Mail column recalls U S time zones and famous phrases
Hal Boyle surveys 19th and 20th century trivia from the United States. He notes 50 distinct time standards in 1880 before daylight saving and traces common sayings to Cervantes. He also highlights Christopher Latham Sholes and the typewriter line over time.
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