In 1898 Marie Manning, a columnist for William Randolph Hearst’s New York Evening Journal, began writing “Dear Beatrice Fairfax,” the world’s first column offering advice to the lovelorn. The Fort Worth Telegram and its successor, the Star-Telegram, ran the syndicated … Continue reading Dear Beatrice: “Gosh Darn It to Heck, This Juicy Fruit Is the Cat’s Whiskers”