Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1917 — MUCH IN LITTLE [ARTICLE]

MUCH IN LITTLE

A seven-pound electro magnet that wlff lift 15 times Its own weight has been invented for many uses about machine shops. Babylonia was noted for the excellence of Its wheat and other cereals. Syria and Palestine also- produced wheat of fine quality, i The shortage of horses in Ireland, with the Increased agricultural activity, has attracted” much attention to tractors and motor plows. <

Artificial lace closely resembling and much more durable than the genuine is made from cellulose by a French inventor. ’ The Hawaiian islands are becoming so popular as a resort for eastern millionaires that all the steamers sailing for Honolulu are crowded to their capacity. The Canard steamer linedias let a contract to the Seattle Construction afid Drydock Company for the building' of ( six steel freight steamers, the cost of which will run over $6,000,000.