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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1963
Page
6
Fragmented OCR text shows a crossword style puzzle with numbered clues for across and down entries. The readable bits reference various definitions and partial phrases, suggesting a puzzle page or answer key from a historical newspaper segment.
An enigmatic note describes a buried fortune in Switzerland linked to a fallen woman from Nice and a finder who claims a share. Swiss police seek rightful ownership as a Parisian claim and local authorities weigh up to 80 percent of 3,700 francs value in today’s terms.
The fragment references a mystery character Jacoby Tt and a self styled bum Jake Winkman narrator in a paperback about “How to Succeed at Bridge Without Really Try.” It notes a North seating and raises questions about uses of a bridge tournament as a life master path.
A mysterious player nickname Winkman uncovers a hand from 1932 in a college fraternity mood. The hand, once used by Watson to illustrate the Deschapelles Coup, appears in the finals of the Summer Nationals as a vivid relic of classic play and dramatic character.
A partial bridge column discusses contract play and defense, noting four hearts by Lighter and Gottlieb and a room occupant inferred to be learning from another. The piece touts a 64 page beginner guide by Oswald Jacoby and invites readers to order a copy for 50 cents.
Science hour reports botanists have isolated a substance dubbed arrestant that could make cotton attractive to boll weevils. If synthesized, it might be used to lure weevils to egg laying sites, improving control methods. Meanwhile a Gettysburg scene recalls General Lee observing the Union lines from the cupola of Old Dount on Gettysburg College during the pale day of the famous battle.
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