13 May 1845
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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1845
Page
1
The piece opens with terms for the Huron Reflector subscription and rates, then shifts to a poem about a wise shoemaker. It paints him as diligent and skilled, waxing poetic on his craft. The shoemaker measures, mends, and shoes with care, saving feet from cold and wet, before finally passing from his bench to rest.
A humorous slice follows Solomon Swallow a bachelor who proclaims his mastery of governing wives through a philosophy and rules. He plans a universal system to discipline wives and boastfully resolves to marry once his scheme is complete. He marries at thirty five and tests his method at dawn with a playful, bungling readiness.
In a long comic tale from Norwalk Huron County, Ohio, Solomon Swallow imposes a rigid household regime on his wife Mrs. Swallow, who rebels with wit and practical mischief. The couple’s battles erupt in breakfast chaos, furniture smashing, and a dramatic standoff ending with Mrs. Swallow safely outmaneuvering Solomon. The piece closes with a moral about bachelor wives and domestic harmony.
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