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There are many times where a woman would gladly drop her husband if she did not feel morally certain that some other woman would come right along and pick him up.

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Helen Rowland
Age: 74 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 1
Died: 1950
Died: January 1
Humorist
Journalist
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Husband
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Times
Woman
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