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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1924
Page
4
Stores in Linton will stay open next Tuesday night until 8 and Wednesday night until 9 to aid late Christmas shoppers. Officials urge patrons not to delay and visit downtown sooner if possible.
Funeral services for Max Reeder Hale five year old son of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Hale will be held Sunday at 11 in Bethel church with Rev George officiating. Interment will follow in Dugger cemetery.
Santa Claus gets lost in a dark alley known as Parrot’s Alley after entering Despard’s shoemaker shop. A wise parrot and a caged canary crowd the scene as Santa Freely debates his surroundings before fleeing, leaving behind a bundle marked For the Forgotten Ones and a surprised papa’s boy.
The piece notes that walking straight with eyes closed is difficult for most, since leg lengths differ slightly. It argues alarm should come when one cannot walk straight with eyes open, as uneven steps arise without conscious guidance.
A 1924 Western Newspaper Union note extols observing Christmas as a time for shared joy. It argues the holiday marks the unity of community over individual life and urges daily acts of kindness beyond the day.
The text notes that Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace independently conceived natural selection and published articles on the theory in the same 1858 issue of the Journal of the Linnean Society.
The Borneo community holds a burial for a local chief after his death. Images depict structures resembling bird houses at the site as part of burial rites amid ceremonial chants.
A feminine writer argues that two people cannot share a home without friction and nerves, yet many marry and must live together. The piece notes that children are involved as a great need, while the Houston Post is cited as disputing this view.
A broken OCR fragment hints at domestic tension and commentary on market behavior. It mentions a wife and a market, with ambiguous quotes about returning someone or measuring value. No clear names or dates are legible.
A concise aphorism notes that the level of intellect required to satisfy us reflects our own self regard. The author cites Helvetius in a meditation on vanity and self love as guiding human understanding.
A Spanish proverb notes that prudent hesitation during a challenge preserves safety and prevents loss. It emphasizes measured timing over rushing to action.
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