Emperors Gift Spurs Prussian Upper Chamber Honor
The German emperor awarded life-long Prussian upper-house membership to Herr Harry Plate of Man, a master plumber, marking a historic grant to a non noble artisan. Mrs. Jen Colfax, widow of Vice President Schuyler Colfax, is critically ill in South Bend, Ind., at 75. Charles M. Schwab returns from Europe as an optimist about the year’s world business outlook.
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Harry Plate
Manover
Jen Colfax
Schuyler Colfax
South Bend
Ind
Charles M. Schwab
New York
Mauretania
Europe
Reciprocity bill and Taft extra session risk in 1911
Washington lawmakers debate the Canadian reciprocity pact, with Democrats ready to push the agreement if Congress is reconvened in March. Admiral Schley, boxes daily at 71, injures a rib after a fall, while government officials and tariff advocates discuss board delays and potential layoffs if an extra session occurs.
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Taft
Smoot of
Urah
White House
Lodge
Root
George Clinton
Washington
House
Congress
Representative Chamber
Canada
Admiral Schley
United States Navy
Admiral Sampson
Santiago
Frank A. Hitchcock
Theodore Roosevelt
Clarence R. Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
West Point
Military Academy
Tariff Board
Fordney
Joseph W. Fordney
Michigan
John Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Dalzell
Cannon
Joe Fordney
Hobson
Alabama
Merrimac
Naval Committee
Capitol
Joseph B. Bowles
Munyon Rheumatism Remedy Promises Relief Without Drugs
An ad promises Munyon's Rheumatism Remedy relieves pains in legs arms and back and swollen joints by neutralizing acids and expelling rheumatic poisons. It claims no morphine opium cocaine or drugs and offers free medical advice from Prof Muunyon at 63dan seg erson Sts Philadelphia.
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Munyon
Prof
Muunyon
Conflict Over Father Offer Ends In Tense Exchange
A dialogue reveals a strained exchange about asking a father for a personal favor. One character pressures the other with implied consequences if the request is delayed.
Imaginative Gift Prompted Unexpected Compliment
A St. Regis guest recounts giving a lavish sachet case for a Christmas present and notes the recipient’s letter praising the perfume that filled the room. The remark highlights how imagination and scent shaped the response, as quoted from the New York Press.
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St. Regis
New York
Presa
Grape-Nuts credited for gastric recovery in New Jersey reader letter
A New Brunswick woman battles gastritis and weight loss until a stomach specialist prescribes Grape-Nuts. She reports rapid health improvement, regained weight, and return to clerical work after adopting the cereal for breakfast and dinner. The message praises quality over quantity and cites ongoing use alongside a health slogan from Postum Co.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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