Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Magazine from 1894 returned to New Hampshire library after over 130 years

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>John Hanson, 84, took advantage of fine amnesty at library to return copy that could’ve amounted to $12,055 in late fees</p><p>A current affairs magazine that was checked out from a New Hampshire library at the end of the 19th century has finally been returned as a piece of history – more than 130 years overdue.</p><p>Staff at Concord Public Library were surprised when an 84-year-old man walked into the branch earlier this month with what NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/magazine-1894-finally-returned-new-hampshire-public-library-rcna597894" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">said</a> was “a relatively well-cared-for edition” of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine from September 1894.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/magazine-checked-out-late-19th-century-returned" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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