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Newspaper
The Old Abe Eagle
Location
White Oaks, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1893
Page
3
A garbled tale blends romance and sermon as a girl and young man flirt under flickering light while a minister narrates a parable about shaping a boy into a preacher or politician. An inserted Detroit scene shifts to a crime encounter with a highwayman demanding money, watch, and diamond.
A humorous tale describes an Englishman visiting an American city who remains largely silent at meals, only one guest Mrs. A- gains his interest through a clever game of counting. The anecdote contrasts private admiration with public amusement and ends with the Englishman’s quiet appreciation of the ruse.
A stitched set of fragments describes a boy struggling with tongue tricks as he is corrected for a stutter like scene. The text shifts to a humorous tale about Oscar the clever colored contractor who jokes about adding weatherboarding and a main house later. A brief Harper's Magazine style anecdote closes with a mother and boy debating truth telling.
A garbled compilation of light gossip and quips from various sources. It includes jokes about etiquette, street encounters, a beggar, candy pricing, a doctor and patient, a poemish reflection on winter, and brief quips from a tailor and a city column.
The tale recounts Daniel Webster praising a rival, Barnaby, who defended a land title against Bruce. A key moment shows Bruce exposing Barnaby’s red flannel shirt under his coat, turning the verdict in Bruce’s favor and delivering a sharp rebuke to the opposing witness.
Fragmented anecdotes mix mountain hunter chatter with a polite breakfast request and a snow pile ordeal in Detroit. Vivid vignettes include Captain Claypool and dogs, a kitchenyard squabble, and absurd street scenes retold from Cleveland and Chicago papers.
Regular communications on the last Saturday before the full moon. Baxter Lodge No. 9 K of F meets Thursdays at Taliaferro Hall with visiting brothers invited. Golden Rule Lodge No. 16 meets at 8, Tuesdays at Taliaferro Hall with visitors welcome. Armaican Secretaries and officers listed. Methodist Church preaches Sunday at 11 A.M and 7 45 P.M with Sunday School afternoon and prayer meeting Wednesday at 8.
Eastern mail to Carthage arrives at 7 a.m. daily. Carthage closes at 7 a.m. Southern route via Nogal Ft. Stanton Lincoln and Roswell arrives between 2 and 3 p.m. Southern military mail departs after eastern mail arrival. Hours include Sundays 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Money orders and Registration open 4 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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