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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Her First Husband Was Still Alive

• Published on July 30, 2017

• Posted in: Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Ann Ross Birdwell learned that her first husband Gene Birdwell was still alive in a Japanese prison camp twelve days after marrying her husband's uncle.

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Sees Dead Husband on Movie Screen

• Published on July 21, 2017

• Posted in: Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Bobette and Joseph Griffin were only married two weeks when she saw her supposedly dead husband up on the screen while viewing The Great Ziegfeld.

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Thought His First Wife Was Dead

• Published on July 14, 2017

• Posted in: Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Albert Rudesheim thought his wife Julia Mocska was deceased, so he moved to Denver and married another woman. To his surprise, his first wife was still alive.

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Found Out Who Her Husband Really Was…

• Published on October 28, 2016

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Holidays & Celebrations, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Halloween 1936: Howard Law of Chicago purchased a box of candy for his wife. He was soon arrested for being an escaped prisoner.

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He Wants His Alimony Back

• Published on November 10, 2015

• Posted in: Law & Order, Love & Marriage, Money & Financial, Tidbits

Howard Metz paid alimony for thirty years to a woman who would not divorce him. When she died, he claimed title to her estate. Did he get it?

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Cuts Off Mother-in-Law’s Nose

• Published on June 3, 2015

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Red Fork, OK resident Jack Van Zandt was arrested in 1931 after getting in an argument with his mother-in-law. He had cut off her nose...

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Oops…Wrong Husband

• Published on May 27, 2015

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

In 1945, Victor Sammarco was arrested for failure to pay alimony to his ex-wife. He claimed never to have seen her before.

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A Horse Named Wedding Expenses

• Published on April 22, 2015

• Posted in: Animals & Pets, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

In 1962, a woman called off her wedding because her fiancé had gambled all of their savings on a horse named Wedding Expenses.

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One Too Many Kisses for Opera Star

• Published on February 28, 2015

• Posted in: Entertainment, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

In 1922 Rafaelo Diaz, a tenor for the Metropolitan Opera was giving kisses to his female fans. This angered one husband and he slugged Diaz.

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The Woman with the X-Ray Camera – Podcast #77

• Published on November 29, 2014

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Love & Marriage, Podcast

A New York City woman named Pearl Lusk was hired in 1946 to investigate a woman suspected in a jewel heist. What happened next is truly unforgettable.

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Sixth Set of Twins

• Published on August 12, 2014

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

Both Mrs. Ernest Kittelberger of Rochester, NY and Barbara Zulu of Barberton, South Africa gave birth to six sets of twins.

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Can’t Cook Applesauce

• Published on August 5, 2014

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

In 1940, Joseph Cronan of Candia, NH, advertised for a new wife. The most important criterion was that she be able to cook applesauce.

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Ring Turning Fad

• Published on July 1, 2014

• Posted in: Fashion & Design, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

In 1893, a ring-turning fad was sweeping the nation. If a woman followed the steps exactly, she would meet her future husband.

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Women Forbidden to Marry

• Published on March 4, 2014

• Posted in: Law & Order, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

When the mother of Bertha, Caroline, Louisa, and Sarah Yaissle died in 1916, her will specified that if any daughter married, they would forfeit their share of the estate.

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