Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-05-25
Cause an Cure.

Cause AMI Cure.
Just at this time the question
Of Marriage and Divorce is of
considerable interest, and is fill
Z Z q very large space in tte
j .urnals of, not only Iowa, but
~ many of lthe States Of the
Union. The number of peti-
tons for divorce filed in Iowa,
last year was, according to Off
4 al report 1928, and the ru,n-
Dsar DEGREES granted was 2.274.
This is out of all PROC rIson
in the population of 2,224,77l.
rht re must be something rad
ic lily wrorg in the social con-
ri .oa of society to produce this
re- ult, and to find that cause
and to suggest a remedy is the
:. ICY Of every good citizen Of
t ? State.
o 1e great cause, we think, is
h ssty marriage. Young people
should become we'll acquainted
bfore entering into this most
serious contract. We often
,aad Of young people meeting
for the first time, on the train,
or some public place, becoming
acquainted, and in q very short
time the announcement of the
marriage is made. This is the
romantic Glove On sight," but
generally ends in divorce.
These young people were har-
dly acquainted, and while we
do not advocate "long drawn
out courtships," we do insist on
the contracting parties become
better acquainted before be-
coming husband and wife.
Don't rush into hasty mar
riage to'soon learn your mistake
one or the other, sometimes
both, become dissatisfied and
rush to the courts for a sepera-
tion. Hasty marriage is very
liable to end in divorce or an
mnhappy married life.
To obviate all doubt of proper
way to select q partner for life,
j, to be very certain that youare
wall acquainted with the one
,ynom you propose to join in a
life journey, not only know the
rama, but something Of the dis
position, character, and family.
Beauty is q good thing, but it
requires something more than
beauty to constitute a good
wife. and for the lady, not to
h. captivated by q glib tongue,
and pleasant address, for she
may, after marriage, learn that
some Of the men with these
qualities, the most consumate
scoundrel of the land, and des-
,itute Of every quality to make
;. happy home for a wife.
To avoid future entangle.
,nent with Divorce Courts, be
.-.rtain . to look we'll to charac-
y, and disposition-don't rush
into marriage just to keep from
becoming an 'old maid," better
a thousand time be an old maid
than a worthless mans slave.
Think we'll before you act,
and after marriage, do we'll
your part. and by so doing the
courts will not be called upon to
correct your mistake, and you
will be happy and contented.-
7 la idea Of just to be married
is the variest humbugs of the
age, and is of too serious a ma
tmre to be thought of for a mo-
msnt. Let a woman choose a
man of character, good family,
and if possible, Of good educa-
,ion, lacking in every element
If the "bum," temperate, in
uustrious and kind in dispcsi-
ZION; and let the lady have the
.ame noble character, and lack
ing in a disposition to "flirt," :"
hut pleasant and COURTEOUS in
manner, and possessing these
Noble traits of true womanhood
she is just the one to make the
man of her choice a true and
loving companion, and when
two such persons unite in mar
s,iage, no danger of q separation
only by death.
This modern idea of marriage,
With the understanding that if
marriage proves a failure" it
will be an easy matter to get q
divorce, should be forever dis
missed, and marriage be again,
MS Of old, placed upon a solid
foundation of q life contract.