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A place to appreciate the twentieth century comic character Everett True of "The Outbursts of Everett True." Feel free to check out the sticky.

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Printed 115 years ago today in The Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal. Image cleaned up a bit, see the original.

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[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days 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