Word: abyssinia
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Sons-in-law are incessantly reported vexed about their mothers-in-law. But rarely are they reported trying to poison them. Even in Abyssinia, small country in the northeast of Africa, where it is easy to poison people because they take so much red pepper at dinner that they can taste nothing else, sons-in-law have rarely been reported trying to poison their mothers-in-law. But last fortnight, an Abyssinian actually was accused of wanting to poison his Abyssinian mother-in-law. Further, he was accused of having succeeded...
...Thus Jacques de Sibour and his wife lived in Lansdowne House, the grand and picture-filled castle in the centre of London. When Jacques got a two weeks holiday, they toured all about the Mediterranean in a tiny airplane. When they were granted a longer vacation they flew to Abyssinia and built a house in the desperate mountains...
Fifteen nations signed the treaty at Paris. Immediately after 24 nations adhered. Last week the following 10 nations announced their intention of signing: Abyssinia, Albania, China, Egypt, Estonia, Lithuania, Mexico, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey...
...same these jobs are small ones for James Gilbert White. He is a great imperialist of U. S. contracting. Upon five continents his engineers are carrying the dynamic principles of U. S. business into lands where U. S. political influence will perhaps never penetrate. A huge dam in Abyssinia, a railroad in South America, and the construction of a great hydro-electric plant in Italy-these are a few of the big jobs now under the aegis of J. G. White, the son of a poor Pennsylvania village preacher...
...Philosophical hero of Dr. Samuel Johnson's famed novel. Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia. Curious about the world outside his realm, Rasselas stole away and explored with his sister and a poet. He saw much, envied little, went home...