Text on card “Does this look natural, you ought to know”
Tag: 1907
At Christmas Time…
1907 advertisement for the Iver Johnson Safety Automatic Revolver
Mr. Skygack Observes Holiday Shopping
Witnessed clever open air juggling act by male earth-being ~ entered many commercial caves, emerging with additional articles, adding difficulty to the balancing act ~ exhibition under direction of female attendant.
Dec 14th, 1907
Journal des Voyages, 1907
Safety Police Revolver
Earthlings are Lunatics
I was not long In Mars before l could see that the Martians have ‘the advantage over us In every way. To begin with, the wholesome maxim that you shouldn’t speak with your mouth full does not concern the Martians at all. While they are eating with their mouths they are talking with the second mouth that they have on their thumbs. A large, stout Martian kept up a running fire of questions at me while he was taking a long drink from a pewter pot, while I, of course, had to put my glass down before I could reply. My helplessness seemed to cause them a great deal of amusement. Continue reading “Earthlings are Lunatics”
Police Revolver, 1907
Newspaper advertisement for a Hopkins & Allen Safety Police Revolver from the Sunday Magazine (New-York Tribune), July 14, 1907
Mr. Skygack, Oct 22, 1907
Looked through aperture in big wall ~~ Saw earth-being producing discordant sounds ~~ Made many quick, jerky motions ~~ Grew very hoarse ~~ Said “Hello, Central” eighteen times ~~ Yelled at inanimate object in right hand ~~ Seemed in pain.
Mr. Skygack and the Talking Machine
Seattle Star, Oct. 18, 1907
Listened for some time to wonderful talking machine ~~ Throws of very disagreeable smell ~~ See no practical use for the contrivance ~~ Noticed one wheel was out of breath.