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1 story matching spiritu
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:spiritus, spirit, spiritualist, spiritless, spire, spirl
- The Boy Who Wanted a Gun: Seattle’s Satirical Take on Sunday School Prizes
A local columnist mocks the absurdity of juvenile weekly papers offering .32-caliber revolvers to boys who recruit eight subscribers, arguing that this 'philanthropy' teaches murder rather than morality.