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Strange marital tangles reveal clash of American and European standards
In a wartime saga the Spiker and Shippey affairs test moral norms across continents. American wives defend family bonds while European views accept love outside marriage, highlighting conflicting duties to children, law, and personal happiness. The Spiker outcome is unresolved as debate continues.
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New York
Spiker
Perley Spiker
Miss Knowles
Kansas City
Madeleine Babin
Oregon
Lee
Shipey
America
France
Shippey
Ward Spiker