The program says the theme is announced by a cornet, but due to a poor choice in type font, Flounder thinks it is introduced by a comet

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Both Bernadette and I made the same error reading the program; the comment shown at the top left is an actual scan from the program, showing that the "rn" looks remarkably like an "m".

Some years ago, I saw the same problem in Kingston, Ontario: a cab went by, labeled "modern" cab company, but I read it as "modem" cab company, and commented that I thought their motto might be "we haul your baud anywhere".  It was suggested by my friend that perhaps I would like to walk the rest of the way to his house...