Odd trivia and quiz tidbits from a vintage newspaper
A collection of miscellany questions, answers, and observations on topics from Reed College fame to historical quotes. It notes pollster inquiries about honesty, Benjamin Franklin's 1750 move, radio and TV broadcasters job turnover, gymnastic bars, Voltaire misattribution, clergy longevity, Tennyson and Lincoln births, Lawrence Welk plates, and counterfeit $20 bills.
Waiting game nets reward
South faces a tense slam situation in a bridge hand from a spotlighted deal. After a diamond lead, declarer must dispose of a losing diamond before exiting with spades. Hearts and clubs maneuvers, aided by East holding or discarding key cards, allow dummy to win tricks and ruff into a slam.
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Declarer
East
South
West
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Crossword ACROSS Wit h Signal spe unit 13 Sunset 14 Aleutian island
The puzzle lists across clues forming a themed crossword with entries from 13 to 55 and includes many standard crossword terms such as Aleutian island and Sunset as clues. It provides related down clues and references to classic words like Caesar and Hogan in a dense, grid style.
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Spe
Aleutian Island
Samovar
Babylonia
Horoscope Advice For Pisces And Aries In The Year
The forecast urges Pisces to be ambitious yet direct efforts toward true desires and warns misdirected focus may hinder success. It promotes sending for an Astro Graph by mail, requesting birth date details and a $1 fee. Aries guidance begins with a general note to begin with.
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Astro-Graph
P.O
Radio City
New York
N.Y
Aries
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L.m.boyd
Reed College
Portland
Ore
Ben’s
Benjamin Franklin
Boston
Philadelphia
Voltaire
S. G. Tallentyre
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Abe Lincoln
Lawrence Welk
Captain
Long John
Bugs Bunny
Wilike
Fletcher’s
Emil
Priscilla
Angeles
NEBC
Kit
N’ Carlye
Mea Ine
NEBCO
WR Holdings
Frank and
Ernest
Enius
Certai Wines
Chateau Neuf
Thaves
Zaq
Buz Sawyer
Clarence
Barney Google
Oswald Jacoby and
Alan Sonta
NORTH
East A&a
North Pass
Lupino
Collins
Mideast Seaport
India
Ong Tast . Aritable Organization
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Caesar
Hogan
Daily Times
Taurus
Gemini
Leo
LIBRA
Scorpio