Alphonse Mistakenly Compliments Gaston’s Wife
In a comic exchange, Alphonse blurts out that a woman is very ugly. Gaston reveals the woman is his wife, correcting Alphonse. Alphonse apologizes, then admits the error is his own.
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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1946
Page
2
In a comic exchange, Alphonse blurts out that a woman is very ugly. Gaston reveals the woman is his wife, correcting Alphonse. Alphonse apologizes, then admits the error is his own.
The lord orders Thomas to fetch his double gun and sports suit after a burglar is reported in the hall. The butler relays the warning as the household prepares to confront the intruder.
A brief notice reports a collision of two taxi cabs in Edinborough causing injuries to thirty Scotchmen. No further details are provided.
A conversation unfolds about a night of thunder as Pat and Mike recall hearing a clash of hiven and airth. One regrets not waking the other, noting insomnia when storms roll in.
In a domestic vignette a father tests Willie on manners as a child chooses pie over pudding. The scene highlights a playful parental lesson in etiquette and the child’s initial preference.
A puzzled missionary asks why the cannibal stares intently. The cannibal responds with a brief, cryptic remark, leaving the exchange hanging in a fragmentary vignette.
Washington calls the teacher shortage a democracy risk as education groups warn the US faces a crisis with 75 000 teachers lost to war work and 7 000 classrooms closed. Experts propose federal aid while noting low pay and weak social life push potential teachers away.
Secretary Anderson jokes that hogs and cattle fattening on ranges matters even if the public isn’t glad. The piece lampoons partisan press mixing with Alice in Wonderland style confusion. It closes with a quip about traffic cops guiding a bishop through red lights.
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