Questions on pronunciation and prose from Prof McIntyre
A fragment from 1945 column by O C McIntyre explores word choice in writing. It cites Roosevelt Lincoln Milton and Shakespeare, notes mispronunciations of names such as Roosevelt and Galilean, and praises Brevity while debating euphony. It mentions actors, playwrights, and poets, with witty asides about George Kaufman and Cole Porter.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Lloyd George
Shakespeare
Lincoln
Breve Barton
Mules and Democrats Back on Their Feet
The piece argues that after a long economic slump the Democrats and mules recovered first in a broader political metaphor. It cites a lapse in unemployment since 1918 and notes a return to prosperity by 1939, linking the revival to Democratic leadership and the metaphorical mules in the era.
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Old Kentucky Mules Featured in Columbia Tennessee Trade Page
The piece touts Columbia Tennessee as home to the world’s largest mule market led by a parade of 1400 mules and horses on April first. It promotes mules as top ready money and hints at a film project in Kentucky while urging readers to invest in mules as a stable alternative to Wall Street and gold.
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Ron
Irvin
Cody
Kentucky
Tennessee
Missouri
Bob
Mr. Craig
Warren
Columbia
President Polk
United States
Pop Geers
Andrew Johnson
Tennnessee
Hal Pointer
Ditect
Wall Street
Maiden Lane
N. C
Mule Street
Sam
Old
Gourt
Buick
Columile
Nashville
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Cleopatra
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Lough
Lok
Tommy Loughran
Roosevelt
Ben Bernie
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Edna Ferber
Flescher
Attuther Caesar
Lous Napotton
Henry
Cheruly
Pemberton
Brock
Murdock
RKO
Pemberton Boys
Willant Allen White
Emporia
Kan
Katharine Comets
Maya
Cole Porter
John Chapman
Alexander Woollcott
Gates
Bob Chandler
Wil- Mem
Chandler
Paris
Snown
Te Fambis
Jamles
Yesud Rekal
Bolenevik
McNawshi
Fred
Das Cormaing
Will Rogers
Supreme Court
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Russia
U. S. Treasury
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Bay
Sas
Staten Island
Millon
Helen
Morgan Craig
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Lance
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Retund
Prats
Larry
Peerless Polish
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Kitten
Mrs. Curtin
Morgan Craigl
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