Sentence:  There was another speech in that day's news — a speech which The Times printed on the front page because it was part of a front-page story, and in full — it was only two <WSD>sticks</WSD> long; printed in full just after the much longer invocation by the officiating clergyman ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An English Imperial unit of length equal to 2 inches.