Oswald Jacoby: Don't Let Strange Bid Upset You at Bridge
In a Hawaii tournament over the recent weekend, top bridge players gathered as part of the American Contract Bridge League events in the U S and Canada with Mexico City and Honolulu hosts. Doug Steen, the declarer in today’s hand, faced an East who bid freely in both black suits, challenging the play. Steen led spades from the dummy after West opened six of spades, a bidding dynamic underscoring how familiar bidders can still stumble in unfamiliar sequences.
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Mexico City
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Endgame in Bridge Theme Duel Between Steen and East
In a complex bridge hand, Steen avoids an immediate trump, East discards on the third trump, and after exchanges in diamonds and spades, Steen cashes top clubs to set up a defensive plan. East then yields the last two tricks to dummy, while Aunt Hetty observes a bride’s motive in marriage.
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Revolt on Rivington Street over Paris fashion clash
In New York a chic revolt unfolds as husbands on Rivington Street mimic British attire to counter their wives adopting Paris dresses. The playful campaign escalates from fashion snubs to comic sartorial battles, ending with women yielding to the men’s protest.
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Mamie Eisenhower
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The Stars Say By BR J Vega to a Corp TM World Rights
A fragment from a zodiac themed notice outlines daily number changes tied to a secret formula with date ranges and each period assigned a numeral seed. It hints at a future message and daily prompts beginning March 21.
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BR J. Vega
A Corp—Tm World Rights
Dope Dope! 10 Kiss Styles for Husbands and Wives
A humorous NY piece lists ten kiss types from family and bear hugs to torrid Latin and pale reproach kisses. It mocks male romance myths, cites Charlie and Aunt Frieda, and ends with a coy note on closing the act with a playful, if bawdy, flourish.
How To Pick A Mate And Mind Topics From Wiggam
Readers cite opinions by Louise Pearson and Myrtle Bonn on childrearing behavior and toy development. The piece references Ellsworth Huntington and James Whitcomb Riley about weather mood, plus a book offer by Clifford Adams on mate selection, and a broadcast prayer sentiment connected to A E Winggam.
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Ellsworth Huntington
James Whitcomb Riley
Myrtle Bonn
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Clifford Adams
A. E. Wingem
Thoughtful Faith Prayer Verse by Phoebe Cary
A short verse fragment attributed to Phoebe Cary expresses a father’s appeal for trust and strength. It envisions a soul at death assured by a living faith and steadfast feet on a rock. The meditation centers on spiritual assurance and enduring devotion.
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Phoebe Cary
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