Leap Year Proposals and Odd Matrimonial Customs
The article traces Leap Year folklore from Patrick era marriage bids by spinsters to penalties for noncompliance in 1288 English law. It notes a Pilgrim era proverb about days of the week and includes an anecdote from French Louisiana of a lottery offering widows and spinster brides as tickets, yielding a prize and a bride.
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Ireland
Louisiana
CONTRACT BRIDGE TEST YOUR PLAY 1
You are declarer with the heart and lead a club. South ducks, North leads five of diamonds and you hold eight men. Plan to win trick two by playing a low heart to ten then return a low spade. If North holds ace of clubs he cannot safely return a diamond, allowing you to build nine tricks before diamonds are established.
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South
TV Highlights Night Schedule
A list of evening and late night programs includes five o clock movies Thunderstorm with Lin da Christian and a rival city tensions plot in a fishing village. The Renegade marked by Ricardo Montlban is captured by a despot who demands a political alliance. Wild Wild West features a spy plot about a general seeking the presidency. Portrait of a Mobster stars Vic Morrow narrating Dutch Schultz rise during Prohibition. Accidental Family shows Sandy facing a bully with self defense training. Judd defends his wife on a murder charge. Port Afrique follows a soldier returning home to a murdered wife and her affair.
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Mark
Ricardo Montalban
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Despot
Republic
Vic Morrow
Dutch Schultz
Sandy
Jerry
Judd
Port Afrique
Phil Carey
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer MORIZONTAL 7 Muman 1 Shinto being templi
The puzzle lists numerous clues across and down with mixed letters and misprints for a Sheffer crossword. It references a variety of topics from geography and famous names to objects and animals, though many entries are garbled or incomplete in the OCR.
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