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So why do we say “piece of cake” in reference to something being easy? It stems from the line “Her picture’s in the papers now, and life’s a piece of cake” which appeared in a collection of poetry by Ogden Nash called The Primerose Path published in 1935.
Springfield Press County Press Are No More — The death of a long-established newspaper is a sad thing but what might be even sadder is when there is no place to put the obituary.
We have been told that the Springfield Press, established in 1931; the County Press which traces its origin to the County Leader established in 1932; the Garnet Valley Press founded in 1992; and the News of Delaware County, which traces to the Upper Darby News which if memory serves also started in the 1930s, are no more.
All were weeklies serving Delaware County in suburban Philadelphia. They have been consolidated by Digital First Media, the corporate owners of Delaware County News Network, into something called the News and Press of Delaware County.
R.I.P.
Human beings become angels William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 5-9-18
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: It is by suffering that human beings become angels.
Victor Hugo
There is $1.58 trillion in U.S. currency in circulation as of last September. Only $50 billion are in coins.
Devil will swear William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 5-8-18
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: Even the devil will swear on a stack of bibles.
John Quigg
AMZ, which stood for Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung which means general music newspaper, was the leading music periodical of the first part of the 19th century. It’s first cover featured Bach. Beethoven read it.
for strength, and not for drunkenness William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 5-7-18
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: Happy are you, O land, when your king is a nobleman, and your princes feast at the proper time for strength, and not for drunkenness!
Ecclesiastes
Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 5-6-18
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: The national arms have been covered with glory.
Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín
While the Mexicans were famously beating the French on this date in 1862, Geroge B. McClellan fought a major but inconclusive battle with the Confederates at Fort Magruder in Virginia. Ponder that over your margarita.
Never stir up litigation William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 5-5-18
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does this.
Abraham Lincoln