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Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143765, 13 April 1912, Page 7

At Macon, Georgia, on February IG, Mr. George Mann was granted a decree of divorce on the grounds that the ghost of his wife’s first husband haunted his wife and himself, and the difficulty was so great that it was utterly impossible for the couple to live together. It was stated that Mrs. Mann promised her first husband that she would not marry again. This promise she violated, and it was solemnly testified in court that the first husband’s spirit nightly appeared with groans and reproachful glances. This so preyed on Mrs. Mann that she ultimately left her husband, when the ghost disappeared. The court granted the divorce, and the unhappy husband hopes that the spirit will be appeased and no longer trouble him; In the Gospel Hall, Brougham Street, Mr. J. C. Fleming will conduct the service. All are heartily invited to' attend. A public meeting is advertised to take place in the Good Templar Hall to-morrow afternoon, at 2 o’clock, under the auspices of Labour, at which prominent exponents of labour will speak on Professor Mills’ unity scheme and the United Labour Federation’s programme. Talking about crooked spines in females, it is an astonishing fact that this disease is prevalent to an alarming extent amongst workers of sewing machines in factories, etc. This is because the operator cannot sit upright at hor work; she cannot sit opposite the treadle and needle-bar at tho same time An absurdly simple invention has been brought out by the Standard Sowing Machine Co. whereby this serious defect is obviated. The needle works right opposite tho eye of tho operator, and she can sit perfectly upright. This remarkable invention should be hailed with delight by all interested in the health of girls, the J.P. Hardware Co., Devon Street, are tho sole agents, and tho pries is £lo.* For Children’s Hacking Cough at night, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d, 2s 6d.