Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1917 — New Things Under the Sun. [ARTICLE]

New Things Under the Sun.

An experimental plant that obtains power from the ebb and flow of the North sea tides has been built at Hamburg. Two sets of revolving rings instead of one feature a new double egg beater of twice the ordinary capacity. Harness to surround a baby’s legs and body and hold it securely in a chair has been patented by a woman inventor. Driven by a storage battery, an electric tractor with but one wheel has ■ been invented for hauling heavily loaded wagons. Street letter boxes Invented by a Hungarian can bo opened only when a postman's bag is. fastened beneath them to receive their contents. Driven by a gasoline engine; a Tacoma - Inventor’s machine gathers tfee chaff, straw and broken heads of grain left behind after threshing. Though the chair that belongs with a new school desk Is attached to it,, it can be adjusted for height and dis-, tance to suit any Individual user. ' <