Miscellany: Husband

In Pittsburgh, Mrs. Alexandria Grodecki applied for a divorce. Grounds: her husband Anthony frightened her by "Dracula-like" behavior, putting lighted candles in his ears, shouting, "I eat blood!"

Ark

In Yugoslavia, during recent floods, Farmer Dragoutin Milovic decided that world's end was imminent, built himself an ark. When the floods subsided, the Government confiscated the ark for nonpayment of taxes.

Ticket

In Paris, a ticket held by Alex Dupont won a 1,000,000-franc prize in the national lottery drawing. But M. Dupont had died, few weeks before. After a long and futile search for...

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