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AL L America is laughing over a new story about President Coolidge, who, like all well-bred Americans, is most polite and considerate in his dealings with the fair sex. On the secretarial staff at th e W h i t e House is a certain lady stenographer. On e day Mr Coolidge sent for her and said: “Miss Pounder, you are a very handsome young woman.” “ Oh!” gasped the girl, blushing. “ You dress neatly, continued the President, “ anil you have a well-modulated voice.” “ Oh, Mr Coolidge, you shouldn’t pay me compliments,” cried the girl. “That’s all right,” said Coolidge grimly. “ I merely wanted to put you into a cheerful frame of mind before taking up the matter of your punctuation and spelling.” Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllil
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17830, 26 April 1926, Page 9
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