Robida visions and poker tales shape the mind
A column riffs on fortune tellers and Nostradamus while recapping Albert Robida’s eclectic twentieth century prophecies. It notes bets in bridge, a Parisian forecaster, and a daughter joining her husband’s church as the piece swirls from games and predictions to social oddities.
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Nostradamus
Paris
Albert Robida
Random Dozen
Mons
Robida
Jerusalem
Vermont
Roblida
U. S
Russia
Baltic
Cuy
Arizona
Vanderbilt Cup Bridge Contest Returns to New York Weekend
Oswald Jacoby notes the Vanderbilt Cup annual contest in New York during Washington's Birthday weekend. Harold S. Vanderbilt funded and organized the event in 1928, after inventing contract bridge in 1925. Edgar Kaplan’s bid while holding the South cards illustrates bidding nuance amid a borderline hand. Ruth Sherman sits North as the discussion continues.
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Kaplan
West
North
South
East
New York
Harold S. Vanderbilt
Edgar Kaplan
Ruth Sherman
Mindful guidance and caution in early 20th century advice column
Excerpts discuss women pursuing advanced roles in engineering and professions, childhood fears of hospitals, dangers of pranks and guns, and a happiness cycle booklet. Mentions Ruth Winkley Helen Colton and A E Wiggin. references to press telegram and early musical horns origins.
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Helen Colton
Elty and
Gratey
A. E. Wiggin
Cara
Press-Telegeam
Sounds of Manhattan and the 6 oclock horse
A reflective slice of New York mornings recalls the 6 o'clock horse pulling a small ice wagon past a 15-story East River tenement. The author narrates how the cloppity clop of hooves, the friendly elderly driver, and a child named Fatty wove into daily life, marking the city’s dawn with a gentle, fading rhythm.
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New York
Manhattan
East River
Rover
Frances
The 6 O’clock Horse in a Cold City Morning
A narrator recalls waking before dawn and missing the daily 6 o’clock horse sight. Frances notes the old trio’s absence and suggests a possible death or accident. The absence brings a strange brightness and a sense of loss tied to small, reliable sounds in the city. Patty still peers from the window as the familiar clop fades to sirens and city noises.
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Frances
Patty
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Big Trick
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