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Der Tag (aka Mencken Day), 2015-09-12
Mencken Day 2015 falls on September 12, the date of Mr Mencken’s birth and will celebrated, as usual, at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St, Baltimore, MD. Mr Mencken (Chuck Charlberg) will be there. The Pratt Library’s Mencken Memorial speaker (afternoon) will be David Thaler. The Society’s Darryl Hart will speak (morning) on…
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On respecting the men who rule us
“Already, indeed, there is ample evidence that the American people have lost all respect for their lawmakers, and are fast losing all respect for their courts. It is common to account for this by saying that material success has made them lawless, that they grow in natural viciousness, but a brief inspection is sufficient to…
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The Free Lance 53, July 8, 1911
The Free Lance, July 8, 1911.
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The Free Lance 52, July 7, 1911
The Free Lance, July 7, 1911.
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The Free Lance 51, July 6, 1911
The Free Lance, July 6, 1911.
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The Free Lance 50, July 5, 1911
The Free Lance, July 5, 1911.
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The Declaration of Independence in American
Mr Mencken translates the arcane language of the Declaration of independence into the American vernacular c. 1921. Read this aloud while the hot dogs and bratwurst are being grilled.
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No Free Lance today (07-04)
In 1911, July 4th landed on a Tuesday and one would expect a Free Lance column on that date. Though such regularity was usually the case, it was not always the case. From time to time, the space taken by the Free Lance, page six, column eight, would be given to either a one-time column…
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The Free Lance 49, July 3, 1911
The Free Lance, July 3, 1911.
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The Free Lance 48, July 1, 1911
The Free Lance, July 1, 1911.