Polly's Pointers: Home Hacks from Polly's Pointers
Readers share quick tips from homemaking to plant care and quick fixes. Ideas cover loosening compacted soil with a fork for plant root hydration, dampened organdy as a pressing cloth, meat prongs for reaching high spots, spray painting a hat to change color, and cookies to entice a spouse to tackle odd jobs. Submit ideas for a chance to win a silver dollar.
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Polly
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Austin Daily Herald
Jacoby’s Bridge Table Still Values Practical Play
East wins first trick with the diamond king and clubs shift. South’s queen loses to West king, two spade losses and two more clubs leave South down two. North criticizes South for not dropping at two notrump, while South seeks guidance. The columnist says South could have made two notrumps but notes many play ramifications.
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Oswald Jacoby
South
North
Crossword Clue Answers Across 43 to 50
A brief set of crossword items with clues and short solutions. Includes 43 across fruit tree 44 European stream 45 Swerv 4% Scottis sailyard 50 Before.
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Scottis Sailyard
Perplexed Parent Seeks Guidance On Accelerated Math Choice
A reader asks if a daughter should take accelerated math for a potential grade A or standard class for a grade B. The response urges not to fret over grades, noting early acceleration prepares for college and yields long term dividends.
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Susan Light
Monkey Island
Hollywood party dazzles with stars on Sunset Drive
Reporter Dick Kleiner describes a Directors Guild Theatre gala screening of The Chalk Garden followed by a lavish party. Hosts Ross Hunter and guests including Hedy Lamarr, Gracie Allen, Ellie Sommer, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Francis, Gina Lollobrigida, Nancy Sinatra, Reagan, and Reginald Owen mingle amid cameras, eats, and a moonlit night.
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Hedy Lamarr
Directors’ Guild Theater
Bondo
Tippy Hedren
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George
Ellie Sommer
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Ann Miller
Gloria Swanson
Robert Cummings
Anne Francis
George Hamilton
Gina Lollobrigida
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Nancy Sinatra Sands
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Hunter
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England
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New York
Ronald Reagan
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Reagan
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Edie Adams
California
Reginald Owen
Bridge dilemma after partner preempts with three clubs
You hold a balanced hand near the one no trump level. Partner opens one no trump and later raises to three clubs. Decide how to reply given the partnership has limited information and the suit may be a transfer or support. Consider bidding pragmatic safety or pass depending on points and distribution.
Phrenology's Promising Founder and Core Claim
The article explains phrenology as a pseudo-science that predicts abilities and character from skull examination. It cites founder F. J. Gall, who lived around 1800, asserting each mental faculty has a brain region seat.
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F. J. Gall
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