Monday, March 9, 2015
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Learn about your antiques and collectibles with Georgia Caraway penmanship. The typewriter, advanced printing methods, and the computer have served to end the era of excellent penmanship. The collecting of old autograph albums can still bring back unhurried handwritten verses and wonderful memories of school days and friends. From the 1894-1896 album of M.E (Lizzie) Grove, Grafton, PA: When I was in the 6th and 7th grades in the 1960s in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, my friends and I passed our autograph albums around to share sentiments and sometimeshumorous rhymes. When I found my first autograph album dating to the 1890s, I was surprised to find out that we didn’t begin this fad. And even more surprised to find that many of the little poems we wrote dated to these early albums.
Sunday June 17, 1894 My dear niece Lizzie, I dip my pen into the ink And grasp your album tight But for my life I cannot think Once single word to write. Your Aunt Mollie
Jan. 20 1896 Friend Lizzie, A little word kindly spoken, These small, inexpensive books contained blank A motion or a tear, pages of paper in which people could express Has often healed the heart that’s broken themselves to the owner of the album. These And made a friend sincere. sentiments often gave a small insight into the character of the owner as well as the signer. From the 1890-1892 Floral Album of Pearl This practice was universal not only among the Buckelew, Birmingham, Ala young, but early albums were prosy possessions of adults. Many of the sentiments were of a To My Friends: religious nature, pledged everlasting friendship, My album is a garden spot cited prosaic proverbs and Shakespearian Where all my friends may sow quotations, gave marital advice, or were just Where thorns and thistle flourish not plain corny. But flowers alone may grow With smiles for sunshine, tears for showers Autograph albums in the latter half of the 1800s I’ll water, watch and guard these flowers. gained popularity because people once took Pearl Buckelew great pride in their penmanship. Letter writing, the hand execution of wills, insurance policies Upon your wedding day, and other legal documents, personal calling A broom to you, I’ll send cards, diaries, journals and autograph albums In sunshine use the brushy part, were all labors of love and pride of In storm the other end.
Love me little, love me big, Love me like a little pig. (1909) Roses are red, violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, and so are you. (1909) Don’t worry about the future, The present is all thou hast, The future will soon be here, And the present will soon be past. (1913) Dr. Georgia Caraway, former director of the Denton County Museums for 14 years, will be opening the Howe Mercantile on Howe’s Founders Day, April 25. She has also written Tips, Tools, & Techniques: Caring for Your Antiques and Collectibles and four Denton history books.
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strong outing behind starting pitcher Josh Griffin. Griffin actually gave up two early runs, but settled in and blanked the Warriors over the next five innings. He walked three and struckout seven. His brother Matt Griffin pitched the seventh and got the save despite giving up a run and having the trying run at second base. Howe scored two in the first. Easton Ross walked and Zach Blevins doubled to lead off the game. They were brought in on a sac fly Continued on Page #13
