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January 22, 1919
Americus Times Recorder
Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
What is this article about?
In Atlanta, R. W. McAdams petitions for divorce, claiming his wife made his life miserable through violent acts like burning his cheek with a candle and spilling hot coffee on him, as she admitted her goal was to torment him.
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Wife's Life Object To Give Him Hell
ATLANTA, Jan. 22.—According to his divorce petition, filed in DeKalb superior court, R. W. McAdams of the city of Decatur, near Atlanta, might be entitled to the distinction of having the most temperamental woman in the world for a wife. The outbursts of famous opera stars and actresses were very tame affairs compared with his experiences.
McAdams asserts that his wife frankly told him that her only object in life was to "give him hell," and that she proceeded to do so in the most efficient manner, making life so miserable that he now asks the court to relieve him of the bonds of matrimony.
On one occasion, he alleges, she extinguished a candle by jabbing the wick against his cheek. On another occasion, he charges, she knocked a cup of hot coffee out of his hand with a poker, spilling the coffee all over him, and then whirled around and broke every pane of glass in a window.
ATLANTA, Jan. 22.—According to his divorce petition, filed in DeKalb superior court, R. W. McAdams of the city of Decatur, near Atlanta, might be entitled to the distinction of having the most temperamental woman in the world for a wife. The outbursts of famous opera stars and actresses were very tame affairs compared with his experiences.
McAdams asserts that his wife frankly told him that her only object in life was to "give him hell," and that she proceeded to do so in the most efficient manner, making life so miserable that he now asks the court to relieve him of the bonds of matrimony.
On one occasion, he alleges, she extinguished a candle by jabbing the wick against his cheek. On another occasion, he charges, she knocked a cup of hot coffee out of his hand with a poker, spilling the coffee all over him, and then whirled around and broke every pane of glass in a window.
What sub-type of article is it?
Family Drama
What themes does it cover?
Family
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Divorce Petition
Temperamental Wife
Domestic Conflict
Violent Outbursts
Atlanta
What entities or persons were involved?
R. W. Mcadams
His Wife
Where did it happen?
Atlanta
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Key Persons
R. W. Mcadams
His Wife
Location
Atlanta
Event Date
Jan. 22.
Story Details
R. W. McAdams files for divorce in DeKalb superior court, alleging his wife stated her life's object was to give him hell and acted violently, including jabbing a candle wick into his cheek and spilling hot coffee on him with a poker before breaking window panes.