30 Jul 1844
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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1844
Page
1
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In a Virginia village of 1773 a famed leap contest decides Annette's hand. Harry Carroll wins twenty one feet and a half, but a mysterious stranger tops him with twenty two feet one inch. The stranger awards the prize to Carroll, declaring love as the stake, and the couple wed. Later, Carroll becomes Col. Henry Carroll of the Revolution, and a future reunion with General Washington hints at a grand, rustic legend.
Gerard Gints urges young women to rise with the sun in a brisk editorial. He mocks lazy girls and warns hopeful husbands against wives who sleep late, claiming morning vigor shapes character and suitability for marriage.
Elihu Barrett favors the steam locomotive, portraying it as a mighty creature with brass sinews and iron muscles. He imagines it strutting from an empty stable, saluting cars with puffs from its nostrils, then settling back into its harness as its great heart glows like a forge.
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