Indianapolis Daily Journal Quotes
The city is overrun by a flock of ill-used, and ill-using, petulant, libidinous, extravagant, ill-fitting husbands and wives as a sink is overrun with the foul water of the whole house.
Context
Editorial castigates the many divorce seekers from other states coming for Indiana liberal divorce laws
Topics
Family, Families
Laws, The Law
Marriage
Misogyny, Anti-Female, Anti-Feminism
Divorce
Domestic Abuse
Husbands
Indiana
Neglect
Unfaithfulness
Unhappiness
Wives
Domestic Chaos
Domestic Turmoil
Dysfunctional Relationships
Financial Irresponsibility
Marital Discord
Marital Strife
Misandry
Relationship Problems
Relationship Strife
Unhealthy Habits
Marriage Issues
Citations
Indianapolis Daily Journal, 1858
Sourced by: Eigen's Political and Historical Quotations
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