Public Speaking Styles and Notable Orators
A discussion of effective public speaking stresses clarity and voice variety. It cites William Jennings Bryan and Bishop John C. Kilgo as exemplars, noting the need for audience appeal, apt illustrations, and engaging delivery. A cautionary tale about loud sermonizing contrasts with judicious warmth.
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William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Ple
John C. Kilgo
South
Los Angeles
Calif
Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
United States
America
All Street Journal
Fragment of Civil War era line on a mother and child
In a distressed scene a mother tells her son to look in a doorway to identify if a man is his father, using dialect to describe the moment and the uneasy atmosphere of a dangerous encounter.
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Mose Jackson
Mose
Eliza
Rastus
One Minute Test Answers and Horoscope Fragments
The War of the Rebellion is the Civil War. The kangaroo is the jumping animal. Twenty is the product of thumbs and fingers, since the thumb counts as a finger. The page includes a Words of Wisdom line from Publius Syrus and etiquette notes about using a handkerchief. The horoscope predicts leadership and social guidance amid Neptune’s influence.
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U. S
Publius Syrus
Air Service Command men relax between missions in England
T Sgts. Robert F Hill and Robert Vaughn both from High Point North Carolina served in the Air Service Command in England Hill after seven day rest at a seaside hotel resumed combat duties after completing 26 missions over Nazi Europe Vaughn graduated from an aero nautical electronics course at an England depot and has spent 12 months overseas Also notes a cocoa substitution tip for chocolate recipes.
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AIR Service Command
England
Robert F. Hill
S. T. Hill
High Point
N. C
Amer
Ica
Germany
Hill
Europe
Sgt
Robert Vaughn
E. M. Vaughn
Briggs Avenue
Scheagh Aus Wien
Vaughn
High Point High School
High Point College
Fort Bragg
Flynn Faces Delicate Mission Between Vatican and Moscow
President Roosevelt invites Edward J. Flynn to Yalta to further talks on bridging Catholic Vatican and Soviet Moscow relations. Flynn, a prominent Catholic layman, met Patriarch Alexei in Moscow and is reported to travel to Italy, fueling speculation of a potential diplomatic accord.
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Washington
Edward J. Flynn
Roosevelt
Vatican
Kremlin
Bronx
Italy
Russia
Rome
White House
Yalta
Flynn
Moscow
Soviet Russia
Alexei
Corn Acreage Down 4 Percent From 1944 In North Carolina
North Carolina agriculture officials report 1945 corn acreage at 2,271,600, down four percent from 1944’s 2,366,000. The department announced the figures in Raleigh on March 22.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
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A&p
South America
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U. S. 8Th Air Force
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The
Hillcrest Silk Mill
Paris
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Acheron
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Windsor
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Revlon
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Ry Castile
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