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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Aim of The Detroit News 1

Instructions to Reporters 4

Instructions to Copy Readers 6

Preparing Copy 7

Leads 7

Heads 8

Diction 14

A. P. Style 15

Capitalization 17

Punctuation 22

Quotations 23

Nouns 24

Pronouns 27

Conjunctions 28

Verbs 29

Adverbs 33

Adjectives 34

Prepositions 37

Articles 38

Numbers 38

Roman Numerals 39

Weights and Measures 40

Abbreviation 42

Names and Titles 45

Jew and Hebrew 46

Church Titles 48

Compounds 48

Superfluous Words 49

Vital Statistics 50

Spelling 51

Popular Names of Railroads 52

Do and Don't 54

The Cannery 57

Michigan Institutions 59

Army and Navy Organization 60

Dates Often Called For 62

The Law of Libel 64

First Three Years of the War 72

Index