Christmas serpent sighting stirs superstition and lore
On Christmas Day two men, P and James Douthitt, encounter a garter snake near Robinson township amid talk of Eve and serpents. The piece muses on folklore of the season, omens, and millennial thoughts while noting local reactions and beliefs. It then shifts to health advice urging Jayne's Expectorant for coughs and colds as a preventive measure.
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