Theft at cafe leaves spoons missing while patrons wait
A quiet cafe scene turns odd when a waiter reports all spoons stolen, leaving diners puzzled as to meals and service. No suspects named. incident noted as a local oddity.
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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1940
Page
7
Conceited People Quote Causes Noted Reflection
A fragmentary newspaper card quotes George Eliot on conceit and pity, pairing a jagged advertisement-like line about “The Outstanding Glade Value” and a St. Louis reference with disrupted product names, suggesting a columnette blending aphorism and marketing copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Eliot
Miss Great Things Quote on Focus and Ambition
A compact adage notes that fixating on small tasks impairs the ability to achieve grand goals. It cautions against excessive attention to trivialities, urging balance between diligence and the pursuit of substantial aims.
Bergson Quote on Present and Past Philosophical Thought
A brief philosophical reflection contrasts what the present holds with the past, noting that effects embody prior causes. The line emphasizes memory, causality, and the continuity of time as Bergson frames it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henri Bergson
Relieved Burglary Victim Describes Stolen Items
In a brief exchange, a victim expresses relief after a burglary, noting the thief was relieved of a watch and ring. The fragment hints at a crime report but provides limited readable details or context.
Britain's New Cabinet Sees Burgin Morrison Bonded by Tech
LEMUEL F. PARTON reports on Edward Leslie Burgin's appointment as a Suiff technocrat and Morrison as the lone new blood in a remade British cabinet. Burgin, fluent in Sanskrit and several languages, may drive more manufacture focus. Morrison, once a vocal critic, could inject technological drive into war and peace. Hollywood note adds a film editor replacing a male director after USC stint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dward Leslie Burgin
Rison
Mr. Morrison
Ramsay MacDonald
England
Morrison
Familiar names behind everyday things in science and fashion
An eclectic piece tracing the origins of the Bunsen burner to von Bunsen and claims about Peter Desdga and Faraday, notes Sanford Cluett's invention of sanforizing in 1928, and ends with Nobel’s fortune funding the Nobel Prizes, including the Peace Prize, with reflections on war and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wilhelm von Bunsen
Kassel
Breslau
Heidelberg
P. S von Bunnsen
Peter Desdga
Michael Faraday
von Bunsen
Troy
Sanford L. Cluett
Cluett
Nobel
Italy
Union
Quiz prompts from Ask Me Another general round
A set of trivia questions asking what the Great Seal eagle holds in its left foot whether certain animals are hibernators torpidates or estivators how U S constitutional amendments are proposed comparing Los Angeles or Reno to ratification and the difference between a puppet and a marionette plus whether solar gravity equals Earth gravity at the Sun’s surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
United States
Los Angeles
Reno
Answers and Arrows Across Time in Crete Puzzles
The text lists thirteen arrows and two Estivators with numbered points. It notes a change by another amendment, dates about 2000 years ago in Crete, Reno as a location, defines a puppet as hand operated without strings and a marionette as hand operated with strings, and states a value about twenty seven times greater.
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Crete
Reno
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