Easy Lessons in Auction Bridge Senior and Junior Play Tactics
A vintage guide explains no trump openings and lead strategies in auction bridge. It covers trump declaration differences, entering with long suits, lead orders for three honors, and the echo or high low signaling between partners to extend a suit. It also describes leading partner's suit to gain information and how junior communicates preferences after the first two tricks.
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iSenior
Declarer
Senior
Junior
Fornstance
The Youngest Generation Seeks Etiquette Reminder
Seven year old Tom attends an afternoon party with his mother coaching him on manners. She instructs him to thank the host and the host's mother for a good time. Tom, serious, asks if they still do that practice, remarking that it is no longer done.
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Tom
No Gallantry to Sen Attention from old Monthly piece
E W Howe argues in a Monthly column that women have accomplished few great deeds, while men have created many practical results. He questions whether praise for women or critique of men shapes history perceptions, noting gallantry favors men in historical record.
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E W. Howe
First Guest Smithi Sets Unusually Good Selectivity
Fragmentary notes describe hypotheses about Guest Smithi and Guest vVer with mentions of selectivity figures and basil. The text references unusual selectivity performance and a potential discrepancy with a value near 50 as a point of comparison.
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Smithi
Basil
vVer
Smith
Chess in Europe and Italy Before the Crusades
The article surveys how chess spread westward into Europe noting theories of Crusade-era introductions and merchant routes. It cites a 1061 letter from Ostia's archbishop to Pope Alexander II, showing chess in Italy before the first Crusade and a reformist rebuke of a bishop playing the game.
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Western
Europe
Warners
Constantinople
Hallnys
Italy
Colonel Whiten
Heftishop
Ostia
Alexander H
Travel Always With Death as Companion
Bellyia is among the most inaccessible countries, reachable by crossing the Andes or a long Argentine route. Though four times larger than Great Britain, its population is about a quarter of London's. The plateau climate is dry and cold at 13,000 feet with snow and storms. a track threads the high wold to the coast, crowded with pack animals dying along sheer drops. Lake Wititenen sits at 13,000 feet, vast and Erie-like in Canada.
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Bellyia
Great Britain
London
Witlenen
Erie
Caniuda
Royal Traders Merchants Portrayed as Princes in Bible Verse
A Bible verse from Isaiah 23 8 notes Tyre s crown city and describes merchants as princes and traffickers as the honorable of the earth. The phrase inspired the label Royal Traders Merchant princes in discussion of ancient commerce.
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Tyre
That New Suit History of a Small Boy
A concise, poignant vignette tracing a boy's new suit through four weeks of use from hanger to chair to floor, illustrating memory, growth, and changing routines.
Supreme Court notes Christian nation dictum in 1802 opinion
Fragmentary OCR recalls Justice Brewer in the Holy Trinity v United States ruling asserting that the United States is a Christian nation. It cites opening prayers, Sabbath observance, and closing of courts and legislatures on Sunday as evidence of a Christian character in official declarations and public life.
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Church of the Holy Trinity
United States
Supreme Court
Justice Brewer
Ustice Brewer
Tls
Greenhorn Slang Origin Traced Back to Horned Animals
The term greenhorn, once used for young horned animals like cows and deer, evolved in use to describe novices. Researchers trace the expression as far back as 1682, noting its progression from animal reference to human descriptor.
Transtrackian Flights and Passport Refusal Debate
A Minnecapo Journal note discusses transtrackian flight plans and the risk of government action. It suggests that while crossing limits can be beaten, recent failures have frightened officials. Potentially denying passports to those pursuing transtrackian routes is raised as a response.
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Minnecapois Journal
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Denton Journal
Melvin & Johnson, Inc. Publishers
Paul H. Seymour
Hoyle, Jr
WNPA
Perarlihy
Felix
GWA
Howard Pritchett & CO
Greensboro
Maryland
Crittenden Marriott
Freddy
R. C. Jackson
Bulova
Illinois
Hamilton
S. Frank Cole
Denton, Md
F. J. Wright
Denton, Maryland
Service Owgchepman
Fkacne
Morton
D. J
Department of Justice
Secret Service
James J. Ross
Cecil
Fulton
Sec’y Treas
the Kent County Mutual Insurance Co
Dover, Delaware
J.T. Carter & Son
L. Irving Jones
Destes
Haarlem
Journal
Buick
Lovejoy
Fisher
Foomsa
J. W. Shively
Goldsboro
Wesley Collegiate Institute
CA. Short
L.B. Towers
T. Fred Towers
Sec
Treas
Hughes Lumber and Coal Company
Oeenton, MD
Greenhorn
WM. Pepper Constable
Maryland Trust Building
Baltimore, Md
Elkton,Md
John Irwin
Denton
THE
Denton National Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
Nisi
Calvert C. Merriken
Willard W. Schuyler
Circuit Court
Caroline County
T. Clayton Horsey
Clayton Horsey
T. Pliny Fisher
Francis E. Lynch
Emily B. Lynch
Salen
Newspaper
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