Augusta (Filson) [Walters] Row

Since married life is swell
you must yourself prepare
it is not known how soon to wed
your friend your love to share

Aaron
March 14, 1880

Mathemetical Note

I love my little sister fair
I love her rosy cheek
I love with her each joy to share
Her happiness to seek

By her Bro., Amos
Mar. 14, 1880

Valley, November the 13, 1884

To you Dear Gertie,

Oh, memories leaf oh, let me have
somme little vacant spot
of all the names recorded there
Let mine not be forgot

Yours for ever,
Ambrose Grenier

Remember me when this you see,
And think I am a friend
And all a’ll as true remain to you
Until our days shall End

Anna Row
March 15

Valey City, 11th, 1884

Remember me wen this you see
And have it in your mind
That I will be a friend to you
When others are unkind

Your friend,
A. C. Schilling

if your heart is pure all is well

J. E. Hawbaker

“To Gustie”

A line will do for friendship.

Your friend,
Emma Hoff

November 19, 1884

To Gustie,

May all that in this book appears,
Adorn your bright and happy years,
Reveal fresh beauties and embrace
Your life with loveliness and grace.

Yours Truly,
Sadie Filson

July 4th, 1880

Dallas Ctr., 11/20/885 (1885)

Gustie,

If scribing in Albums
Is for the name
I’ll scribble in yours
And give you the same

G. W. W. Bennett – Iowa
Furniture & Undertaking

July the 7, 80 (1880)

When toget on life tuff
See, what joy to meet those friends of your and
recive the kindness that you have bestode on me
it reminds of home seet home
Remember this is fo’vre a friend

L. H. Vandyke

On this Page you chance to look
think of Me and close this Book

A. E. Seitzinger
Chandaller, Iowa

March 16th, 1880, P.M.

Dallas Centre, Iowa

Dear Gusta

Remember thy Creator
In the days of thy youth

Katie Bohn

To Gustie

As you are your Mothers youngest
Pleas remember Her in her troubles in life
Father & Mother is getting old
Let not your heart grow cold

B. G. Bohn

March 6, 1881

Dear Gustie

Within this book so pure and white,
let none but friends presume to write,
and may each line with friendship given,
direct the reader’s thought to heaven.

Lena C. Hartinson

forget me not Miss Gustie

Compliment of Miss Lulita Gates

Dallas Center
(July) 22-1882

Gusta

When fences do divide us,
And you no more I see,
I will jump up and kick a board off,
And crawl right through to thee.

W. J. Cooper
8/4/84

Dallas Centre

Gustie,

May your Life be long and happy may your Friends be many as the
Sands of the sea shore and remember the one that wrote those lines

W. H. Myers

Sept 18, 1880

Gusty,

While out upon lifes troubled sea rember your frend

S. M. Rhodes
Minbrn, Iow

“Remember the wind up”

Dear Gustie,

When diston land deapart us
and you no more i see
remember dery Carrie
who wrote here these lines to you

Your Friend
Carrie Lundberg

May all of the names in this book be recorded in the bambs book of life.

C. Rhodes

Sept? 19th 188_

J. H. Sheils

Valley City

Gustie Filson

O sing unto the Lord a new song for he hath done marvelous things his right hand and his holy arm hath gotten him the victory.

Sarah Myers

To Gustie

Truely your friend.

Ira Stitzel, Dallas Centre, Dallas Co., Iowa

Sep. 10th, 1880

To Augusta,

How many weed and varied flowers
Friendships hand has scattered here
Proffs of affections greener hours
Pledged to youth and memory dear

Lizzie F.
July 4th, 1881

June 24, 1887
Kinross, Iowa

To Gusta,

Friendship is a golden band that binds to friends togather and if you never cut that band we will be friends forever.

Yours,
Joe Seitzinger

Minburn, Dallas Co.
Jan. 22, 1882

Think of me
When this you see

N. H. Walters
Cedar Bluffs, Cedar Co., Iowa

Dear Gusta

Remember me

Carrie G. Rowe
June the 28, 1882
Dallas Center, Iowa

Sticker in left corner: roses with words, A token of love.

