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From:  Creators Syndicate Inc.

"What Was That Number?"

It is a miracle that newspapers have so few typographical errors
considering the number of people who handle each piece of copy and the
pressure of dead-lines.  But now and then, something goes wrong and has
to be corrected.  Those corrections are also subject to error.  This
bulletin from the New York Press Association shows what can happen when
a paper tries to set something straight.

MONDAY:  FOR SALE: R.D. Jones has a sewing machine for sale.
Phone 555-0709 after 7p.m. and ask for Mrs. Kelly who lives with him
cheap.

TUESDAY:  We regret having erred in R.D. Jones' ad yesterday.  It
should have read:  One sewing machine for sale.  Cheap.  Phone 555-0707
and ask for Mrs. Kelly who lives with him after 7p.m.

WEDNESDAY:  R.D. Jones has informed us that he has received several
annoying telephone calls because of the error we made in his classified
ad yesterday.  His ad should read as follows:  FOR SALE: R.D. Jones has
a sewing machine for sale.  Cheap.  Phone 555-0707.  Ask for Mrs. Kelly
who loves with him after 7 p.m.

THURSDAY:  NOTICE:  I, R.D. Jones have no sewing machine for sale.
Don't call 555-0707.  The telephone has been taken out.  I have not been
carrying on with Mrs. Kelly.  Until yesterday, she was my housekeeper.
She quit.
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