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December 8, 1875
Mississippi Democrat
Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
In Detroit, a wife pranked her husband by disguising her handwriting to send anonymous love letters, leading to a six-week correspondence. He threatened suicide unless they met, prompting her to reveal the hoax in a parlor séance, exposing his feigned knowledge.
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Full Text
Some weeks ago a Detroit wife disguised her chirography and wrote her husband a love letter under an assumed name. He answered it very promptly, and a correspondence ensued which lasted six weeks. He finally threatened to commit suicide in case his unknown correspondent did not meet him, and the wife then had a parlor seance and exhibited the letters. The attempts of the husband to laugh and declare that he knew her handwriting all the time, and wanted to see how far she would go, were among the most lamentable failures of the present sad year.
What sub-type of article is it?
Deception Fraud
Family Drama
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Marital Prank
Disguised Handwriting
Love Letter Deception
Suicide Threat
Parlor Seance
What entities or persons were involved?
Detroit Wife
Her Husband
Where did it happen?
Detroit
Story Details
Key Persons
Detroit Wife
Her Husband
Location
Detroit
Event Date
Some Weeks Ago
Story Details
A Detroit wife disguises her handwriting to send her husband an anonymous love letter, sparking a six-week correspondence ending with his suicide threat and her revelation via parlor séance, highlighting his failed pretense of knowing the truth.