Special.—A story written by a special correspondent, usually one out of town.
Stick.—(1) A small metal tray holding approximately two inches of type, used by printers in setting type by hand. (2) The amount of type held by a stick.
Stone.—A smooth table top, once of stone, now usually of metal, on which the page forms are made up.
Story.—(1) Any article, other than an editorial or an advertisement, written for a newspaper. (2) The event about which the story is written: as, a burglar story, meaning the burglary that the reporter writes up.
Streamer Head.—A head set in large type and extending across the top of the page.
String.—A strip of clipped stories pasted together end to end to indicate the number of columns contributed by a space writer.
Style Book.—The printed book of rules followed by reporters, copy-readers, and compositors. See page [249].
Take.—The portion of copy taken at once by a compositor for setting up. See page [13].
30.—A telegrapher's signal indicating the end of the message; also put at the end of a story to indicate its completion.
Tip.—Secret information about an item of news valuable to a paper.