Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1882-03-16
TROUBLE zsO ME-, ~ PES.
Some Curious Biunders Made by the ssInteI-
Igent'' G0mposisor N ST. A 54SS


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.#83s The newspaper reader who thoroa ghIy
peruses his daily sheet frequently finds q
I III aeIous blunder Of the types. perhaps in
an editorial on 81 HE Utterly UnknoWabIe
8of the Herea ftsr, h 81 il an obituary aotice.
which convuises him with IaughterSand en-
tirslY destroyss the intended effect Of the
q one and the sober seriousness Of the other.
1 In most newspaper offices, Whenever the
paper ITSELF il referred to, ii is the ems
tom to ulsderscore the name
and set Isit in "a ssssaaII Al CAPS.
G a Herald reported ia his report Of Il prayer
meeting. quoted tho word herald il 8
well known hymn. The proof reader, un-'
dsrscored the word, and the quotation ap-
#peared as follows. Harlsi the Herald an
gels sing Tbs New 38 York
Worlds printing Of the word shouts
IN the report OF political
nesting was SO ludicrouslY funny as to-
make the blunder famous. The shouts
OF 10 600 democrats rent the air, said the:
/ report. An advertise len. mo uiring for { q
two story house was SET Ny by accident
1, Wa.nted--a two story louise. The unfor.
tnnate type got q large sized flea in his
ear for the mistake. Curiosity exhibitors
have searched iii vain for tho man whom
the comp ositor stated had appealed to the
postnaste general with tears III his ears. Y
Not lone; ago 9 western paper printed, ii 81
high flown report OF the dedication of 4
monument, gas he uttered these noble
sentiments, the toying winds that kissed his
brow, gently cuTled fhs flag around him
!. line q winding shirt. 4 a. Sheet was tbs
RIGHT word, but 81. CT" set il up .aslirt'' 10
the disgust OF the reporter md the speaker,
Al editor wrote OF Conkling, Ihe love-
like grandeur OF his brow, I etc, but the
type sticking ieaa made him say, The
Joy street grand eur of his brow One Of
the city papegs not long ago stated that
The president vas greeted with trenend-
Z Gus tears when he took his seat. 2 Did it
mean crocodile tears or cheers
In the report Of SUNDAY
school anniversary I'D a southern
TYPO unfortunately resd Order in the
following aa odor, 4 and set Ill up so that IL
read, Perfect odor and daoorurn was
nlaiasained Asworthy prelete was called
by the Winnipeg Times. in an obituary, o.
worthy pirate. "A reverend gentleman
who had leeturea The night before upon
IN The IDauenes of Rome ON the Fnrmatiou
Of Christianity" wanted TO commit suicide
OF murder the next morning, hs read in Gha
paper that he had lectarsd upon The In
fusnce Of Rum on the Formation OF
Christianity In reporting the sermon OF
Rev. DR.. Msllor before the congregational
Union, where this reverend gentleman
spoke Of women clothed in sancity,n by.
the unfortunate sransposition Of the 20 o
Cardiff paper printed the phrase woman
clothed with scansity. But the ii. O.
does net always make the mistake; some
times. when the veportee:is writing for life
--and meme y- ii the wee hours Of The morn
ing, and il reminded at half minute inter-
yals, by the night editor, to rush that copy
going to close up, 3 he often MAKES the
most egregious blundegs. One Chicago
news gatherer wrote The boy was qg,iite
dead; no efforts could resusoitata him In
the least. Another quill driver, from the
same town, reported Lucy Roberts, tbs d
child who was killed " sterday bTa locono-
tive st the round house of the Chicago. Al
ton q st. Louis railroad, died ats o'clock
fhis morning from the eiiffacts of her In
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