Word: websters
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...neither "surprised" nor "astonished" that what Mr. Gogarty or Mr. Palmer [TIME, March 25] "thought 'e might require, 'e went and took the same as me," but the story does have a long white beard. Years ago it was told about as follows, happily illustrating Noah Webster's nice discrimination in his choice of words...
...Webster came upon Noah quite unexpectedly and found him daudling the maid upon his knee...
Said Mrs. Webster, "Really, Mr. Webster, I am surprised...
Said he, "Mrs. Webster, how often must I correct you? You are astonished. I am surprised...
When Huey Long was assassinated in 1935, Governor Richard Webster Leche (now under a Federal indictment for fraud) took over the paper. When Leche resigned last summer, Governor Earl Kemp Long, Huey's brother, bought American Progress for $188,000. Last week Earl Long too was out of office, twice beaten at the polls (TIME, March 4), his political machine a shambles...