Grand Slam Bidding Dilemmas In A Large Duplicate Game
A detailed bridge column notes how higher grand slam premiums spurred more bids yet success depends on equal skill in play. It recounts three North-South grand slams in a large duplicate event, exposes risky bidding, and outlines a concrete play to secure a slam without relying on a finesse.
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West
Declarer
Night’s Rest eludes woman until Pinkham remedy helps
A 61 year old Fall River landlady describes months of fatigue and poor sleep before using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improved sleep and easier work at her sixteen rooming house and for her husband and herself. The testimonial cites Mars A. Hatsis of Fall River as the local contact.
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Mars
A. Hatsi
Main St
Fall River
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Five Kittens Born Joined Together in Arkansas
Belk family in Rock Hina reported a cat giving birth to five kittens that were born conjoined. He tried to dispose of four but found all five remained joined yet alive. The kittens were fed as normal and survived.
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Rock Hina
Mar
No Change In Air Mail Schedule To Result From Shift
Changes in the air mail and passenger plane schedule via Friendship Airport will not alter High Point post office operations. Mail drops at 10 a.m. for north and south planes and 7:50 p.m. for night mail preserve connections to Raleigh Charlotte Savannah Jacksonville and Miami.
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Friendship Airport
High Point
J. A. Davis
Raleigh
Charlotte
Savannah
Jacksonville
Miami
Cuba
Far Southeast
Farmer Unaware of Holiday Sells Cotton Bale
In Kinston on March 14 AP reports farmer T. Etheridge, a cotton merchant, did not know of a holiday. He brought a bale to town for sale, received an advance, and had the bale stored, then returned home satisfied.
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Kinston
Etheridge
When to plant early vegetables in gardens
The article classifies early vegetables into three frost tolerance groups and explains planting windows. Group one includes onions and lettuce. group two covers potatoes and beets. group three lists tomatoes and cucumbers. Guidance covers soil crust, depth, and timing related to final frost dates.
Smoot the Tariff Apostle Faces Mormon Duty Return
Reed Smoot, Utah senator and longtime tariff advocate, moves to fulfill Mormon church duties as voters elect a Democrat to replace him. Once a key Republican power broker, Smoot led a 11 hour 36 minute filibuster in 1915 and helped steer the Hawley-Smoot tariff. His influence on Washington persists despite looming Democratic shifts.
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Senate
Reed Smoot
Utah
Smoot
Germany
Reed Smooth
King Old Guard
Church of the Latter Day Saints
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Church
Joseph Smith
Brigham Young
Hoover
Republican Old Guard
Aldrich
Penrose
Lodge
Finance Committee
War Debt Funding Commission
Public Buildings Commission
Congress
Apostle Reed Smoot
Hen lays egg a quarter pound, unusual find
In Hickory on March 14 Fr W F Lutz reports a hen laid an egg weighing a quarter of a pound far larger than the standard two ounce average, an unusual productivity for a single bird.
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Hickory
W. F. Lutz
Lutz
Get Up Nights Bladder Relief Promoted with Juniper Oil
An advertisement touts juniper oil based bladder medicine BU containing buchu caves claimed to purge impurities and acids. It recommends a 25 box from drug stores with a four day relief promise and a money back offer if symptoms persist. Mann Drug Stores and Ekerd's reference Bukets as the seller in High Point.
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Mann Drug Stores, Inc
Ekerd's
High Point
Negro To Get Hearing On Assault Charge In Gatesville
Bud Hampton a Corapeake Negro will have a preliminary hearing in Gatesville tomorrow on a charge of criminally assaulting Miss Leora Brinkley a 45 year old white woman at her home near Corapeake on March 5. Brinkley identified Hampton in Gatesville jail. She said the identification was not conclusive.
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Gatesville
Mar
Bud Hampton
Leora Brinkley
Corapeake
Hampton
Brinkley
Attack reported in Gates County sparks investigation
A woman in a sparsely populated northern Gates County area was awakened at midnight by a breaking panel at her locked bedroom door. She identified the intruder by voice in the moonlit room. Her brother Lycurgue Brinkley was absent that night as Webb Simpson was arrested for investigation.
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Lycurgue Brinkley
Gates County
Webb Simpson
Eight Seeded Aces Win In Tournament
The National indoor tennis championships narrowed to sixteen players with all eight seeds still alive led by No. 1 Gregory Mangin of Newark. Seeded stars advanced through their second round opponents without losing a set.
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New York
Mar
Gregory &. Mangin
Newark
Curb Markets Move Big Business in North Carolina
Raleigh reports curb markets in the state last year generated about 300000 dollars in sales. J W Johnson state college extension marketing specialist spoke on the bustling activity and busy markets observed around the region.
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CURB
Raleigh
J. W. Johnson
State College Extension
Brinkley Disputes Attacker Identification in Case
In testimony Miss Brinkley refuted that the man she identified was the assailant, stating she did not believe he was the attacker.
Capucline Promises Quick Cold Relief
An advertisement promotes Capucline as immediate relief for aches and pains from colds. It claims the liquid form is absorbed instantly and contrasts with slow dissolving solids. Prices listed 10c and 60c.
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