This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Old Abe Eagle
Location
White Oaks, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1893
Page
3
Fragments mix names like Goolby and Uncle Eph with stray lines about music and a parlor organ. The piece flits through garbled dialogue, stray Household hints, and scattered references to a newspaper page of uncertain origin without a clear single event or outcome.
A humorous tale from the probate court recounts a couple from the McCalla Bend region seeking a license to marry. The elderly groom and his bride exchange rustic quips before Judge Porter, then exchange a kiss as the ceremony proceeds in a rustic setting. The scene blends old age, courtship, and a touch of Western charm with local color.
An old coastal scene unfolds with a coastwise captain and a dockside lookout debating a strange deckhand from Philadelphia. The captain jokingly recalls hiring an Irishman who mistook a halyard for a sheet line, then misread signals aboard with a red and green light as if it were a drug store sign. The piece blends maritime lore with humorous vignettes from Youth’s Companion and local humor, ending with a breezy joke about poached eggs and misheard travel tales.
In a city alley a coal wagon distributes fuel to three destitute families from Ireland, Italy, and Africa. A heated quarrel over piles ensues, each woman claiming the largest heap. The driver intervenes and ultimately resources are shared, restoring peace as children watch and a grateful withdrawal follows.
In a tangled social sketch, Reggy Rees pursues Miss Carhart amid a web of mistaken identities and playful flirtation. The banter shifts from longing to confession of past amour and a staged kiss, ending with an admission of mistaken identity and a dramatic reference to a perilous Matterhorn guide.
Curated snippets from the New Orleans Picayune Galveston News and other papers include jokes about proposals suspending independence and satire on advertisements. The collection features wry lines about bills, patent medicines, landlords and rent, owners and pets, social manners, and a German painter losing work amid public signs.
Regular communication the last Saturday night before the full moon. J B Courare and W M F Luorn, secretaries. Lodge meetings at Taliaferro hall with visiting brothers invited. Golden Rule Lodge No 16 meets Tuesdays at 8 at Taliaferro Hall. Methodist Church holds Sunday worship at 9 and 7 45 with Sunday School in the afternoon and midweek prayer at 8. Congregational Church preaches Sundays at 11 and 7 45 with Sunday School at 10. Anya A Hunn, Pastor.
Eastern mail from Carthage arrives at 7 a.m and theastern mail for Carthage closes at 2 30 p.m Southern mail via Nogal Pt Stanton Lincoln and Roswell arrives 2 to 3 p.m Southern mail for these points departs immediately after eastern mail. 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays 8 a.m. to 6 a.m. 2 to 3 p.m. Money orders and Register Department open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.