Watch Misfortune Sparks Divorce Threat in Smollett Tale
Abram Smollett faces a shattered marriage after his wife Lydia discovers his infidelity. A timeline of clocks and misused trust leads to a lawyer friend delivering the divorce ultimatum.
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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1899
Page
1
Smollett Exposed as a Gay Lothario in Divorce Plot
In a sharp turn of confession a lawyer unveils Smollett's scheme to separate families for profit. Smollett delays leaving the office then drives with his wife and seats them in a theater box. He recalls Lydia's hair lock and notes its darker shade since her childhood. The tale ends with a near-fatal scare as Smollett is exposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia
Ony
Nic Makellett
Smollett
Charlie Paget
Charlie
Abram
Charle
Abram Smollett
Paget
Bapellatt
Pharlie
Largest US family mother Mrs Swartwood from Wilkes Barre
Mrs Samuel Swartwood, 41, mother of twenty five children, twenty living, at Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania, recalls marriage at 14 and a life of happiness. She notes twins born in 1889 and 1893, two sets of twins, one child dead in each set, and that all children live at home except two married daughters. Her husband and sons bring in about $160 a month, with schooling provided. She speaks fondly of married life and motherhood as riches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swartwood
Samuel Swartwood
Wilkesbarre
United States
Hale
Father
Grover Cleveland
Mouch
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