Word: menckenism
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...press stand, Writer H. L. Mencken took off his coat, revealing a cocoa-colored shirt and loud suspenders. Next to Writer Mencken, Publisher Alfred A. ("Borzoi") Knopf of the American Mercury climbed up on the desk and exposed several yards of film in his small cinema camera. Then, saving the film in case something else should happen, Publisher Knopf sat down again...
Reconciled. James Alexander ("Jim") Tully, onetime boisterous tramp, later a prizefighter, most recently a writer (Jarnegan, Circus Parade); and Mrs. Margaret Myers Tully. After a separation of five days they were reunited, due to the efforts of Cynic H. L. Mencken, Judge Benjamin Barr Lindsey, Novelist Rupert Hughes...
...Norris of Ft. Worthf S of Treas Will Hays** S of Navy Albert E. Fall S of Int Harry F. Sinclair Atty General Geo. Remus Post M General Dr. Frederick Cooktt S of Com Will Rogers S of Labor Emma Goldman S of Agri H. L. Mencken...
WANDERING about in the cul-desacs of esotericism, the young writers whose several courses are the consideration of "Destinations" present such divergence of purpose that they discover no very clearly marked thoroughfare for American letters. But under the ruling hierarchy of Dreiser, Mencken, Robinson, and Anderson, Mr. Munson finds an approaching aridity that fresh blood must eventually dispel. And so, in the present volume, with a respectful acknowledgement of the critical importance of Irving Babbitt and Paul Elmer More, and an estimation of Dreiser, Robinson, and Lindsay, he attempts, in a series of essays on Wallace Stevens, Marianne Moore, William...
...Rotarian next to her feared the girl was moody: "That comes from being too subjunctive and makes the situation tense." Alice thereupon recited a poem for them. Suddenly her entire audience scuttled and scampered off to escape the American Mercurial twins, Twaddle-dum and Twiddle-dee, now that you mencken it, one with H. L. M. embroidered on his collar, and the other, G. J. N. They conversed solemnly with Alice, and tried to entertain her. But Alice declared herself bored, and immediately the two little men vanished, leaving her to walk the Primrose Path...