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Saw female earth-being physician examining closely hand of male earth-being ~~ Seemed endeavoring to locate splinter or other foreign substance embedded under cuticle ~~ Diagram on wall showed effects of injuries possible to sustain ~~ Male earth-being pleased with diagnosis.
SINCE scientists, after years of earnest and competent research, have been unable to detect one clear sign of manlike life on Mars, an amazing theory is now being presented to explain why the red planet may be inhabited by a race of beavers. It is a fascinating story of evolution. Continue reading “Martian Beavers?”
New York Tribune, February 8, 1920
Lars of Mars Comic, Issue #10, 1951
If you are curious to learn how it was that the Martians destroyed large portions of New York City, Killed hundreds and thousands of men, women and children, and devastated the beautiful valley of the Hudson, only to fall a prey to a foe they failed to recognize, you will find all of this information in “Fighters from Mars,” the opening chapters of which will be printed in the Evening Journal on Wednesday, December 15. The Illustrations are both graphic and accurate
Edison’s Conquest of Mars was an illustrated serial story that started its weekly publication on Sunday February 4th, 1898 and ran through April 10th, 1898 (later published in book form in 1947). The novel was an unauthorized sequel to H.G. Wells’ “War of the Worlds”
If you feel like reading the story, it is available at archive.org
“Granting the Martians an older and wiser civilization, and a better knowledge of our affairs than we have of theirs, our warring earth must seem rather silly in their eyes.”
Observed bucolic Earth-being with chin-foliage proffering kernel-food to gobble-bird ~~ at same time nervously fingering a nick-blade with slay intentions ~~ did not seem, however, to disarm suspicion-thoughts of fowl, which showed dubious sidestep tendency.
Published November 27, 1912
Saw earth-being wielding blunt club ad piece of sharp metal ~~ Was laboriously cleaning away thick crust from ossified giant ~~ No doubt giant died under pleasant conditions judging from reposeful posture of remains ~~ Have noticed numerous similar specimens conspiciously stationed in public places.
At this writing I am in comparative seclusion, owing to general eruptive conditions obtaining over extensive area of earth surface ~~ Earth-beings, old and young, in spells of frenzy carelessly throw packages of noise and destruction in unexpected places ~~ May be due to adverse planetary influences. P.S. ~~ Am in sore need of body covering.