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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1913
Page
2
A Baltimore meat concern uses a gas heated smoke house to smoke hams and frankfurters, claimed as a new departure in curing. Uruguay hires the first woman diplomat and now legislates for women telegraphers in government service.
The season features a striking bridge coat with a triangular back seam accenting the taper to the foot. It is crafted in blue and white matelasse and worn over an eight navy crepe de chine frock.
A jeweler explains that white canton flannel used to store silver is bleached with sulphur, causing tarnish to develop especially on items kept away from air. Blue canton flannel contains no sulphur, so it protects silver from tarnish, and is preferred for storage.
The text notes various sash fashions for summer wear. Some sashes are tied at the waist, others droop over the hips with the knot at one side of the back. The futurist favors a lowered sash tied at the left side of the back. These are a few vagaries of summer waist adornment.
The piece suggests a fifteen minute rest lying flat on a couch or bed. It recommends relaxing all muscles, stretching arms, and taking several deep sighing breaths. Releasing the breaths slowly is said to leave you feeling fresher when you rise.
An Englishman at St Martin le Grand learns parcel post can send a person by express messenger to any address for a mileage fee. The scheme, unusual in England, requires signatures and a printed slip describing the parcel driven by a city messenger. The standard weight limit is eleven pounds but mileage charges apply.
The London Post recalls Dion Boucicault’s £300 share in London Assurance and his lavish spending on two horses a cab and seven new coats. His final Covent Garden project Babil and Bijou in August 1872 collapsed into an incoherent spectacle. Boucicault fled abroad leaving debts of about £10 000. His enduring fame rests on Irish dramas like The Shaughraun Arrah na Pogue Colleen Bawn rather than riches.
Young Jack Tabbs, a new sailor, visits his mother in Camberwell and sends a humorous call from the doorway for a window rope to reach the main deck. His exchange with his mother highlights the sea dog’s eager homecoming and nautical bravado.
The London Standard laments the loss of respectability for the term female once used by Chaucer Shakespeare and early novelists for women. It traces how Fanny Burney and Tennyson's era treated females with propriety, followed by a later decay when the word fell from esteem.
In a Paris cafe scene a young man in a cap sits in his usual corner as art students gather. A visitor asks if he is a painter or sculptor, but the babbitue child declares his engaging calling he is the brother of a poet.
In a cryptic exchange, Milligan asks Sands to trade two thin loaves and a cup of coffee for security. Sands agrees, suggesting the deal will cover future protection.
An excerpt from the Chicago Record-Herald quotes a dialogue about gratitude and acknowledgment. The speaker remarks on someone who has done much for the other, noting the expectation of recognition. The exchange underscores social expectations of reciprocation.
Elsie comments on a fiancé’s supposed generosity over an expensive engagement ring. Egerin notes the ring wasn’t bought by him but questions the apparent clarity of the situation. The exchange hints at social expectations and relationships in the Life page vignette.
Two aged sisters Mindy and Jane face eviction after their church forecloses their home. They travel to Boston with $4.13 to seek a theater outing where a kindly stranger helps them, leading to a transformative encounter with Mrs. Vandemere and her son. A donated ring redeems their past kindness and the sisters regain hope.
In Alton Illinois seventy five years ago Elijah P Lovejoy editor of the anti slavery Observer was killed during a mob attack that destroyed presses and sparked national condemnation. Wendell Phillips gained fame after delivering a mass speech at Faneuil Hall that helped ignite abolitionist oratory.
London reports the historic maid of honor post could be scrapped as Queen Mary curtails ornamental duties. Three maids of honor may be replaced by ordinary ladies in waiting, despite each's 2000 dollar annual pay being a social boon.
In London the late Dr. Fortescue, keeper of four million books at the British Museum, recalls how many titles mislead him into unrelated subjects. The strange case is "The Abbey on the Marsh" whose real abbey name remains hidden within its contents.
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