Advice from 1890 is still applicable today

Friday, October 2, 2020

Sometimes you just have to go back in time for a bit of comic relief. I found this article entitled “Married and Skipped” in the 1898 McCook Tribune, May 6th edition and I had to share it before I lost it again! “Samuel Mellen was up before Squire Berry, Tuesday night, charged with being responsible for the unfortunate condition of a young woman named Bertha Dubarko. After much consultation they agreed to marry, and at about midnight County Judge Bishop was called up, a license procured, and Squire Berry performed the ceremony. The groom hired a room at a hotel for the bride and skipped town by the first train, and with money loaned by a sister of the unfortunate girl.”

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