eqvinox59m agoHN ↗Fun story, but libraries occasionally get rid of things without removing all their labels. It's very possible it was discarded by the library rather than lent & overdue.
busymom057m agoHN ↗Unfortunately, no photo of said magazine. This is cool though:This magazine, it looks nothing like anything you'd see on newsstands today. For one thing, it's over 200 pages long with a marbled hard cover.
132 years is a long time to hold a magazine.
Stardust goes missing, stardust is sometimes eventually found.
Fun story, but libraries occasionally get rid of things without removing all their labels. It's very possible it was discarded by the library rather than lent & overdue.
Unfortunately, no photo of said magazine. This is cool though:
https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026-09-12/book-overdue-since-1...
Has a picture