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| 1863 | 1 |
1 story matching jerk
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:jer, jerker, jerkier, jerkwat, jere, jerom
- The 'Miraculous Devil' Seed
A local curiosity exhibit features strange, jumping seeds from Mexico, rumored to be poisonous and charged with mysterious 'electric fluid.'