This photo collection features historical newspaper clippings showing the strange and sometimes hilarious reasons for divorce that made local headlines in the early part of the 20th century.
From the middle to the end of the 19th century, the divorce rate in the United States increased, and Americans obtained more divorces annually than did all of Europe.
Previously, divorces in the US were granted mainly to the middle and upper classes because of their cost, but the legal process became less expensive.