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...conclusion, Ike jogged his listeners, like a general talking to his troops. "We don't have to fear ... Of course there are risks, but we do not have to be hysterical . . . America is the greatest force that God has ever allowed to exist on his footstool. As such, it is up to us to lead this world to a peaceful and secure existence, and I assure...
Post Cereals division of General Foods Corp. upgraded its premium appeal; it enclosed patterns for early American "antiques." Designed to capitalize on the do-it-yourself trend, the patterns include: a Williamsburg shelf, Pilgrim footstool, courting mirror, tulip knife box. Pennsylvania wall box and a cradle...
...time Teply got there, they were already at work, trying to rearrange the heavy furniture and ornate rugs in the study, which showed signs of a struggle. Nosek was putting together a footstool which had a leg smashed off. Masaryk's bedroom was a shambles. The bedside table was topsy-turvy, a shattered cup and jug lay alongside, the bed was scrambled. Nosek smoothed the bed, and bearers brought in Masaryk's body. Then Interior Minister Nosek went to the window, stared into the courtyard and muttered gravely: "Suicide." Teply indiscreetly disagreed with Nosek, who ordered...
...capitalism's strength and good. Sawyer-who writes his own excellent speeches-could see capitalism whistling along a clear track towards better & better times, until it reached that distant, happy horizon where (he quoted H. G. Wells) men "shall stand upon this earth as one stands upon a footstool and shall laugh and reach out their hands amid the stars...
...kept it over the years. A picture of Harry Truman, autographed "To Louis St. Laurent," had been taken off the walnut, table-type desk and was half-hidden on a shelf. Mackenzie King sat again in his stuffed blue swivel chair and rested his feet on the worn, carpeted footstool inherited from his predecessor and friend, Sir Wilfrid Laurier...