Mind quiz and baby name trends in ancient and modern times
The piece blends survey style notes on marriage doubts with trivia about ancient Egyptian workers striking over hardship and popular baby names. It cites minister cautions about marriage, a scholarly Auratian view on labor, and leaders in naming like Mary and John, with cross cultural forms of Mary and Marie across countries.
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Helen of Troy
Congress
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Elsdon D. Smith
U. S&s
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France
Martie
Italy
Miriam
Mele
Marys
Marie
Marion
England
Victor Marie Hugo
Albert
Edward
Ancient Hero tied jet propulsion to early design
The text states that the principle of jet propulsion was understood and implemented in design about 2,000 years ago by Hero, an Alexandrian philosopher. It also notes Arkansas California Louisiana and Texas as leading rice producing states in the Union.
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Hero
Arkansas
California
Louisiana
Texas
Union
Taurus and Gemini and Cancer and Scorpio Zodiac Advice
A string of horoscope notes outlines Taurus and Gemini moods, Cancer tensions, and Scorpio caution. It urges cheer in marriage, avoids overreacting, deters social events, and warns against venting emotions at work or with the boss.
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Taurus
Igemini
Preparing a Child for a Doctor Visit
A Long Beach medical association urges parents to ease a child’s fear of medical care through honest communication and gradual familiarization. It advises introducing the doctor as a helpful ally, scheduling first visits on a social basis, and straightforward explanations of procedures. It notes avoidable anxiety about injections when parents avoid deception. It also recalls that on October 23, 1917, Battery C, Sixth Field Artillery fired the first American artillery shot in World War I in the Lunéville sector.
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Sixth Field Artillery
Luneville
Las Vegas Nightlife Snippets and Celebrity Quips
Earl Wilson reports a jittery Las Vegas scene with Gobel and Peggy King gossip as Gilbert or another gal takes a singing slot. Jaye P. Morgan splits from Mike Baiano. Eddie Fisher's stand in. Elvis Presley record push, Grace Kelly book, Sinatra links, and a comic quip round up the town’s showbiz chatter with playful jabs at fame and love. PMID
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Las Vegas
George Gobel
Peggy King
Joanne Gilbert
George
Hal Kanter
Ime
Lash
Jaye P. Morgan
Eddie Fisher
Mike Baiano
Sally Baiano
Warner Bros
Jaye P
Mike
West
Oswald Jacoby Hand Shows Safe No Trump South Bid
The article explains a bridge hand where the safety of no trump prevailed over a strong South bid. Opening and rebid were routine, North's heart bid prompted a no-trump with a stopper in opponents’ suit, and the five diamonds jump reflected North's prior five clubs and four hearts plus supported diamonds.
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South
North
Hearts
Bridge play shows South securing a win in a spade led deal
The hand unfolds with South choosing game at diamonds over no trump after North's single spade. South wins with the ace of spades, leads clubs to dummy, then cross-ruffes and ruffs to exhaust East's trumps. A late finesse seals the remaining tricks and the game contract.
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North
South
West
East
Deelerer
He'll Stick 40 City Living Suburbophobia Gets Educator's Support
In a NY column, the sociologist Dr. Ernest R. Mowrer of Northwestern University debunks myths about suburbia. He notes suburban life breeds social cliques, less neighborly behavior than assumed, and roles like chauffeur and handyman blending gender duties. The writer remains a suburbophobe and urges city living.
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Ernest R. Mowrer
Northwestern University
Mowrer
Dulge
Dr. Mowrer
Bering Missed North America Hidden by Thick Fog
Danish explorer Vitus Bering sailed the strait between Siberia and Alaska but did not realize North America lay only a few miles away in the fog. The note highlights a near-miss discovery during his voyage.
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Vitus Bering
Siberia
Alaska
North America
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