Polly's Pointers and Reader Homemaking Tips
A compiled set of reader segments from Polly's Pointers offering sewing hacks and domestic hints. Pieces describe patching perforated girdles with elastic, hemming repairs on skirts, preserving old photos, airplane etiquette napkin use, and testing new shoes at home with old socks for cleanliness. Readers are invited to submit ideas for a silver dollar if used.
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The
Austin Daily Herald
The Mature Parent Advice by Mrs Muriel Lawrence
A reader letters column discusses tensions in a 15 year old daughter’s chores and a husband’s indulgence. The analysis suggests hidden resentment over earnings and partnership, urges self awareness of anger, and notes the difficulty of admitting need for appreciation. The author concludes by offering no further guidance if resistance to change remains.
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Mrs. Lawrence
O.K
Kennedy memorial stamp to be issued after president's death
Postmaster General to confer with Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy on a memorial stamp for John F Kennedy following his death. The tradition dates to Lincoln with past presidents Roosevelt Lincoln Garfield McKinley Harding and others. First Day sales for related stamps face schedule changes due to Kennedy's death. Nyasaland to withdraw from Rhodesia Nyasaland Federation and reestablish postal services in Nyasaland with new stamps pending.
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U.S
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
John A. Gronouski
Jacqueline Kennedy
Abraham Lin
Coln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lincoln
James FE. Garfield
William McKinley
Warren G. Harding
U. S. Post Office Department
Kennedy
Nyasaland
Federation of Rhodesia
Nyaesaland
Ministry of Posts
Washington
House of Commons
New York Leads Nation with First Auto License Plates
New York became the first state in the Union to require automobile license plates in April 1901, setting a precedent for vehicle regulation nationwide.
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New York
Nine Spot False Card Haunts Bridge Lesson
Oswald Jacoby recounts Harry Fishbein's classic nine spot false card from decades ago. South wins opening heart, diamonds led, and a sequence misleads South into a trap based on expected trump distribution and opponent signaling. The tale centers on misread finesse chances versus East and West.
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Oswald Jacoby
Harry Fishbein
New York
Harry
South
West
East
Freckles Oh Yes Well Bring Me A No Across Makers Tape
Puzzle clues mix across and down entries with references to Greek myth Diana bathing and various wordplay hints. The grid lists numbered clues for 1 Observes through 56 Camera at oT Mail with several cryptic abbreviations and partial phrases.
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Esau
Diana
Bid 1NT over strong heart overcall
With AQ82 EKQI7T6 and AQ42 you respond to a one heart overcall by the second hand. The question asks whether to bid 1NT or another call. The expected line is to open 1NT with balanced hands and keep the auction manageable, but the specific recommended action is not fully shown.
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Austin Daily Herald
Herald offers Jacoby bridge book for sale
The Herald has a few more bridge help books available. Jacoby's latest work is 50 cents in person or 60 cents by mail.
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the Herald
Jacoby
Lake Placid Lab Founder Melvil Dewey
The Lake Placid lab in Adirondack mountains was founded in 1895 by Melvil Dewey, inventor of the Dewey Decimal System. Lake Placid hosted the 1932 Winter Olympics as part of its early modern history.
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Lake Placidlab
New York State
Adirondack Mountains
Melvil Dewey
Lake Placid
First nickel chromium steel made in France in 1893
The article notes the first steel alloy containing both nickel and chromium was manufactured in France in 1893, marking an early milestone in specialized alloy production.
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France
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