The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-01-07
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN.
THE BEST MECHANICAL PAPER IN THE
WORLD.
SEVENTEENTH YEAR
VOLUME VI.-NEW SERIES.

new volume Of this widely circulated pa
per CONNIE nees on the 18th Of January. Every
number contains sixteen pages Of useful intur'
nation, and from five to ten orig inal engravngs
of newinventions and discoveries all of which
ARE prepared expressly for its coumns.
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int r. sis OF popular Science, the Mechanic
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Commerce and the Industrial Pursuits gener-
ally aud is valuable and instructive not only
in the Works shop and Mandatory, but also in
the Household, the Library and the Reading
Room.
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ut home and abroad of being the best weekly
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