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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
8
A device attaches to an ordinary ax handle to guide a saw through logs. The clamp secures to the handle, with two parallel arms and a roller to guide the blade. Patented by Levi Smith of Marshfield Oregon. A companion sawhorse design offers storage and a wider back edge for household use.
The text notes extensive cutting from national forests in the last fiscal year totaling about 280 million board feet on nearly 360000 acres, implying little progress toward maximum productivity and a still untapped mature timber reserve. It asserts potential profits in wood lots and urges farmer awareness of the value.
An excavated square stone revealed a female dressed in Louis XII era clothing within a hidden chamber of a Paris house. The discovery ties to Cardinal Richelieu era dueling laws and a family mystery involving Henrietta Arnot, Gaston Arnot, and Jules Beauchemin, ending with a secret escape and a fatal duel aftermath.
A Victorian era instruction describes using half a pound of formalin in thirty gallons of water to dampen oats and other seeds. Spread on a barn floor, spray evenly, then pile and cover for about two hours to let the chemical act. Dry before storage or sow immediately. Treats 100 to 150 bushels per batch.
A farmer’s tip advises not discarding a hoe with a broken handle. Take it to a blacksmith to straighten the head along the remaining handle length, and sharpen if possible. This tool proves useful around the chicken house and garden for digging weeds or lifting plants for repotting.
An OCR fragment mentions celestial observations by early observers including Mercury and Mars with measurements and cross references to a catalog or chart. The text is incomplete but indicates tracking of planetary positions and dates.
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