Pseudo squeeze concept in a last-night bridge slam
A St Paul reader explains a pseudo squeeze where a defender errs in discards. The example shows a grand slam after a sequence where East holds four spades and five clubs, with West having seven diamonds and one heart. The hand relies on careful discards and pressure from a fake squeeze to force the meta, ending in a grand slam if opponents misread the situation.
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St. Paul
West
East
Fle
Sadik
Partieg
South
Predictions for 1959 and 1960 from a satirical outlook
A lighthearted crystal ball forecast says 1959 will be fine with reservations. Inflation and higher taxes loom, defense costs rise, space may see a first satellite, and a satirical note mocks Soviet and Chinese politics with fantastical predictions.
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Wal Hoyse
America
United States
Thussia
India
Zodiac and world notes from a quirky 1959 forecast
A scrambled page blends sun signs Aries to Pisces with odd prophecies about Eisenhower Easter hunts and a Yankee placard split, plus fashion shifts, sports tidbits, and a parade of political and pop culture predictions from 1959. The text intertwines dates, places, and famous names in a fragmented, period-voice forecast.
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Citizens
Jose
Eisenhower
White House
Europa
Middle East
Hat Gift Triggers Broadway Hat Theft Tales
A humorous, rambly diary style piece from 1939 New York notes the hat gift spurring a fashion change and a series of comic hat theft misadventures around Broadway venues. It weaves in pop culture mentions such as Zsa Zsa Gabor and Hal Hayes, Rita Gams, and Arthur Murray TV, with brief asides on fashion and celebrity gossip.
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New York
Jose Feri
Danfy Kaye
Tina Louise
Marie van Doren
Reving
Berlin
Botter
Huntington Hartford
Marjorie Shote
DB. W
George de Witt
Hugh O'Brian
le Cupidon
Mamie van Doren
Zsa
Zsa Gabor
Hal Hayes
al Williams
Peter Towneld
Maria-Luce Jamagne
Rowwnsend
United States
Rita Gams
Arthur Murray
Helen Hayes
Screen Performer ACHOSS 3 Scheme 46
Fragmented OCR style list of scattered terms and names across varied topics. Includes references to performers, places, objects, and costs with inconsistent capitalization and incomplete phrases. The readable items hint at film, water, animals, and letters but lack a coherent narrative.
Long Beach Kiwanis elects officers and city posts noted
Long Beach attorney Charles T. Smith and Harvey Wood preside as Uptown Kiwanis officers. A. A. Tuthill, Marry Bouehler, Eugene Tincher and others named to roles. City hires Water Commissioner M. Swore to fill vacancy after Edward H. Jackson’s resignation. KFON becomes KFOX signaling station changes linked to Fox interests.
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Charles T. Smith
Smith & Linnell
Uptown
Kiwanis Club
Harvey Wood
A. A. ‘Tuthill
Marry Bouehler
Eugene ‘Tincher
Kiwanis International
Towntown Kiwanis Club
Tt. M. Swore
Kansas
1St St
Randall M. Dorton
Edward H. Jackson
Cornel
KFON
KFOX
Pioneer Broadcasting
Hal G. Nichols
Earl Nichols
Long Beach
Fox Film and Vaudevie
Exploring City Growth and Psychic Gifts Across Cultures
A Bel gian Congo city growth study shows modern urban tribes blending and social strain. Psychology notes suggest some individuals possess clairvoyant abilities, illustrated by seven Spanish servant girls who predicted card outcomes with notable accuracy.
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Belgian Congo
J. Langdon Davis
Idaho Contains Bi S5a SQMAWG Miles Of Water Area
In 1889 Idaho measured a large water area and a tax was enacted in only two states. The fastest flying bird is claimed to be Sid the golden eagle with a top speed of 120 miles per hour.
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Idaho
Pay Sith
Union
Sid
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Oswald Jacoby
Suis
Haile
Aprushofev
Guy Suva Linue
Eteran
Earl Wilson
TNT
China
Washington, DC
Ceran
ARIES
Taurus
Ae Ars
Ua Dane
Scorfio
Caprigorn
Ciush
Eoeie
Leo
Aquarius
Field Esteves
PHE World of
Robert FL Wagner
Central Park
Wil
Fort Worth
Dallas
John Foster Dulles
Nikita Kuvushchev
Elvis Fressey
Earl Flips His
Cam Grishs
Fonttana di Treva
Jackie Niles
Dana
Mar
Fontana di ‘Treva
Hare
Smi
Farls
Wisit
Walter Slezak
Boston
Thabs Carl
Brather
Achoss
al Down Filmdymn
Teeter Pictures
Great Lake
Stine
Jeller
Peel
Ig Body of Water
Angers
Tabie
Heart
AL Sorayllo
Pace
Helate
Tandle
Bracilian Stale
Telain
Haven
Lonengrin's
Scotty Weenkler
Years AG
Alverteb
the House of Seagram
House OF Shagram
Hanal Tigeer
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