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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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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 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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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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Wrong Man Identified

Published on November 4, 2014

Posted in: Death and Murder, Tidbits

In 1931, Charles Edmund Kneale slipped off of a ladder and fell 30 feet to his death. Two different Mrs. Kneales claimed the body.

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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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