The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-02-22
Some Causes Of Divorce,
st. Louis Globe- Democrat.

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A Missouri divorce was once grant
ed because 1.-THE defendant goes gad.
ding about, leaving the plaintiff sup
PEERLESS, OF if he gets any, he has to
cook it himself"
In Ohio a divorce was recently
granted because the defendant pulled
this plaintiff out Of bed by his whisk.
ers."
a New York wife was granted a
divorce because her husband threw
the baby at her when she hit him
with the coal bucket for splitting on
the stove.
A Virginia wife was set free be-
cause 1.-THE defendant does not come
home until 10 p. m., and then keeps
this plaintiff awake talking"
In Minnesota decree was given to
the wife because "the defendant nev.
er cuts his toenails, and, being restless
in his sleep, scratches this plaintiff
severely"
In Kentucky a divorce was once
granted because "the defendant came
into the bedroom the morning after
the marriage and beat the plaintiff
over the head with her shoe heel"
A New York man, in petitioning for
IA divorce, pleaded tnat 1.-THE defend
ant would not sew on this plaintiffs
buttons, neither would she allow him
to 60 to fires at night"
A Wisconsin man got divorce be-
cause his wife kept servant girl who
spit on the frying pan to see il it
was hot enough to fry"
| In Illinois decree was obtained by
a husband because during the last
year the defendant struck this plain
tiff repeatedly with pokers, natirons
and other hard substances"
In Pennsylvania husband was re-
ieved from the yoke Of matrimony
because "the defendant struck thi.
plaintiff IA violent blow with hel
hustle"
An Indiana divorce was some years
ago granted because "the defendant
pulled all the covering off this plain
titf's bed, and she likewise ran a knit
ting needle four inches into bis
arm"
In Colorado a wife was granted q
decree because her husband cut off hcl
bangs.
A New Jersey wife got a divorce
because ''the defendant, the husband
sleeps with razor under his pillow
to frighten this plaintiff"
A decree was granted in Massachu.
setts because "the defendant keeps
this plaintiff awake most of the night
quarreling."
A Tennessee court liberated wife
because "the defendant does not wash
himself, thereby causing the plaintiff
great mental anguish
A Kansas wife was released from
her husband because "the defendant
pinched the nose of this plaintiff.
causing it to become very red. thereby
causing the plaintiff great pain and
anguish of mind"
A Connecticut man got a divorce
because "the defendant would not get
up in the morning nor call this plain
i'll nor do anything she was told"
| A Michigan wife was released be.
cause the husband did not provide the
neccssarics of life, saying she would
not work his tocnails off for any wo
man."
Heliogabalus divorced one of his
wives because she had 4 mole on hel
shoulder.
Roman law allowed divorce for three
causes: Adultery, designs on a hus
bands life, and the possession of false
keys.
Gallus divorced his wife because
she ran about with her head bare
| Vetus got rid Of his because he saw
her talking with freed woman So.
phus because she went to the theatre
Aemillius Haulus, because he did moi
| like her.