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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1912
Page
2
A Baltimore meat concern uses a gas heated smoke house to cure hams and frankfurters, described as a new departure in curing meats. Separately Uruguay becomes the first country to appoint a woman to its diplomatic service and now provides training for women telegraphers for government service.
A bridge coat features a triangular back seam emphasizing a tapered line toward the foot. The garment is made of blue and white matelasse and worn over an eight frock in navy crepe de chine.
A jeweler explains that white canton flannel is bleached with sulphur which taints silver over time, causing stored pieces to tarnish more than in use. He notes blue canton flannel contains no sulphur, making it safer for long term storage and protecting silver from tarnish.
The article describes summer waist adornments with sashes tied around the waist or at the hips. It notes futurist flowered sashes tied low at one side of the back and striped sashes tied at the left side of the back as examples of seasonal fashion variances.
Resting is an excellent method to feel refreshed after a short break. Lie flat on a couch or bed and relax every muscle while extending arms. Take several deep sighing breaths, then release slowly for a fresher feeling when you rise.
An Englishman unaware of parcel post options in London asks at St Martin le Grand. He is informed that a person can be sent to an address by parcel post for a mileage fee of three pence per mile. A messenger takes him to Balham after signatures on a delivery slip. The weight limit is eleven pounds with an express mileage clause.
The London Post notes Dion Boucicault earned £300 from London Assurance and spent it on horses a cab and seven coats. His August 1872 Babil and Bijou fiasco at Covent Garden led to debts of about £10 000 and him going abroad leaving only the chorus Spring. His enduring fame rests on Irish dramas like The Shaughraun Arrah na Pogue The Colleen Bawn.
A naval recruit, Jack Tabbs, returns from leave to London Camberwell where he shouts for his mother to lower a rope to the main deck. The humorous scene features the weathered sailor demanding a rope from the window as he arrives at his mother's third floor home.
A brief reflection notes how the term female moved from archaic and common usage to respectable in early novels, yet declined in propriety by modern times. It cites Chaucer Shakespeare Dr. Johnson Fanny Burney Tennyson and Mrs Browning in tracing shifts from femelle to female.
A Paris cafe scene depicts a young man who is the brother of a poet. Regular patrons note his engaging presence while visitors wonder about his vocation. The vignette emphasizes cultural life around art students and literary circles in the city.
In a humorous exchange, Milligan asks for security when saving, Sands the grocer agrees, and Milligan orders two hams with one kept until his return, illustrating a lighthearted street scene from the era.
The Chicago Record-Herald notes a conversation about gratitude and obligation, where one person resists acknowledging another’s extensive help. The exchange centers on whether recognition should be given despite past favors and expectations.
Fragmentary dialogue presents a conversation about affordability and an engagement, mentioning Egeria and Bim 2 Life in unclear context. The readable portion hints at social or literary exchange rather than a clear news item. No definite events, dates, or identified persons beyond those fragments.
Two aging sisters Mindy and Jane journey from their grim home to Boston via train and theater. They befriend a kind guide, share a tale of sheltering a sick man, and earn a stranger’s gratitude. A mother’s forgiveness follows as they return home, blessed by mercy.
Seventy five years ago in Alton Illinois the mobbed destruction of Elijah P Lovejoys anti slavery paper and his murder helped spur the national debate that led to the Civil War. The event drew fast condemnation and inspired Wendell Phillips first public address at Faneuil Hall.
London rumor says the historic maid of honor post could end under Queen Mary as duties shift to ordinary ladies in waiting. Three maids currently earn $2,000 a year, but social proximity to the throne and wardrobe costs define the role’s value more than pay.
London notes how Dr. Fortescue explored four million volumes at the British Museum to reveal titles that disguise topics. He cites Music of the Wild as natural history and Right for the Blind as a foreign missions appeal, while Earl Percy’s Dinner Table hints at war history. The Abbey on the Marsh confounds him, lacking the abbey’s name.
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