The Phantom of the Poles is a book written by William Reed, and published in 1906. It attempts to explain certain mysterious phenomena reported by polar explorers by postulating that the Earth is in fact hollow, with holes at its poles. (Wikipedia)
Month: March 2019
PEP Stories, Dec, 1937
Virginia Rounds, 1939
Maps of Mars
All the vast extent of the continents is furrowed upon every side by a network of numerous lines or fine stripes of a more or less pronounced dark colour, whose aspect is very variable. They traverse the planet for long distances in regular lines, that do not at all resemble the winding courses of our streams. Some of the shorter ones do not reach three hundred miles; others extend for many thousands, occupying a quarter or even a third of the circumference of the planet … The canals may intersect among themselves at all possible angles, but by preference they converge towards the small spots to which we have given the name of lakes. – Schiaparelli
Schiaparelli, 1888
Canton Merchant’s House
From A History Of Architecture On The Comparative Method by Sir Fletcher Banister, 1928
Oklahoma Territory, 1900
From the The Indian Advocate, Sacred Heart, Oklahoma, May 1st, 1900
Also in the article, according to the report of the Governor of Oklahoma, there were 12,041 Native Americans living in Oklahoma in 1900.
Green Hornet, August, 1992
NOW comics cover of the Green Hornet by Tom Simonton, 1992
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Spicy Detective, July, 1941
Nansei Shoto – A Pocket Guide, 1945
There’s no use giving you a sightseer’s guide to the Nansei Shoto, because after the navy and air forces have blasted the way for a landing on those islands, they just won’t look the same.
But since the islands themselves will still be there, and most of the people, the more you can find out about the people and how they live, the safer and more comfortable you will be.
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