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Newspaper
The Old Abe Eagle
Location
White Oaks, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1895
Page
4
A long mixed page details a dramatic poem fragment about death and the home beyond, local notice items on residents and visitors, sales ads, missing items theft early in the week, a purse theft exposed by deputies, a corpse and funeral mentions, and community updates including rail and business notes from El Paso and Roswell areas.
In White Oaks a deadly fire last Saturday morning claimed multiple lives with at least six men perishing after attempting a surface escape. The tragedy follows a prior similar blaze at South Homestake four years earlier, and the community hopes time will heal the wounds as residents resume daily life. Local subscriptions and notices relate to the Reading Room fund and support from Mrs. Lanosrox. A testimonial affidavit by Frank J. Cheney and Co. promotes a cure for catarrh with Hautent Carannn Care, notarized December 6, 1886.
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