Miss Augusta

May the sunshine
And gladness you throw across the pathway to others
Reflect upon your own life and light

Your Sister
Lottie Filson
Dallas Ctr., Sep. 3rd/80

Joe Seitzinger
Kinross
Iowa

Feb. 12th, 1884

Dear Gustie
Au 6th, 1884

thare is no love in a boy not even in a brother so garls if we shal love then love
one aanother. I think it is very true.

when this you see remember me and the time I’ve danced

(this is located in the right hand corner, very difficult to figure out the words.)
it is ____ to e _________ but sad to be forgot___(several words)

yours ever trueElla Olson

Gustie

Where ere you roam in distant clime
Remember the friend who wrote this line

Written by Ida

June 25

Today is sadtardy and tomorrow will be sunday

remember me
Harry Bush

E. E. Small

Dallas Center, Iowa
Dec 25/81

Kind regards of Charley Seitzinger

June 12th
Kinrosf, Iowa

C. N. Rhodes
Valley City, Barns Co., D. T.

Dallas center, Jan. 25th, 1881.

Dear Gustie,

Since you have made the people of God your choice, make a resolution like David
That you will dwell in the house of the Lord forever

S. C. Miller, V.D.M.

Love in time will pass away
Friendship never can decg?
Love the rosebud of an hour
Friendship the everlasting flower

Truly yours
Jennie

Remus Buzzard

Mrs Walters

scribbled line

scribbled line

C. S. Smith
Vermont

Jan. 16th, 1881

Aug Monday 11th 84

While hills and land dried us
And you I can not see
Take your pen and paper
And write a line to me

Respectfully
G H Harmon

Squash Hollow, Iowa

May your life be long and happy
May your enemies be few
May your friends be just as many
As the sparkling drops of dew

October 16th 1880
Ida M Breubaker

A man without love or sympathy is like soup without salt
You better give him some in a dish Gustie

P. D. W. (or M)
on the wing Oct 19th 1880

Nov 6th 1901

Dear Namma

Kindest greeting for this pleasant day the birds are singing their cheerful lay.

your little Daughter
Ina Belle Walters
Buchanan Iowa

Nov 6th 1901

Top left corner, sticker with a girl holding an animal

Dear Sister Gustie

Please remember September 1st 81

Sadie Rhodes
at home

Bottom left corner, a sticker of rooster

I am just know thinking of the hapey ours that you and him had on those parks of the citty & all so in the hotel that know has bursted.

yours truly
Ben Rasmussen

sorofull day of August 11th 1880

Miss Filson

Drop in memories casket one pearl for me.

Your sincere friend
Ida M. Kefuner.

Home Norey, Ill.
Nov 10th 1882.

March 15th 1880

Remember me when this you see that friends we may always be

thine Emma

To Gustie

While we’ve been here you have been dear we found you good and kind and now we go away while here you stay & we are of one hart and mind. I shal say fare well and the way to fair well is to do well, and the way to do well, is to do just what the Saviour does tell.

A. W. Miller
Pawnee city

Sept 24th 1881

Kinross
May 5th 1882

I wish you wealth
I wish you health
I wish you golden store
I wish you in heaven after death
I can not wish you nary more

Ida Roach

Complements of

C N Bohn

Dallas Center

Good Luck

J T Sanderson

Des Moines
Iowa

Time must change
Friends must part
But absence can not
Change any heart

Katie F Gawnger?

Dallas Center

Don’t forget the day the Sherman House closed.

M. W. Still

Valley City, Dak.

August 11th 1884

scribbles

Ina B Walters

To Gusta (Remember me sticker, bowl of fruit) June. 10. A. D. 1883

Remember me dear Gusta
When many miles apart
And let the name of Charles
Be engraved upon your heart

Yours till death

C. H. Kinder
Kinross Iowa

We meet thee Sister in thy house and join thy sweet employ.
We sing with thee the heavenly songs and share the jays.

Oct 9th 1881
E. Small

(can’t read the bottom line)

(Top right hand corner, can’t read)

May you ever be faithful in the nobel cause you have espoused, live agreeable in the community and especially in the church, be an ornament in the church & finally be happy in eternaty is my desire.

Lena, Ills.
Nov 9th, 1881
Allen Boyer

To Gustie

Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the sadest of these it might have been.

Harvey J. Row

Dallas Center
Iowa
June 14th 1882

August the 15, 188_
When years and months have glided by
And on this page you cast your eye
Remember twas a friend sincere
that left this kind remembranch___
For best wishes for your future cheer

Mifs Anie Berri____

( couldn’t read the top line)

“Forget me not”
“Forget me never”
“Till yonder sun”
“Shall set forever.”

Yours forever, Amen

Lillie D. Walters
Dallas Center
Iowa

December the 14th 1887

To Gusta

Within this book so pure to rite
Let none by friends persue
May each line through friendship
Direct the readers thoughts to heaven

Ever your friend
Alma

Dec 30th 1883

Keota
May 30th 86

In hours of cam
Reflection in hours
Of social glee please
Bestow one though on me

E. O. S.

scribbled

(Pasted on the last page is a back view of dress with a bustle with the #1086)