Word: spruced
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...raiders had bad luck; the French discovered their cache of food and boats for the return voyage, and cut off all possibility of retreat. "This unlucky circumstance," Rogers recorded laconically, "put us in some consternation." But the Rangers pushed on, slogged for nine straight days through a vast spruce bog. Sacking the Indian town was comparatively easy, but the journey back to Crown Point was harrowing. The corn supply quickly ran out, and the Rangers, split into small hunting parties, were easy prey to the aroused Indians. At one point, faint with hunger, a detachment of Rangers found the bodies...
...mark its 125th birthday this year, the Long Island Rail Road, busiest U.S. commuter line, decided to spruce up its grimy face and its public image. Last week the railroad's coaches sported the latest evidence of its campaign: a gay new insignia to replace the drab, 100-year-old L.I. in a circle. The insignia: a red, yellow and blue emblem showing a harried commuter rushing to catch a train, eyes glued to his watch and hand gripping a briefcase and umbrella. The new insignia for "The Route of the Dashing Commuter," is designed to humanize the Long...
...interest of producing a news-thick paper. On gross newspaper revenue of $85,576,162 in 1958, the Times netted $166,052-less than one-fifth of 1%. For the handful of public stockholders (some 200), the picture was not quite as grey as that figure indicated. The Spruce Falls Power & Paper Co. Ltd., in which the Times holds a 42% interest, turned a tidy profit of $1,119,307. Preferred shareholders earned an 8% return on their investment-1% better than in 1957-and the Times chalked up its 61st consecutive year in the black...
...center spread, this time by Sandy Kaye, is less objectionable than Identity's previous double page panoramas, probably because it is printed in large, easily readable type, and doesn't have to look like a spruce tree unless you really want it to. The poetry is competent, a description of a winter scene with assorted animals, and the images are crisp and economically executed...
...pledged its national honor to work for peace. For us this pledge is no less than a sacred obligation. It is freely-but not lightly-given to the nations of the world." Then he touched a switch, and 7,000 lights spangled a 74-ft. spruce. Said he: "To all peoples-a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year...