First Historical Use of term “Mail-Order Bride”

Though another blogger cited the first recorded use of "mail-order bride" in the New York Times in 1929, I've found documentation in other newspapers of the phrase in use much earlier. The short snippets of stories illustrating the use of "mail-order bride" in the decades between the Turn of the Century and 1929 illustrate the general acceptance of this phrase in American English prior to 1916 or 1911, earlier than 1906...yes! 1903! (And perhaps even earlier as more historical documentation becomes readily available).
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Published on March 29, 2016 23:02
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