Harry S. New, Postmaster General, was dictating letters last week. Upon the word "Come-at-able," his stenographer was "stumped," puzzled. "Come-at-able," explained Mr. New, "means 'approachable'; it is a companion word to the old Hoosier 'get-at-able.'"
James A. Reed, Missouri Senator, tried to look puzzled as he reverted to his game of baiting the White House spokesman. "Why don't the newspapers photograph the White House spokesman?" said he to reporters. "What does this mysterious person look like? The newspapers are always printing pictures of people prominent in the news. The White House...
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