Word: trades
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Smith, thrice-elected Governor of New York, was nominated for the fifth- time by the Democrats. Everybody knows "Smiling Al"-he who was born where the crazy, criss-cross shadows of Brooklyn Bridge meet the East Side of Manhattan. Young Alfred was by nature an actor and orator, by trade a seller of fishes in the Fulton Fish Market, when one day in 1896 "Big Tom" Foley, Tammany chieftain, noticed a political gleam in his eyes. Alfred progressed-clerk in the commissioner's office, legislator, speaker of the Assembly, governor, presidential aspirant. The lower East Side sang "The Sidewalks...
...found that the thing that bothered me most in China was the terrific heat The officials were all very courteous to me, and seemed to have a good opinion of Americans in general. Commercial trade and the merchant marine are all flourishing despite the war of which I personally saw no evidences China and the Pacific trade at present offer a promising future to the American business...
...scattered over the countryside. When one wants sweetness and light there are other sources; but advocates of the devil who can amuse and corrupt as well as Mr. Mencken can, are at a premium. To accuse him of being good-hearted is to attempt to ruin his trade and that the law books say, is Lbel...
Minister of Trade and Commerce...
Hard by Lake Constance dwells a band of craftsmen skilled at a unique trade-the building of zeppelins. The late Graf von Zeppelin taught them the technique of their art and paid them well. During the War all Germany looked to them to float tons of explosives over London. Then came Versailles, and the building of zeppelins for Germany was forbidden. Almost, the great Zeppelin factories were ordered destroyed. Almost, the "zeppelin guild" on Lake Constance was scattered. These things did not take place because the Allies, covetous of reparations, agreed to accept payment in zeppelins...