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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1912
Page
6
A French legal anomaly describes a woman who cannot remarry after a second marriage to her first husband and remains neither married nor divorced. The husband pays alimony, and the wife cannot use his name, placing her in a legal limbo as a “semi divorced” figure.
An explainer traces the etymology of fabrics from Muslin to Calico, linking names to places like Mosul, Gaza, Damascus, and Calicut. The piece shifts to an advertisement for a Texas Rio Grande Valley farm, promising high returns and urging readers to request The Plain Truth from W.R. Massey & Sons for Hidalgo county listings.
Mrs Granger, provoked, accuses Lena Williams of not inviting her to see the baby in a social plan. Mr Compton and his wife discuss a hasty train trip, a polite bow, and assumed thoughts about social proposals. The exchange reveals delicate gossip and misread signals within a small group.
The late George B. Cluett spoke at a temperance dinner condemning moonshine. His tale described a village scene with a man in the road and an empty bottle, the sheriff ordering custody until a woman asserts she saw movement in his fingers, illustrating skewed perceptions of drunkenness.
John Stevens of Covington Indiana offers about 1000 bushels of choice seed wheat for sale. Pure bred Rudy and Michigan Amber varieties. Contact details include a5 4 kK. D. 7. Covington, Ind. for further arrangements and pricing.
Charles Kerr second son of Sheriff Robert H Kerr suffered a leg wound from a loaded Self-acting .388 revolver while playing near the jail with his brother Earl aged 13. The weapon discharged shattering leg bones. housekeeper summoned aid. Charles was taken to St Elizabeth's hospital and is improving.
Ford roadster offered for sale promising splendid service. Bargain price. Call at this office.
Washington dispatch reports ex speaker Uncle Joe Cannon denounces arbitration of Panama Canal questions as useless arguing the canal was built with American funds and urging no Hague submission The piece also notes Bourne's prediction of a long session and a push for public record publicity before shifting to a local Sunday school meeting in Troy Township with officers elected and quarterly meetings planned.
Melinda Jane Diffenderter Hagley born December 28, 1843 in Ohio died September 4, 1912 aged 68 years, 8 months and 7 days. Wife of Thornton K Hagley, married January 13, 1854. Four children, two sons and two daughters. daughters died in childhood and a son died as he reached manhood. She joined the Methodist Episcopal church at State Line, Indiana, twenty-two years ago, later moving to Covington in November 1902 and transferring membership to the M E church there. A devoted wife and mother, she served the welfare of Lee church as a caregiver. Left husband, a son, three grandchildren, three great grandchildren, four brothers, one sister, and many friends.
A remarkable London county council education committee report notes a nearly 13 year old Peckham pupil who has learned only two or three letters, cannot write or calculate, and is to be expelled from school.
A banker returning from abroad attends church and laughs at the minister's sermon about Noah's ark voyage. He quips to his wife that Noah had one consolation upon landing there were no customs inspectors to hold up his trunks.
Miss Passy voices reluctance to wed the best man amid wedding hushes. A sharp jibe echoes as the bride imagines a suitor beyond the living, while guests laugh at the absurd exchange. The scene blends humor with social pressure in a quaint ceremony.
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