The image above contains six examples of headline punctuation in heads. They are all single decks and are labelled | (1) | to | (6) |.
Example (1) is a drop-line head in two parts. The first line ends with a question mark. The second line begins with the word “NO” in inverted commas. The head says GIVE UP WAR SPOILS? | “NO”, SHOUT CHINESE.
Example (2) is also a drop-line head in two parts. The first line says | “THEATRE ON FIRE!” | and ends with an exclamation mark. The whole line is enclosed in quotation marks. The second line says | CRY ON BROADWAY |.
Example (3) is a drop-line head in three parts. There is a comma following the word | BRIBE, | in | WHITE DEMANDED | BRIBE, DECLARES | BLANER ON STAND. It separates the statements | WHITE DEMANDED BRIBE | and | DECLARES BLANER ON STAND |.
Example (4) is a drop-line head in two parts. Its purpose is to quote a statement by a person named Wilson. The statement says | GIVE BAD POLITICS FRESH AIR |. That statement is enclosed in quotation marks and its author's name | WILSON | is appended to the statement by a dash. The two parts of the head as actually displayed say | “GIVE BAD POLITICS | FRESH AIR”—WILSON |.
Example (5) is a simple cross-line head that says | NED TODD, GAMBLER, DIES |. There are commas after | NED TODD, | and | GAMBLER, | in this head.
Example (6) is a drop-line head in two parts. It refers to a show that's to be performed called | “PINAFORE” |. That show name is in quotation marks. The two parts of the head as actually displayed say | WILL GIVE “PINAFORE” | WITH ALL-STAR CAST |. Displayed as a single line, the head says | WILL GIVE “PINAFORE” WITH ALL-STAR CAST |.
The image above contains three more examples of headline punctuation in heads. Each example is a single deck and they are labelled | (7) | to | (9) |.
Example (7) is a drop-line head in two parts. It is in the form of a warning, with the first line of the head ending in an exclamation mark. That line says | ALL CITIZENS, BEWARE! |. The second line says what to beware of. It is, apparently, | “HOLD-UP” MEN |. The hyphenated word | “HOLD-UP” | is enclosed in quotation marks. The two parts of the head as actually displayed say | ALL CITIZENS, BEWARE! | “HOLD-UP” MEN ARE OUT |.