NEWS BY MAIL.
DEAD WIPE DIVORCED, PEKIN, Octobei 10. \ PoiM-lmw ten merchant has just divorced his first wife, '-who died several years ago, so that his second wife might recover from a serious illness. All sorts of healing methods w’tre tried with the second wile without avail and it was feared slio would die. \t last a woman soothsayer was called in and she gave the opinion that tinspirit of the man's former wife had caused the illness. Prayers were offered to the dead wife, but still there were no -ugns of the livng wife’s reonv-
The soothsayer then suggested that the husband should draw up a deed divorcing flic dead wife juist as it she were alive. The husband did so and the deed was taken to the temple and I,imiod on tho altar. Immediately al lt*mvaids, twrordiiig V* the Pekin Loader, the living wife began to recover and was soon her norm d sell
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Hokitika Guardian, 7 December 1921, Page 4
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156NEWS BY MAIL. Hokitika Guardian, 7 December 1921, Page 4
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