Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1902 — What “Miscreant” Meant. [ARTICLE]

What “Miscreant” Meant.

The word miscreant formerly signified only an unbeliever, an infidel. Joan of Arc, in the literature of her time, was called a miscreant. Hundreds of dealers say the extra quantity and superior quality of Defiance Starch is fast takins place of all other brands. Others say they cannot sell any other starch. In 1894, of every 10,000 persons in this country, 245 died of consumption; in 1900 the figure had fallen to 190. Defiance Starch is guaranteed biggest and best or money refunded. 16 ounces, 10 cents. Try it now. Five presidents of the United States have been of Scotch-Irish descent.