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��A Dollar Made of Corn
REMARKABLE reproduction of a silver dollar was recently made
by George Herren, a cabinet maker of
Pella, Iowa. This reproduction which is
thirty-two times the size of
its model, is constructed en- tirely of kernels of corn.
glued to a backing of heavy
pasteboard.
As shown in the illustra- tion, the resemblance is very
close. It is estimated that
over a quarter of a million
kernels of corn were used,
and its construction occupied
the maker's time for more
than six months. More than
thirty different shades of
color are to be found in the
"dollar," which is to be found
on exhibition in the home of
the patient cabinet maker.
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A Submarine That Dived But Once
��TWENTY years ago an aspiring in- ventor in Chicago designed and built a submarine which he claimed would revolutionize the construction of
��A CHURCH, claimed to be the smallest in America, was recently dedi- cated in Manchester, N. H. The main auditorium is eighteen by twenty-eight feet, with seats for about seventy persons. In a tiny gallery are seats for twenty-eight. There is also a \estrv and a basement.
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��The Lady on the Dollar appeared on a
giant disk of corn kernels after George
Herren had spent many winter evenings
on his mosaic
��This is the "Foolkiller," a submarine boat which
Chicago watched disappear twenty years ago, and saw
reappear only a few weeks ago for the first time since it
was "tested" so disastrously
��underwater craft. The public, being somewhat skeptical, christened the mar- vel "Foolkiller Number One." and turned out in large numbers to see its trial trip in the Chicago River.
Its ability to dive was at once demon- strated, for the new boat immediately submerged, and appeared no more. A few months ago. the ill-fated craft was raised to the surface after several un- successful efforts had been made to drag it out of the river mud. It is said that the "h^oolkiller" will be placed on exhil)i- tion on dry land, as it is feared that its natural ability for submerging will be demonstrated again if the ship is left in the water.
IX New York City, one person is in- jured by a motor \ehicle every sevent>--fi\e minutes. One \ictim out of every twent>' dies.
THE bones of all flying I)irds arc hol- low, thus combining the greatest strength with the least weight.
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