Composite map of Mars showing canals and terrain features. From The Book of Knowledge: The Children’s Encyclopedia. Volume 9, McLoughlin E.V., Thompson H. 1943.
Wireless Private Phone, 1930
The Age of the Globe, 1919
Some people are sensitive about their ages. The Giddy Globe has never told us hers.
Rude men of science, after careful examination, declare she ant be a day under five billion years old.
Theologians, ever tactful in feminine matters, set her down as a shrinking young thing of barely four thousand summers
From This Giddy Globe, 1919 by Oliver Herford
Well, She Did Ask Nicely…
Captain Zero, Nov, 1949
Journey Into Fear, 1943
Air Raid Practice, 1939
Ballyhoo, Feb, 1938
Man and Machine, 1933
Couple of interesting cartoons depicting the effect machines and automation has had on man.
As the total population increased, the number of workers, of both sexes, represented by the height on one figure, kept pace with it; the population, however, increased four times as fast, raising the standard of living, though hours have been cut down by a third.
Calling Mars, 1932
Scientist’s Theory Explodes Hope of Talking to Mars
The possibility of transmitting signals to Mars by short waves has long been a moot question among scientists. Some say no, and some say yes, bu the latest contribution to the dispute has been made by Dr. Alexanderson, world famous electrical wizard.