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The Adept
Joined: 28 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:32 pm Post subject: Book 99 years over due |
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NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – The book returned to the New Bedford Public Library in Massachusetts this week wasn't overdue by a week, a month or even a year. It was nearly a century overdue, and the fine came to $361.35.
"Facts I Ought to Know about the Government of My Country" was supposed to have been returned by May 10, 1910.
Stanley Dudek told the Standard Times newspaper he came across the book while going through things that had belonged to his mother, who died about 10 years ago. He decided that returning the book to the city was the right thing to do.
The overdue book fine was a penny a day in 1910. But Dudek wasn't asked to pay it.
The library plans to display the book in its special collection. |
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Xebulon
Joined: 28 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Interesting. Thank you for sharing this. |
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Vanja
Joined: 19 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:38 am Post subject: |
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Well...it's never too late, as they say ^^;
Thanks for sharing the story. |
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xxthalexx
Joined: 06 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:47 am Post subject: |
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| Well, that was randomly entertaining. Thanks for sharing. |
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Rune174
Joined: 29 May 2009
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| Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow, it would have definately been unpleasant if the man really had to pay for it. |
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Ashton Gray
Joined: 15 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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| One of the more fascinating and curious things I've heard lately. Thank you. Just out of curiousity, do you know what the book was titled? |
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cheesecaked
Joined: 02 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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lol wow, thats why i never rented books anymore.
wonder who pays if the book was found but the person who rented it passes away? just a thought. |
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Shadow_Twisted
Joined: 30 Aug 2008
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| Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:44 am Post subject: |
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Ashton Gray wrote: One of the more fascinating and curious things I've heard lately. Thank you. Just out of curiousity, do you know what the book was titled?
The Adept wrote: "Facts I Ought to Know about the Government of My Country" |
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Ashton Gray
Joined: 15 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Thank you. |
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BioRust
Joined: 25 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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| If I was that guy, I would have looked at the due date if there was one. And if it told me that the book was due 99 years ago, well ::dry:: I'm not paying for it |
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mackwell
Joined: 06 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 3:56 am Post subject: |
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| well i'd assume that book needs to be updated after almost a century. say what you want but those facts have more than likely been leaked out by now, or the government just doesnt care about those facts anymore |
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