THE MAN FROM SATURN (1890) – By an unknown author. This work also appeared under the title Willmoth the Wanderer, a cutesy reference to the classic Melmoth the Wanderer. A young, unnamed American encounters Willmoth, a male humanoid who states he is from the planet Saturn and is hundreds of thousands of years old.
Willmoth begins the tale of how he came to be stranded on Earth long ago. He was born and raised in the Saturnian city called Eathman, which he describes as a happy socialist state which survives due to the absolute honesty of its citizens. Eathman is an isolated city-state and its perfection has meant that the inhabitants have never undertaken expeditions to see what the rest of Saturn is like, despite their futuristic technology. (Odd.)
The women outnumber the men 20 to 1 in Eathman so all of the men have multiple mates, which I’m guessing explains the lack of interest in exploration, though the author never goes there. Willmoth’s tutor back then was a famous astronomer named Elwer. One day Elwer shows Willmoth a flying machine he has invented, a device which uses hot-air to rise and propellers for directional flight. Continue reading
NUMBER TWO TAKES A FALL – In NCAA Division 3, the number 4 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AT WHITEWATER WARHAWKS visited the 2nd ranked UW-PLATTEVILLE PIONEERS. A 7-7 1st Quarter tie became a 21-7 advantage for the Warhawks by the midpoint. The Pioneers made it a 21-14 game in the 3rd Quarter. UW-Whitewater held on in the 4th for a 24-21 victory
DOWN GOES NUMBER THREE – Up in NCAA Division 2, the 21st ranked AUGUSTANA (SD) VIKINGS welcomed the nation’s number 3 team – the MINNESOTA STATE MAVERICKS. By Halftime the Mavericks led Augustana 20-14 and 27-17 to end the 3rd Quarter. In the 4th, the Vikings charged back to win the game by a final score of 31-30. 
OKUNINUSHI – The Shinto god of medicine who eventually became the ruler of the Izumo area of Japan. Okuninushi lived in Izumo, which was under the control of the extended family of deities of the exiled storm god Susanowo.
HERE AT BALLADEER’S BLOG I USED TO RUN THIS ITEM EVERY FEW YEARS. IT’S ABOUT THE WAY BOTH MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES – AND MANY OF THEIR VOTERS – DRASTICALLY OVERREACT TO ELECTION RESULTS. The words below have reflected my effort to cheer up the losing party and temper the gloating of the winning party ever since 2012. Here we go: 
“THE REALITY: The Democrats GAINED congressional seats in the 1996 election and Bill Clinton won a second term by trouncing Republican Bob Dole.
THE MASTER MYSTERY (1918-1919) – The first film footage of Harry Houdini performing his stage act dates to 1907, but it wasn’t until this 15-part serial that he hit the big screen in a series of adventures. Chapter One of The Master Mystery debuted on November 18th, 1918 and starred Houdini as a federal agent named Quentin Locke. 
Every cliffhanger ending for the chapters of the serials involves a deathtrap which Houdini escapes from at the start of the following installment. 
EVILUN, real name Ruth Sprayberry, played Bad Movie Hostess Evilun the Witch Saturday nights at 10:15 for Double Features on KSLA in Shreveport, Louisiana. She hosted the shows Terror on Saturday Nights! and The Witching Hour from September 7th, 1963 to October 2nd, 1965. 
February 19th, 1965 was when Terror on Saturday Nights! was retitled The Witching Hour for the rest of its run. 
PART 81 – As always, it’s fascinating to read the over 100-year-old opinions of James Larkin Pearson (and by extension his Fool Killer), including the opinions that one doesn’t agree with. Here are some of the Fool Killer’s targets in January 1916: 
MID-SUMMER – Future television icon JACKIE COOPER starred as Val Barton, a man who longs to continue performing in vaudeville with his stage partner (Larry Wilde). BARBARA BEL GEDDES – Dallas‘ Miss Ellie Ewing herself – played his wife Lily Barton, who wants him to settle down in a more stable and respectable job as a teacher. 
WALTER KOENIG ON THE STARLOST (1973) – Fair solar winds and following seas to the late Walter Koenig. Since everybody else has been covering his Star Trek role Pavel Chekov or his movie Moon Trap, Balladeer’s Blog will instead review his two episodes as the alien named Oro on the Canadian sci-fi series The Starlost in 1973. 
EPISODE TEN: THE ALIEN ORO (November 3rd, 1973) – Brace yourself for a villainous Walter Koenig speaking without a Russian accent. 
KNOCKING OFF NUMBER FOUR – In the NCAA Division 2, the number 20 EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY WARRIORS played host to the 4th ranked team in the country – the KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY GOLDEN BEARS. A 16-10 midpoint edge for the Warriors became a 25-25 tie to end Regulation. In Overtime, East Stroudsburg prevailed 32-25.
DOWN GOES NUMBER NINE – Over in the NAIA, the UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS PATRIOTS visited the 9th ranked GEORGETOWN (KY) COLLEGE TIGERS. The Patriots put Georgetown on Upset Alert with their 19-10 Halftime lead. The Tigers cut that to a 19-17 difference to end the 3rd Quarter, but UC held on from there to win 26-25. 
