Honolulu Color and Crowds Stir the Island Town
An observational feature on Honolulu's diverse streets, people, and scenes. The piece paints rain and sun, outrigger canoes, and a cosmopolitan crowd with Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, and Hawaiian residents. It notes fashion, streetcar life, and the bustle of steamer days, markets, and polo.
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Honolulu
Koolan
Chinatown
Uncle Sam
Hawaii
Waikiki
Hackman
Australia
India
Philippines
States
Canada
Fy Hare
Cidea
Nippon
Japan
Kimono
Moanaloa
Oahu
Kauai
Maui
United States Cavalry
Wilbur D Nesbit and Doctor Wiley Correspondence
The piece recounts a clash between poet Wilbur D. Nesbit and editor Dr. H B Wiley over literary taste. Wiley rejects Nesbit verse and riffs on preferred themes and proper word choice while offering humorous but pointed feedback. The anecdote extends to a novelist and jokesmith, with Wiley critiquing material as unsuitable or stale and injecting odd scientific metaphors.
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Wiley
Doctor Wiley
Doc. Wiley
Noah
First quarrel leaves bride upset amid lighthearted chatter
A bride mourns a first quarrel with tears while a bemused bystander notes quarrels rarely amount to much. The exchange turns into a humorous reflection on marriage and jokes about first quarrels.
Bathing dress halves husband wife wardrobe quarrel
A husband questions a new garment his wife shows. She explains it is a bathing dress rather than a collar and notes she must economize due to poor business. The exchange ends with surprised husband.
One Blessing in Poverty Says Philosopher and Agitator
A poorly-clad philosopher cites poverty as a blessing as an agitator challenges him. The exchange hinges on the notion that a man need not hire many costly lawyers to remain poor. The dialogue frames class struggle and legal access in sharp social terms.
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