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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1912
Page
2
In France a wife who remarries her former husband after a prior divorce cannot be remarried or divorced again. The husband pays alimony while separation exists, but the law forbids the wife from using his name. This creates a unique status, the so called semi divorced, neither spinster nor divorced.
The article traces the etymologies of fabrics such as Muslin from Mosul and Cambria from Cambria, notes Gaure likely from Gaza or Hindu gazi, explains Balze as a color tied to bay, Damask from Damascus, Bilk and serge from Seres, Velvet from velluto, Vellum from vellus, Bandanna from an Indian bind meaning, Alpaca from the alpaca animal of Fern, and Calico from Calicut in India, linking fabrics to places and words.
In a witty exchange from Youth's Companion, Mrs. Compton reproaches Mrs. Granger for not joining a train trip to see Lena Williams' baby and lingers on perceived thoughts behind a bow. Mr. Compton confirms sensitivity to social signals and remarks on the brimming politeness of the occasion.
A Philadelphia Bulletin quote about moonshine districts describes a man lying in the hot sun with an empty bottle, prompting a sheriff to order detention until a woman intervenes, saying she saw the man move his fingers. The tale illustrates misunderstandings of intoxication and temperance beliefs.
A 1912 analysis questions whether a new political party would form without Theodore Roosevelt as a candidate and whether his third term bid drives party realignment. It weighs whether reform within the Republican Party could rejuvenate it, and cites the pressures of bosses and conventions. Only a brief roster of local names is listed as “advertised.”
A banker, fresh from abroad, attends church and hears a sermon on Noah's ark. On the way home, he quips to his wife that Noah had a consolation, since there were no customs inspectors to hold up his trunks when land was reached.
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