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I am currently preparing an story from Weird Tales, very early issues (Vol 2 No 1 and 2) , and the typos in the magazine are truly astounding. n for u is routine; l for i, or even !; o, e a and c all confused. This is not the blurring of the scan of the magazine, but just plain old fashioned bad typesetting. I can only conclude that Weird Tales' budget was so tiny at the time that they couldn't afford to proofread, nor to reset dud lines. About one in 3 lines have a typo. I've never seen anything like it in print.
Try this typical paragraph:
John B. was the last captive to be released. The nnmher of her vietims eomplete, the girl gestured toward one of the open lanes.
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