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Newspaper
The Old Abe Eagle
Location
White Oaks, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1895
Page
3
Mail from Carthage arrives 7 am eastern for Carthage. Southern mail via Nogal Pt Lincoln and Roswell arrives 2 to 3 pm. Southern mail for named points departs after eastern mail. Post-office hours listed. Money orders and register department hours noted.
In Ris in Sun a man with an educated hog and a jumping frog staged a performance that ended in tragedy. Jealous rivals, a gun, and a fatal shot killed a family father as the crowd watched a hanging-like finale. A widow mourns Joe’s death and seeks help, while locals recall the bizarre spectacle and its uneasy aftermath. The widow hints at placing a child in care and the community contends with the strange affair.
Austin Keene narrates a Cherokee widow’s plea amid a funeral and a large mixed family. He agrees to help with funeral expenses, stay through the burial, and consider marriage within a week or two to formalize care for the nine children as they face loss and hardship.
A tramp asks for food at a house where a hired girl presides. She offers patience and care, but the man delays, hoping for more. She finally suggests he wait a bit while she finds him something to eat. The piece shifts to a discussion about work and earnings, recalling a potential job offering of four dollars, with talk of earning a living and future prospects.
A fragment from Youth's Companion recounts a colored servant in a New England household asked by his master to carry a note to Loune in another city quarter. The servant’s quick reply reveals a lively, humorous exchange in dialect before the note is delivered.
In a Boston Courier excerpt Mr Meeker laments his son’s habit of lying while contrasting past and present honesty. He cites Washington as an example and notes that in his day there were no certain modern trades or devices to consider.
A collage of jokes and quips from various papers including the New York Herald Sketch Detroit Free Press and Chicago Inter Ocean featuring banter about household mishaps fortune tellers agitating critics and a book agent's sale pitch. Names and origins surface in sketchy fashion across multiple humorous lines.
Promoters tout the Aztec mine in Colfax County New Mexico as yielding up to £21000 weekly with a near million-dollar total, part of a newly discovered Moreno Valley Ute Creek district. Travel details advertise Santa Fe Route to Springer, stages to the camp, and prices for trips to Baldy and Elizabeth town with discounts and baggage allowances.
A veteran of the First Maryland Volunteers credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with lasting relief from chronic troops stomach issues after wartime service and many failed medicines. He endorses the product to fellow veterans injured by uncooked food, requesting personal use and recommendation.
Advertises placer and quartz gold mines near Cochiti New Mexico with Spring rush anticipated. Notes access via Santa Ke route from Cerrillos Santa Fe or Wallace and pricing from various towns. Mentions Velasco Texas as climate sales pitch and invites contact with the Commercial Club Velasco.
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