Rusk Biography Highlights Wisconsin Leader and Civil War Hero
Jeremiah M. Rusk born June 17, 1859 in Morgan County Ohio. He moved to Vernon County Wisconsin as a farmer, joined the Union Army in 1862 rising to Major and brevet Brigadier General. He served as State Bank Controller, then three terms in the Forty-second Congress, later Governor from 1881 with a long renomination path. He was allied with James A. Garfield and renowned for a wise strong administration. The piece also describes coal mining machinery using compressed air and cutting carriages.
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Jeremiah M. Rusk
Morgan county
Ohio
Rusk
Wisconsin
Viroqua
Vernon county
Twenty
Wiscon Regiment
House of Representatives
Washington
Congress
James a Garfield
Paraguay
Uruguay
Razor Hones and Sharpening Stones Across the World
A barber explains razor edges and sharpening bones from water stones in Colorado to petrified German hickory from Westphalia. He notes glass hones irritate skin, praises German hickory for keen, clean edges, and describes a Prussian mill employing hundreds for eight dollar stones.
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Colorado
spura
Rocky Mountains
Germany
Prussia
Westphalia
Peach Stones and Bitter Almonds Tale in River Street
An elderly Italian scavenges peach stones along River Street each morning to feed his family, selling cracked shells as fuel and kernels as bitter almonds after the season. The piece shifts to a courtroom scene where a defendant speaks for the “sole daughter of his house and heart.” Additional items advertise Dr Williams Indian Pile Ointment and Shilohs Cough Cure with prices and seller names.
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River street
Italy
Williams
William
Willam
J F. Coftinberry
Cleveland
Witham
Coburn & Shoeaker
Iteno
Nevada
RENO
Nev
Kerr
A. Newoods
Folsom street
San Francisco
Annie Caney
Ulodgett
California steam
igation Co
Kear
J. W. Crawford
tedington and Co
AGERTY
L. Corriveau
St .Win. George & Co
Grass Valley
W. B
Cal
Towle Bros
Towle
Alifornia Iron & steel Co
Heatling
Cel
trpekee Lumber Co
Truckee
summit Tee Co
brosser Creen A. M
Wicks
Bronco
BURN & SHORMAKILEH
keno
J, b, KERR
PLOG
Heddington 4 Co
Sui
Market street
apd
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BRowys
Iran
Wade suly
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HAMBURG
progr
BRihat
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Emil Frese
Hansburg
puol EieRg
PALACE RESTAURANT
REND, NEY
PALACE & ARCADE
LEMEEY
FONTAINE
THOMAS PRICE
Chemical Laboratory
SACRAMENTO
SAN
NAPA VALLEY WINE CO
Boer
CHARLFA KRUG
Thia company
busines
St. Helena
Napa Co
Presa den
THE
Florence Marryatt
Koch
Texas
Shiloh
Hudekinson & Cc
CORT EAN
AMITY LODGE NO
KNIGHTS OF
PYTHIAS
Evans NhHoff
CH Stoddard
Liale Jamison
Geo K Mosher
WY Werner
Bechtel
Stanaway
Leycouk
A. A. EVANS
aE bares
A Dawson
Hodgkinson
Thokets
SIMMOND
NABOR WHISKY
SIMMONDS
NABOB WHISKY
Kentucky
SIMIBEON DS
Washoe County
Lassen and
Modoc counties
SOUTHWORTH
D. D
J. J. MOORE
JOAN F. ALEXANDER
Court House
ROVIOLE
A. DAWSON, M. D
Sunderland
West street
Commercial Row
second street
Jay
MO, A. LEWIS, M. D
Pinaireet
BM. CLARKE, CLARKE & KING
D. KING
DE. W. BERGMAN
Second pire 1
Webster
law office
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HYMERS
propr aARUCKER
Long
PACIFIC
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B. BAYLEY
Oakland
REVO's
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TRUCKEE HOTEL
TRUCKEE, CAL
GP. H.R
STEWART McKAY
Tahoe City
Hot Springs dierraville
Loyalton
Jamison
City
Eureka Alia
San Franciscan
Deve
GRO. ROMON
Virginia Street
Odd Fellows’ Builting
BERA
SPINNEY
KEARHEY STREET
San Francisco, Cal
trea
De SPINNEY
SPANNEY
Kearney treet
Union India Rubber Company
sela
cealera
GOODYEAR RUBBER CO
R.A. PEASE, Jr
INVALIDS’ HOME FUND
BOWEN
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