PART I
I. THE FIELD FOR SPECIAL ARTICLES...3
II. PREPARATION FOR SPECIAL FEATURE WRITING...14
III. FINDING SUBJECTS AND MATERIAL...25
IV. APPEAL AND PURPOSE...39
V. TYPES OF ARTICLES...52
VI. WRITING THE ARTICLE...99
VII. HOW TO BEGIN...131
VIII. STYLE...160
IX. TITLES AND HEADLINES...170
X. PREPARING AND SELLING THE MANUSCRIPT...182
XI. PHOTOGRAPHS AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS...193
PART II
AN OUTLINE FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SPECIAL FEATURE ARTICLES...201
TEACH CHILDREN LOVE OF ART THROUGH STORY-TELLING...204
(Boston Herald)
WHERE GIRLS LEARN TO WIELD SPADE AND HOE...206
(Christian Science Monitor)
BOYS IN SEARCH OF JOBS (Boston Transcript)...209
GIRLS AND A CAMP (New York Evening Post)...213
YOUR PORTER (Saturday Evening Post)...218
THE GENTLE ART OF BLOWING BOTTLES (Independent)...233
THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYHOUSE (New York World)...240
THE SINGULAR STORY OF THE MOSQUITO MAN...242
(New York Evening Post)
A COUNTY SERVICE STATION (Country Gentleman)...248
GUARDING A CITY'S WATER SUPPLY (Detroit News)...260
THE OCCUPATION AND EXERCISE CURE (Outlook)...264
THE BRENNAN MONO-RAIL CAR (McClure's Magazine)...274
A NEW POLITICAL WEDGE (Everybody's Magazine)...281
THE JOB LADY (Delineator)...293
MARK TWAIN'S FIRST SWEETHEART (Kansas City Star)...299
FOUR MEN OF HUMBLE BIRTH HOLD WORLD DESTINY IN...305
THEIR HANDS (Milwaukee Journal)
THE CONFESSIONS OF A COLLEGE PROFESSOR'S WIFE...307
(Saturday Evening Post)
A PARADISE FOR A PENNY (Boston Transcript)...326
WANTED: A HOME ASSISTANT (Pictorial Review)...331
SIX YEARS OF TEA ROOMS (New York Sun)...336
BY PARCEL POST (Country Gentleman)...341
SALES WITHOUT SALESMANSHIP (Saturday Evening Post)...349
THE ACCIDENT THAT GAVE US WOOD-PULP PAPER...356
(Munsey's Magazine)
CENTENNIAL OF THE FIRST STEAMSHIP TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC...360
(Providence Journal)
SEARCHING FOR THE LOST ATLANTIS...364
(Syndicate Sunday Magazine Section)
