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But despite "ye meagre harvest," the Pilgrims felt that they had much to be thankful for. They had made a start in the beaver trade, not trapping but buying skins from the Indians. Dissension in the colony itself had measurably lessened. So they decreed a special day of thanksgiving that...
Cabled General A. V. Arnold: "Eugene Smith was wounded while accompanying troops in an attack south of Yanabaru. He was acting with splendid courage which we appreciate and we are thankful that his condition is not critical. We of the Seventh Division have the utmost respect for Smith and the...
All Broadway columnists may be thankful for the public's short memory-but none more so than the New York Daily News's dandyish Danton Walker. Either not knowing or not caring how often his "predictions" go sour, 17 U.S. newspapers (circ. 9,000,000) now run his...
A usual comment on the Stettinius appointment was that "Franklin Roosevelt will continue to be Secretary of State." Even so, the old State Department would never seem the same, for which citizens could be thankful. Ed Stettinius had begun with a bang (see above). When the smoke cleared, the U.S...
Awed and thankful, Tweed gazed at the sight, wondered where the Navy had got so many ships and rushed down to the beach under the bombardment to flash his glass and wag his flags.