Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1915 — The Hyphen Explained. [ARTICLE]

The Hyphen Explained.

Mrs. Dearborn —You say that is Mrs. Burke-Martin? Mrs. Wabash —Yes; Burke was her name and Martin was her husband's name. Mrs. Dearborn —But why does she use the hyphen between the names? Mrs. Wabash —To show that she Is separated from her husband.