Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 170, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1918 — “THE WORLD DO MOVE” [ARTICLE]

“THE WORLD DO MOVE”

An Italian scientist has developed a method of identification of individuals by means of the veins in their hands. A duster made of cheesecloth, soaked in turpentine and then dried, will accumulate dust instead of scattering it. » A measuring instrument has been invented in England that can be used as dividers, inside calipers, surface or depth gauge, square, bevel protractor or straight edge. As a new cotton-picking machine is driven over a field four men fo'llow it and pick the bolls with nozzles connected to pneumatic apparatus with which it is equipped. Europe's largest dam, a re-en-forced concrete structure 330 feet high and 700 feet long, has been built by American engineers in Spain for power and irrigation purposes.