Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1909 — HOOKWORM CAUSES DIVORCE [ARTICLE]

HOOKWORM CAUSES DIVORCE

Wife Testifies That Husband Was Dull, Stupid and Slew. San Francisco, Nov. 26.—Judge Graham has divorced Anita Coover from David R. Coover. The hookworm was the cause. “My husband was dull, stupid, lazy, languid, slow.” said Mrs. Coover. “He must have been a victim of the hookworm,” said the court. Mrs. Coover expressed some doubt as to this diagnosis, but Judge Graham stuck to his opinion and granted the decree.