[Ads-l] Antedating of "Conjure Man"

[Bill Mullins]

1880 Macon Telegraph 25 Jun 2/4

Like the "conjur" man, she, too, wanted to see the cancer.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/823265447/?terms=%22conjur%20&match=1



1884 The Independent 28 Aug 27/4

The Cunjur Man [story title]

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015013724094&seq=271&q1=cunjur



1888  Mineral Point WI Iron County Democrat 12 Oct 4/5

Certain arrangements of pulled grass before your door, or of sticks, or of pebbles or feathers, are traps set by the "cunjur" man for your downfall.

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86086852/1888-10-12/ed-1/seq-4/

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