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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1928
Page
4
London reports credit Margot Ten nant Asquith with steering Herbert Asquith to high office and sustaining his career with wit vitality and unwavering loyalty. Observers note she managed public image and stood by him through Lloyd George clashes and late career struggles.
Roomers of Hassan Abraham testified in the murder trial of Kamanis and Metaxatos in Peabody Massachusetts. Witnesses described the store premises and the moments after Abrams disappeared. The medical examiner testified about the condition of the body found buried in a cellar.
London February 15 The Prince of Wales greeted a visiting Uruguayan mission in Spanish. He delivered a half hour talk recalling his South American trip and fielded inquiries about the region. The gesture pleased the visitors and marked a reciprocal note to his South American tour.
Obituary portrait of Herbert Henry Asquith praising his half century of public service in England. He steered through war and reform with calm, modest leadership, resisting gallery politics and shaping labor, welfare, and constitutional changes. His career spanned home rule reforms, the Great War, and the shift toward Liberal-Labour governance.
London Feb 15 The death of the Earl of Oxford and Asquith reduces the surviving list of Victorian era greats to two prominent figures, Earl Roseberry and Earl Balfour. Roseberry, now elderly and retired at the Durdans near Epsom, enjoys companionship of his granddaughter Ruth Primrose. Balfour, serving as lord president of the council in Baldwin’s cabinet, remains active though ill, has roots dating to 1874, led the admiralty and foreign office, and later headed missions to the United States and the Washington disarmament conference. Both share literary interests. Roseberry pursued Derby glory, Balfour wrote Defender of Philosophic Doubt and The Foundations of Belief.
Forty seven letters of foreign origin remain at the post office as carriers could not locate the addressees. Claim within two weeks at the general delivery window. list includes Domenica Bontenpo, Albert Brecht, Mrs Julia Scandian Butta, and many others.
London Feb 15 Premier Baldwin answered questions in the House of Commons on the Stevenson rubber restriction scheme. He said the government does not intend to prejudice the rubber industry and that all branches will have full opportunity to present views to a research committee asked to study whether export restrictions should continue, be modified, or be removed. The rubber exchange fell after the committee announcement last week.
A vintage ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a harmless yet effective remedy for fatigue constipation and dull skin. It claims the vegetable olive oil tablet cleanses the bowels tones the liver and improves appearance energy and vitality with nightly use. The ad emphasizes their olive color and prices 80 cents and 6 ounce bottles.
The British statesman praised cordial ties with the United States during the Spanish American War, expressing support for Cuban independence as a humane act and liberty’s example. He later celebrated a lasting bond between the American and English peoples beyond brief sentiment.
A vintage ad-style claim touts Mistal as fastest cold relief, promising no cost if not stopping a cold within 24 hours. The copy asserts scientific, safe action addressing infection and nasal symptoms, with a money-back guarantee and doctor endorsements.
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