Hard Luck Diner Egg Takes Brick Hard Jibe
A diner patron vents annoyance at a waitress over a hard egg. He complains the egg is as hard as a brick and jokes about using an egg timer and a calendar. The waitress apologizes and explains the timing.
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1937
Page
6
A diner patron vents annoyance at a waitress over a hard egg. He complains the egg is as hard as a brick and jokes about using an egg timer and a calendar. The waitress apologizes and explains the timing.
In a humorous exchange from the L. and N. Employes' Magazine a woman driver and a pedestrian dispute over a minor collision. The driver insists she is experienced, while the pedestrian retorts she has long walking experience, highlighting their standoff with wit.
A cartoon recounts a pirate joke where the captain recalls being boarded and charged three dollars a day for terrible food aboard a ship.
A recipe for caviar canapes calls for 1 can of caviar 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon onion juice bread slices toasted. Spread caviar on rounds, top with sieved hard boiled egg yolk, season with lemon and onion juice, trim edges with egg white and garnish with tomato.
The village police chief lectures a new recruit about catching a thief. A midnight stakeout ends with a man nabbed near Squire Smith's place, but the sack reveals priceless silver instead of chickens, sparing the thief and drawing a learned remark on luck.
The quotation lists four types of men: the ignorant fool to shun, the ignorant yet teachable, the asleep yet to wake, and the wise who leads others. It presents a teaching framework attributed as an Arabian proverb in Lady Burton's biography.
An advertisement touts Black Draught as a purely vegetable laxative that relieves constipation quickly. It claims the product prevents health trouble and enhances enjoyment of entertainment and social life.
A literary quotation reflects on legacy and human conduct, noting that evil lingers after people while good is often forgotten. The line evokes Shakespeare's meditation on moral consequence and remembrance.
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