever for your blog pages to load. Unfortunately I don’t know how to write a script to automate this process, but that is on my list for one day. In the meantime, in my analysis of how to post these sweet pages, I decided on this process:
Use a screen capture for each image. I opened the pdf, sized my window to show just one image at a time, so I did not get confused about where I was in the process.
On a Mac Command-Shift-4 allowed me to clip just the section I wanted with the double spread of pages. This also converted the image to a png, perfect for using with WordPress for the blog. These images show up on my desktop- you can change the folder, I believe, but that works for me.
I gave the first file a descriptive file name and included the number of the scan:
Clara Shrader Autograph Book_1_sm.png. I cut and pasted the name, changing the number as appropriate as I clipped each image. I also made sure that the numbers matched the chart with the transcriptions.
The ‘sm’ in the file name is for small, as I knew I would need to reduce the file size. After my desktop was full of images, I clicked each and opened in Preview, then used ‘Tools’ to reduce the size. Make sure to save the file after any such changes!
After all the images on my desktop were reduced, I highlighted them all and pulled into a file folder for Clara’s album that I created right on my desktop. Now the desktop was clean again, and ready for another batch of these images.
Use cut-and-paste for titles, captions, etc. whenever you can. You can always go back and add detail, but it is important to label as you go. I pulled all the images into WordPress, and captioned them each as I went, using cut and paste but changing the number of the image. Now they are all ready for blog posts and writing, or you can keep them in a folder for maybe a report or book- the enjoyable part after the tedious but necessary work and documentation.
OK, now on to the good part: Clara’s sweet album pages for today:
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 11. (Click to enlarge.)
March {illegible} 1884
Dear Friend
When in some future time,
These lines you chance to see;
Think kindly of the writer,
Who Will always think of thee.
Samuel Bonebrake
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Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 12. (Click to enlarge.)
March 21, 1884
Dear friend Clara,
Remember me when this you see
Though many a mile apart we be.
Yours truly,
L. S. Reeves
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 13. (Click to enlarge.)
March 25th 1884
Dear teacher Clara.
Other hearts may love you,
Others Worship at your shrine
But no other heart will love you
With a love so pure as mine.
Miss Laura Noe
Concordia Cloud Kan
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Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 14. (Click to enlarge.)
March The 21 1884
The roses are red and the lilies are blue: honey is sweet
and so are you.
Andrew Noe
Jam town Cloud Co Kns
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 15. (Click to enlarge.)
March 21st 1884
Concordia, Cloud County Kansas
To my Clara
I’d twine a wreath my friend for you
A wreath of flowers rare:
Would you accept the simple gift
And ever hold it dear?
ever your friend
Bessie Davis
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 16. (Click to enlarge.)
March 21 1884
To Clara dear
On this broad world of action, friends of worth are far and few;
But when one has proved his friendship, cling to him who clings to you.
your friend Bessie
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Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 17. (Click to enlarge.)
Left:
Miss Clara
April the 20th
If you fall from grace,
You’ll be a reck:
If you fall from a ship,
You’ll break your neck;
You may fall from the realm of Heaven above,
But never never fall in love.
Mrs. N. J. Maddox
Right:
April the 25 1884
Dear Teacher:
Remember the writing
Of my hand when I am
In a distant land
And if the grave should
Be my lot Remember me
When I am not.
Ever yours,
Etta ___iley
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 18. (Click to enlarge.)
Concordia Mar 3rd 1886
Clara
I care not much for gold as _____,
Give me a _____ here and there,
Some good _____ stock – some note of hand,
Or _____ _____ _____
I only ask that _____ send
A little more than I can spend.
Your cousin, F. L. Bennett
Remember my favorite song and don’t you forget it
Salem {illegible}
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 19. (Click to enlarge.)
Concordia Kan. March 27 1884
Lines to my dear friend Clara
Much must be born which it is hard to bear
Much given away which it were sweet to keep
God help us all who need indeed His care
And yet I know the Shepherd loves His sheep.
Truly Your Friend
Carrie Snell
Command me always as a friend.
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clara Shrader Autograph Book, Scan 20. (Click to enlarge.)
April the 6 1884
Clara
May your life though short be pleasant
As a warm and _____ ray
as a flower that bloomes at morning
And at evening dies away.
F. M. S.
Notes, Sources, and References:
Thank you to John Roberts for his labors in scanning and transcribing this sweet autograph book to make it accessible to future generations. If you would like to contact Jon, please use our form through the blog and we will pass it on!
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Memorial Day in the US is a day that we honor those who have served our country to preserve our freedoms. It was meant to remember our heroes that have fallen in war, and those who were lucky enough to come home, but are no longer with us.
Edward A. McMurray, Jr., is one of the latter. Despite the dangerous places he served, he was one of the lucky ones to come home, and he came home healthy.
We are all blessed to have known his quiet dignity, his honor, and his love of this country.
Notes, Sources, and References:
Family photo, hidden in a basement for many years.
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Our ancestors Elizabeth Ann Murrell and her husband John Roberts lived in/near Monroe, in Jasper County, Iowa. It has always been a small town, and they made their own entertainment, as people still do in small towns. They were also members of the M. E. (Methodist Episcopal) Church there, so may have been chaperones or otherwise involved in this “sociable” on the church lawn.
Of course, don’t miss the pun. Many of us know an incredibly wonderful man who was born in Jasper County, and who would never miss a chance for a pun… Maybe he came by that ability/terrible trait honestly by growing up in its midst? (Though this ‘sociable’ was way before his time.)
Notes, Sources, and References:
Source as above.
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