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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1928
Page
2
Paul Wm Seymour discusses declarer play in no trump contracts. The piece analyzes finessing and suggests practical thoughts on handling suits and entries to improve success in tricky layouts.
The article analyzes bridge play focusing on entry card importance. It demonstrates double finesses in diamonds and clubs, reveals how to create a second entry in dummy, and explains strategies when one hand holds fewer cards in a suit. It warns beginners to plan access to dummy’s cards and to lead from the short hand to preserve entries.
A quirky historical note traces sneeze responses from ancient Athens through medieval Europe. It links greetings like God bless you to plagues and superstitions, noting the shift from superstition to communal care as a lasting courtesy.
A village tale recounts how Guetersloh’s Westphalian pumpernickel gained fame after Chancellor Bismarck asked for bread during a 1870 visit. Reporters witnessed the moment, sparking a nationwide craze and bakers exploiting the novelty by exporting small loaves as delicatessen.
Belgium holds a storied place in bell music with carillons that range from 15 to 65 bells. A carillon keyboard, likened to a piano and organ, is operated by a carillonneur from below the belfry. Notable belveders include Antwerps 65 bells, St Rombold’s tower 44, Bruges 41, Ghent 39, and Lournin 40.
The text recalls Robert Louis Stevenson in Sherrymore considering adopting a boy as a body servant and giving him education. A friend and Miss Adelaide Boodle relay that when asked if any other life appealed, the boy answered without hesitation that he wished to be Mr Townsend's boy, identifying Townsend as a fish monger.
A Liberty article summarizes a survey of 24 600 men in Who's Who in America noting most men misstate height. It claims tall men exaggerate, often claiming six feet, or more, while very tall men avoid standing erect, and very short men retort awkwardly.
A minister delivers Sunday's sermon while many in the congregation ignore him. The janitor steps up, announces the church is on fire, and the minister replies that the janitor may wake up the congregation by closing the room.
A radio preacher declares that mortals will be transformed or face extinction, a line some may find comforting, though it alarms others with hay fever and fear. The remark is labeled as Farin and Fireslile commentary.
Atchison Cloha reflects on a personal awakening described as the moment when a lasting happiness replaced a lifetime of misery. The remark centers on realizing one cannot obtain anything for nothing.
A writer quips about aging suggesting the notion that people resemble animals on their last legs. The remark, attributed to Medi tne Meg, evokes a playful yet pensive view of growing old and weariness.
Sherwood Anderson, a writer-turned-editor, champions the Marion band with weekly pieces and public praise. National figures like Otto Kahn and I. L. Mencken donate funds while locals cover dues, fundraisers, and show support for a thriving summer concert scene in Marion.
Official clerk statement appears as a terse legal blurb. The line notes a true copy endorsement by T. Clayton Horsey as Clerk, indicating authentication of a document or record. The text presents as a fragment from a notarial or court-related record, with names and a clerical title.
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