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...Catholic and opposition to him as a wet were inextricably entangled. People who were intensely hostile toward Catholicism were usually fervent drys. Since American traditions tended to inhibit direct assaults on religion, hostility to Smith's Catholicism was often expressed in denunciations of him as a servant of the Demon...
...Nazi Die Transvaler during World War II, Verwoerd once fought a humanitarian scheme to provide haven in South Africa for a shipload of Jewish refugees from Germany, likes to boast that none of his seven children were ever bathed or put to bed by a black servant. His main goal is to make South Africa a republic. He plans to hold a plebiscite on the issue this year, kicked off the campaign at a recent public meeting with the words, "We are not oppressors ... we are Christians, and we attempt to do what is right...
Throughout her years of buying, she carefully kept her name from dealers, but some still recall some odd things about her. She insisted on paying cash, and instead of allowing herself to be seen with a purchase, preferred to send a servant around to pick it up a day or two later. Though the prices of such early paintings can now go up into the thousands, Mrs. Gunn had no interest in making a profit. She kept no record of her acquisitions, but instantly consigned them to the barn, where they were soon covered with filth-splattered, torn and fouled...
...have a near-octogenarian friend who maintains that when he lived in the Sydney suburb of Balmain as a youngster, he was fascinated by the family's female servant...
...first few loaves were as heavy as lead, but Maggie soon got the knack. The bread seemed to help Mark's health, and his allergist asked her to make some for other patients. Mrs. Rudkin began making batches in her kitchen with the help of a servant, then set up a small bakery in the farm's abandoned stable, added white bread made from unbleached flour for patients who could not take much roughage in their diet...