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Kissing Barred on Bavarian Trains

Published on July 10, 2020

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

A couple was observed being a bit too intimate on a Bavarian train back in 1912. After passengers complained, the railroad banned kissing on their trains.

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Married atop a Ferris Wheel

Published on July 3, 2020

Posted in: Love & Marriage, Tidbits

On October 9, 1904, Estelle Clayton and Martin Good married atop the Ferris wheel at Louisiana Purchase Exhibition. Not in a car, atop the car...

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Send-A-Dame Chain Letter

Published on April 21, 2020

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Could anyone handle having 26,000 dates in one year? That is what was predicted if all those involved in this unusual dating method didn't break the chain.

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Wife’s First Husband Found Alive

Published on April 14, 2020

Posted in: Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Nettie A. Smith's first two husbands had died, so she married for a third time. To her surprise, her first husband, whom she hadn't seen in thirty-five years, was still alive. Which husband would she choose?

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Parachute Drops Christmas Gifts

Published on January 4, 2020

Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

For Christmas 1944, Pfc. Wesley De Quinn was overseas fighting in the war. His gifts to his family were delivered in the most unusual way.

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The Snoring War – Podcast #125

Published on July 4, 2019

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Love & Marriage, Podcast

A fun story from 1964 in which Brooklyn neighbors Sam Gutwirth and Sam Scheir ended up in court due to Scheir's loud snoring.

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The First Jewish Couple Married on National TV – Podcast #121

Published on April 25, 2019

Posted in: Forgotten History, Love & Marriage, Podcast

Stan and Natalie Rubin were the first Jewish couple ever married on television in the United States, but it almost never happened because of their religion.

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The Scooter Romeo

Published on April 7, 2019

Posted in: Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Jim Owen really went the distance for love. He met 21-year-old Ximena Villareal and drove 1000's of miles on his motorscooter to see her.

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The Wrong Man

Published on March 31, 2019

Posted in: Love & Marriage, Tidbits

On June 3, 1952, Mrs. June Rivers discovered that the man that she had been intimate with was not her husband. William Williams was accused of raping her.

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The Missing Groom

Published on March 24, 2019

Posted in: Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Robert C. Buttolph and Leona Benell were scheduled to be married on March 8 of 1911. He didn't show up and a search began for him.

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The Coal Mountain Casanova – Podcast #120

Published on March 19, 2019

Posted in: Love & Marriage, Money & Financial, Podcast

In 1952, Jesse Garrett had recently divorced and was in search of a new wife. He seemed like a catch and hundreds of women contacted him to let them know that they were interested. In the end, Jesse Garrett was financially ruined.

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Loses Job for Taking Out a Personal Ad

Published on March 25, 2018

Posted in: Love & Marriage, Tidbits

In early August of 1956, 22-year-old Vida Hutto took an ad out in a Houston newspaper seeking a husband. She was seeking a man who was “Fairly handsome, Protestant, dependable, likes to fish and earns at least $400 monthly.”

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Needed a Husband to Pay Off Debt

Published on March 17, 2018

Posted in: Love & Marriage, Tidbits

In January of 1952, Jane Gorden placed an ad in the Montgomery, Alabama Advertiser for a husband to help pay off her $6,000 in debt (approximately $56,000 adjusted for inflation).

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Wife Must Be Of Sound Wind and Limb

Published on March 12, 2018

Posted in: Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Three Lakes, Wisconsin resident 74-year-old Ezra Worden took an ad out in the paper seeking a wife. More than 400 women replied.

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Wife for Sale – Podcast #110

Published on March 2, 2018

Posted in: Forgotten History, Love & Marriage, Podcast

In 1948, Dorothy Lawlor decided to take an ad out in the Newsday newspaper seeking a husband in exchange for $10,000. Within twenty-four hours she became a media sensation. Did she really marry one of these men? The answer may surprise you.

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