29 Aug 1896
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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1896
Page
1
J T Waterhouse promotes the store as a department store stocking nearly all home articles except furniture and lumber. It highlights a complete shelf hardware range, quality goods, and low prices, claiming they buy to offer cheap items with a profit.
In fragmented text a claim mentions a lawn travel item and a sprinkler product never before on the market. The garbled source limits identifying concrete persons places or dates to anchor a precise summary.
A local promotional note describes Pansy Minwauxer beer as a strong cold beverage suitable for colder zones, claiming it refreshes and stimulates nerves and muscles. It notes availability at the Royal, Cosmopolitan, and Pacific saloons with interchangeable checks usable at all three venues.
A San Francisco Chronicle dispatch from Honolulu dated August 2 describes the first issue of the Sunday Star, its controversial reception among church groups, defenses in court, and blue laws history. Editorials praise the paper while warning of attempts to suppress it, noting Saturday night work and Sunday activities tied to the edition.
Victoria Loxpox notes Queen Victoria has issued a message of thanks for loyalty as the reign approaches sixty years. She asks national celebrations wait until then. Crowned June 28, 1838. Mechanics' Home lodging rates listed: 2.50 per night, 1.26 per week.
Latest circular on the sugar market notes several spot and forward sales with varied quantities from Aug 10 to Aug 18. Prices for granulated sugar retreat then firm, while sugar stocks rise from 98 to 103.2. Multiple vessels and arrivals listed including Mary Dodge, Helen N Kimball, and W G Irwin with discharges pending.
The government band begins its vacation Monday and performs a final program tomorrow afternoon at Makeo Island. The program includes Overture by William Toth, Cavalleria Rusticana, and selections by Boatioven and others, closing with a Romanesque piece.
At Kuma Square the band performs at Emme Square this afternoon in a program featuring Overture Marmure of the Fecret Bouillon Fantime Conewtt Quartet of Pos Felevtion and Trumpetor Of Back hit Ballad On the ea Wall Quad lee Pau Hawai Pouol.
A line from a Indiana polis Journal item shows an earnest apostle arguing that melting a silver dollar leaves only five percent silver, prompting a retort from a straw-chewing man who dismisses the claim as foolish.
The second alarm of fire yesterday was turned in at 8 30 p m for a small blaze at the rear of No 3 engine house in Japanese town A lamp upset by a child started a fire in Yee Wo the Chinese butcher's house The flames were put out before the fire department arrived
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