Blackwood On Bridge Two Bid Theory and a Ten Trick Play
In a discussion of the two bid under contract forcing, the article weighs partner strength and hand distribution. It analyzes how a hand with five and a half high card tricks can still qualify for a two bid and how partner’s response affects the path to game.
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Ink stain removal and cleaning tips for household surfaces
A reader asks how to remove ink from a rug and stains from white enamel furniture. The guide suggests vinegar and salt for ink, potash in hot water for enamel, and repeated rinsing to lift stains from surfaces. It ends by directing readers to use the classified section.
Dear Miss Woodward on daughter’s 18 dating conflict
Advice suggests ignore the quarrel, explain house rules are reasonable for mutual good, and let the daughter manage the relationship. The father should stop pressing the issue to avoid a fight between the couple.
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Miss Woodward
Haere Puzzle Message From 1956
A short description of a daily numeral game by William J. Miller invites players to compute a key number from their name and read a message from letters under checked figures. The note credits Kine Feet teon Eradicate for distribution.
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William J. Miller
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Greener Thumbs Tips on Cutting Dahlias for More Blooms
Joyce Smith advises gardeners that dahlias that have bloomed out can be cut back severely. Removing up to three fourths of the top often spurs a new flowering cycle and a fertilization boost with commercial fertilizer plus two tablespoons of muliate of potash to promote woody growth of tubers.
A Problem a Day Deduces Ice Cream Remaining
After removing 25 dishes from a can that is two thirds full, the remaining amount equals ten dishes. The puzzle uses a percent expression and basic arithmetic to reach the result. Granite quarrying began commercially in Vermont in 1812. Two of five people killed in traffic accidents were pedestrians.
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Barre
Vermont
What Do You Know About Japan
A WWII Navy briefing tale features Barry Jones who is asked to lecture crews on Japan after joking that his knowledge is Mikado and Butterfly. The anecdote includes a joke about being exposed as a fraud and a separate note about language quirk GHOTI from a 1956 Bennett Cerf work syndicated by King Features.
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Jonathan
Bennett Cerf
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