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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1913
Page
2
A mosaic of quips on aviation eggs taxes tango and fashion headlines. The column riffs on King Alfonso, jail for two eggs, hunting season cuts, telephones, beauty in marriage, and a parade of curious notes from law courts to clubs.
Aboard the ships, Santa Claus arrives in a rigged brig with a full crew, distributing gifts amid salutes and jokes. The feast follows, with pie turkey and plum pudding, while cooks orchestrate a grand mess-line amid laughter and pranks.
In New York a report details Maude Ballington Booth known as Little Mother aiding families of convicts. A home near Philadelphia in Gwynedd Valley houses up to 75 children and 50 mothers, with buildings donated for the cause. The project includes a dedicated women’s clubhouse for sewing and relief, aiming to shelter and educate innocent dependents.
Paris bacteriologist Prof. Eli Metchnikoff of the Pasteur Institute wills his body to scientists after death. He permits researchers to use it but insists on burial at Montparnasse Cemetery near his home and forbids moving the remains farther than that cemetery.
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