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1 story matching patch
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:patchan, patchen, patchwork, pat, pata, pate
- An Axe Slip in the Timber
A lumberjack working a mile and a half from the Clark Saddler camp fell onto his axe, suffering a deep scalp wound and a severe hemorrhage. Dr. Boudwin patched him up, and by Wednesday he was back at camp.