Thanks, but sometimes a thing can be overanalyzed The word for raisin occured immediately afterward and the character was exactly the same. The R has a middle connection where the N doesn't. Yes, in poor copies, they do look the same. This isn't the case. "Nuts" fits the descriptive passage appropriately and I am quite fine in assuming the correction is accurate. The guy ran a General Store. What else could it be? It was a typesetting error. > Was it printed in Fraktur type? If so, in many Fraktur fonts N looks > almost identical to R. > > David > > > On Oct 2, 2010, at 9:37 AM, admin@newhamburg.org wrote: > >> It's definitely an "R", but this works for me. Fits much better than >> dirt. >> >> Thank you >> >>> What about "Nüsse" ? >>> >>> --CB >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: <admin@newhamburg.org> >>> To: <hesse@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 3:07 PM >>> Subject: Re: [HESSE] Translation >>> >>> >>> Looking for help with a single word -> Rüsse >>> >>> The text is as follows: >>> "where fresh "Rüsse", raisens, figs, dates, sweets and toys in great >>> and good selection are to be had at prices suited to every >>> pocketbook." >>> >>> Translation comes up as "dirt", "grime", "lampblack", etc >>> >>> Suggestion is "Russets" but ad appeared in December 1889. Must be >>> some >>> other type of evaporated fruit. >>> >>> JK >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> HESSE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in >>> the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> HESSE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> >> Regional Genelaogy Web Site - Wilmot, SEH, NEH, EZ, WZ, Huron Tract, >> etc >> http://tavistock.net/Genealogy >> >> Genealogy Forum >> http://tavistock.net/Forum/ >> >> Submit data to: admin@Tavistock.net >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> HESSE-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HESSE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > Regional Genelaogy Web Site - Wilmot, SEH, NEH, EZ, WZ, Huron Tract, etc http://tavistock.net/Genealogy Genealogy Forum http://tavistock.net/Forum/ Submit data to: admin@Tavistock.net