Lady Hester Stanhope The Eastward Living Eccentric
The Boston Globe recounts Lady Hester Stanhope born 1766 in London famed for a wayward life. She acted as secretary to Prime Minister Pitt till 1806 then moved to Mount Lebanon Syria in 1812 living in strict regimentation with servants and slaves. Her days began late and ran hours into the night as she ruled her household with meticulous, often harsh routines.
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Pitt
Syria
Stanhope
London
Earl of Stanhope
William Pitt
England
East
Mount Lebanon
Lady Stanhope
Hester
Boston Globe
The Death of a Friend Recalled in Seneca’s View
A compact meditation on friendship cites Seneca to say losing a friend can still leave joy in what was once held. The essay reflects on Providence and the value of treasuring friends while they remain, noting the paradox of loss and lasting memory.
Impudent Dog Provokes Laughs in Grove Incident
Beau Nash mingled with ladies in a grove and queried a London origin, earning a sharp reply. A later guest mocked her catechism and Tobit's dog, quipping that the dog’s name was Nash and a churlish companion.
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Beau Nash
London
Tobit
Nash
Weary Wayfarer Seeks Farm Job Ends Up In Gas House
A tired traveler asks a farmhouse for food and work but is met with hostility from a matron who denounces tramps. He corrects himself, saying he wanted a farm job, not a gas house, and then departs toward the gate.
Portrait of a weary carriage in a Philadelphia interview
A fragment from the Philadelphia Ledger notes weariness in a subject’s bearing just before an interview, describing a distinguished manner that faded as the moment approached.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Basuto Sayings and Their Rich Metaphors
Basuto proverbs collected from Chambers Journal reveal a culture fond of metaphor. Sayings include mountains never meeting, do not wound an enemy to spare yourself, a mother sustains during drought, one hand washes another, a sitting hen never fattens, and patient men enjoy fattened beasts while impatient men eat lean goat.
The Place He Meant on the Westward Links
On a Westward golf course two players at the fifteenth hole clash in humor and instruction. One, a quiet prankster, misreads the line toward Dr. S. s house on the skyline and hits high. The other clarifies the joke about earthly versus heavenly habitation.
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Dr. S
Smne
London Strand
The Spanish Language and Its Verb Inflection
The Spanish alphabet is nearly perfect with one silent letter h and each letter sounding as written. Verbs inflect by terminal changes across moods and tenses, unlike English which uses auxiliaries. Spanish follows Latin in its rich morphology and adopts no words from other languages.
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Baird’s
E. C. Baird
Newberg, Ore
Lady Wester Stanhope
Basuto
John Deere
N. C. Christenson’s
N. C. Christenson
Newberg
Oregon
The
Newberg Manufacturing and
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