election returns; a return of the amount of goods produced or sold

It is the sort of paper which the father of the family is expected to take home with him from his office and read aloud to the chicks before bed-time. It was founded by its proprietor, Mr. Benjamin White, as an antidote to yellow journalism.

He has such an offbeat sense of humor that hardly anyone finds his jokes amusing.

He has had a bee in his bonnet ever since he heard about the problem.