Understanding the Value of Playing Tricks in One Bid
In one heart bid you aim for seven tricks with four from your hand and about three from partner. The article explains counting end tricks from trumps, long suits, and honors, warns against double counting singletons, and covers rebid decisions based on total playing tricks.
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Lelia Hattersley
WNT
Surprising Atlas Facts From National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society compiles surprising geographic comparisons. Reno Nevada lies 100 miles west of Los Angeles while Jacksonville Florida is farther west than Cleveland Ohio. A southern Detroit route reaches the nearest Canadian point. At Panama the sun rises in the Pacific and sets in the Atlantic. New York lies west of the Pacific coast and of Arica in Chile.
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National Geographic Society
Reno
Nev
Los Angeles
Jacksonville
Fla
Cleveland
Ohio
Detroit
Canada
Panama
Pacific
Atlantic
New York City
Arica
Chile
A Boost of Sunshine From Simple Kindness
A short Grit quote urges daily kindness and cheer, noting that a kind word or smile improves mood while a grouch harms relationships. The suggestion is to praise others with a pat on the back rather than deriding them.
Controlling Contagious Abortion in Herds
Breeders are advised to isolate aborting cows and keep replacements on the farm. Use a clean maternity stall, disinfect thoroughly, and avoid contact between the herd and outside stock. Avoid selling all cows after abortion as many infected animals show no signs. Heifers born to aborting dams may carry infection early but often clear by eight months.
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Metzger
New York State College of Agriculture
Individualizing Cows Versus Bank Records Insights
H. E. Colby argues in Iowa C. T. A. Report that dairymen should treat each cow like a bank account. If feed and care aren’t tracked and cows underperform, they will fail to “honor” their drafts and end up in bad status.
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H. E. Colby
Iowa
C. T. A. Report
Sunlight Impacts Milk Flavor Says Dairy Expert
P H Tracy assistant chief in dairy manufactures at the University of Illinois College of Agriculture reports that exposure to light, direct or diffused, can spoil milk flavor. Milk kept in windows or outdoors may develop a tallowy or cappy taste after short sun exposure, and a burnt flavor if kept out longer.
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Chicago
P. H. Tracy
College of Agriculture
University of Tinois
Potassium Iodide In Cattle Feed Boosts Calf Growth
A study at the Ohio experiment station fed one calf group milk from cows given one gram of potassium iodide daily and another group milk from cows on normal feeds. Calves receiving iodide milk utilized seeds better. A separate test found pasture grazing doubled butterfat vitamin A in cows' milk.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Record Friesian Cow Sets Milk World Prize in Germany
German newspaper reports G Taben of Poggenkrug Kreis Wittmund Hast Friesland received top reward for record Friesian cow Gertrud 181181. In her 865 day test she produced 13 819 kilograms milk about 30 465 pounds. Reader Carl Afken, with early roots in Germany, brought the item to Rural New Yorker.
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Gemeinuetsiger
Varel
Oldenburg
East Friesland
Germany
G. Taben
Poggenkrug
Kreis Wittmund
Kits Bring Hardboiled Jim to Tender Life
Jim Madren, once known as Hatton's hardboiled bachelor, finds home and happiness with Kits a golden Persian in Hatton. He abandons nightlife at the Croquinole club as Kits fills his house with warmth and affection. He had a rough start, growing up in hardship after losing his parents and drifting until Tom Cragge offered help and a home.
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Jim Madren
Jim
Hatton
Croquinole
Bill Hannaway
Young Jim
Marden
Tom Cragge
Old Cragge
Jim Marden
Tom Cragger
Kits
Tadoussac The oldest white settlement on the continent
The Tadoussac village on the lower St Lawrence river once a fur trade hub now a quiet Canadian summer resort. Jacques Cartier visited in 1535 and Champlain landed in 1603 marking early colonial history. the town’s harbor hosted Basques and Bretons whaling, while the Iroquois sacked it in 1661 yet the church bell still rings from the old Tadoussac chapel.
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America
Tadoussac
St. Lawrence River
Laurentian Mountains
St. Lawrence
Saguena
Jacques Cartier
New France
Canada
Labrador
Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay Company
Great Company of Gentlemen Adventurers
Champlain
Deceive Themselves Many Think They Are Hard Boiled
A witty exchange notes that many who consider themselves tough minded actually have thick skulls, a humorous reflection on self perception.
Species of Hawks That Are Friends of Farmer
Biologists from the United States Department of Agriculture explain hawks vary in impact on farms. Harmless hawks have broad wings and wide fan shaped tails while harmful hawks show longer tails and rounded wings. Farmers and sportsmen can study local hawks to distinguish those that threaten poultry from those that eat injurious wildlife.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Woman's Chief Charms Not to Be Purchased
A Farm Journal quotation argues lipstick and vanity cannot hide a sour disposition. It compares a baby's mouth and eyes to the soul, noting true sweetness comes from within and cannot be bought, with vanity failing to alter inner ugliness.
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Nellie
Russell
The
Farm Journal
Unbelievers Challenged Voice Reach in Balloon Test
An item cites a proposition from London Tit-Bits about a woman's voice carrying to two miles in a balloon while a man’s voice cannot be heard beyond one mile. It invites readers to test the claim and observe the difference in vocal reach at altitude.
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London
Governor Sterling Joke Reveals Seven-Year Wait for Bay Drive
Governor Ross Sterling recalls a prison visit near Houston where an official driver offered a ride to Sterling's bay home. The governor quips that the driver has seven years to spare, playfully noting the distance and his ongoing tenure.
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Governor Sterling
Gov
Ross Sterling
Imperial Prison Farm
Houston
Bay
Sterling
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