Southeast Independent | 1957-11-14 | Page 9 | For your Information |

Type	issue
Date	1957-11-14
Paper	Southeast Independent
Rights	No Copyright - United States (NoC-US)
Publisher	Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
ARK	ark:/87278/s6f51qf5
Reference URL	https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6f51qf5

Article Title	For your Information
Type	article
Date	1957-11-14
Paper	Southeast Independent
Page	9
OCR Text	Show For Your Information Q. 3Where did the word "spinster" "spin-ster" originate? A. Women were prohibited from marrying in olden times until they had spun a whole set of bed linens lin-ens on a spinning wheel; hence, until married they were spinsters. Q. Why is a newly-wedded man termed "bridegroom?" A. In primitive times the newly! wedded man had to wait upon the guests on his wedding day. He was their groom.
Reference URL	https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6f51qf5/9642037