• @RolandoOP
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    141 month ago

    Some interesting articles on the page where this cartoon appeared:

    • an editorial on Charles Morse, who was a convicted swindler. Fun fact: he was eventually imprisoned and shared a cell with Charles Ponzi, before tricking his way out of jail.
    • “Our Romantic Vegetables”
    • A story about Robert Peary disparaging Frederick Cook’s claim to be the first person to reach the North Pole.
    • A diplomatic incident in which the American ambassador to China had to be dismissed