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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1898
Page
8
Advertises expanded shop space and upcoming shipment of fashionable footwear for Honolulu trade. Promises low prices during a closing-out sale of remaining stock with many items cut to or near two dollars. Highlights new East-sourced lines and the aim to retain status as originators of popular prices.
A local catalog-style note highlights Hall’s Cottage Paints offered in thirty shades, Navy Floor and Deck Paints in nine hues, Marine Glass-x finishing, enamel paints for baths, aluminum lacquer for bicycle parts, and a wide brushes stock. The piece promotes a full paint line with complete stock for decorating and restoration projects.
Fragmentary report from Diamond Head Signal Station notes weather and tides with unclear phrasing. References nautical timing and standard time signals, but details are unreadable and entities cannot be fully identified.
Steamers due and to sail tomorrow and for the next six days are listed with expected times and destinations. The schedule notes vessels under way and those awaiting completion of loading, offering readers a concise view of maritime movements for the period.
Fragmentary log lists arrivals and personnel including Makiwell, Dimond, Nilson, and Tiwi at Honolulu and leeward Kauai ports. Mentions Ki lnuea and Kaens Polit with names Sue Kaulllway and Sehr Walalua among others. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
In Oakland on January 2 a daughter was born to the wife of George B. Fairchild of Kealin Kaual.
An oak of vintage ads touts Elite Barber Shop on King Street near Alaken with a Rainier Beer pitch and a telephone supply line. It promotes a Guy Carriage Co for hack services, J. 8 as manager, and requests ring ups for rides, repairs, and deliveries. It also references Jas. W. Borgstrom as sole agent for Escoger Piwnos and notes warehousing at G. West's Masonic Temple. The Oliver Typewriter is praised as world class, with an agent listed at No 210 King Street rent.
An item listing several events for the evening including A. O. of P. meeting at 7 80, Second Congregation prayer at St Andrew's 7 39, Regular meeting of O Red Men basketball at MCA 7 30, Kilobaos Amateur rehearsal 7 80, Scottish Thistle Club 7 30, Palama chapel prayer and 98 Social club at 7 80, Second Battalion drill First Regiment 7 3, Polynesian Encampment IOOF 7 30.
Kaena repairs due tomorrow and Waialeale voyage to Iveward Kansi ports after an eight day grippe siege. The barkentine WHD Mond arrives with cargo for WG Trwio Ou. Baltimore cruiser's drills noted. Sugar handling at Castle and Irwin discharging at Allen street wharf. March 1 sail date for Captain Hubbard to San Francisco. Olympia collides with junk Jinkomura near Shanghai. Raleigh ordered to Asiatic station. Helena to New York via Suez. Marietta and Concord proceed to Lost.
Passengers landed from San Francisco aboard the brig W G Brwin E 8. Terwilliger Mia MA Terwilliger HEOFIPTSTHLAND PRODUCE Pet Waialeale unloaded 8000 bags sugar Grinbnow & Oo.
A 19th century note recalls Daniel Webster an old Whig William Lt Marey an old Democrat and James G Blaine a Republican urging Hawaii annexation while serving as Secretary of State Indiana polis Journal Evening Bulletin 75e por munt.
A Honolulu resident urges repeal of the 1896 boarding house license clause describing it as oppressive and unjust. He cites an uptown restaurant complaint to the Marshal over unfiled licenses and fines, noting widows and others rely on the business for essential income and that the law yields little revenue or protection. He argues the license law is a mistake and should be removed.
Notes report forenoon discussions in the House with Attorney-General Smith, mention of opium licensing bill, arrival of Mr. Paris from Kailua, Kaulukoo's prominence in the Speaker’s chair, and Senator Lyman’s electric railway bill for Hilo. Senate will have no euproselug. Bills to be typewritten for third reading. Committee headlines include Foreign Relations and Public Lands chairs, liquor license work, and Public Health and Education panel examining ministerial bids for schoolhouses funding.
Minister Damon argues the legislature should proceed with business as if annexation were not at stake. He warns to show restraint and respect for law and constitution while two years of authority remain, asserting acts passed now will endure regardless of annexation.
A historical OCR fragment lists varied goods with quantities: lime 750 lbs, rolled barley 167, liquors 1705, mea’s 21, broad 85, oil 00, groceries and provisions 764, drugs 2500, cleommiparine - note: OCR errors present, tobacco 4684, lard 1815, wine 85, oats 2275, bran ? mid lings 25, oils 87, whisky 472, canned goods 261, beer 4660, lead - OCR skips, hay 125, hardware 6 pkgs, peas 2775, dried fruit 950, vbls four 166, sago 626, nuts 620, midlings Ske.
A brief item notes window lea and fittings at a location on 110 Holel Street. No further details are provided.
Old classified style ad describes multiple coffee farms and plantations for sale. It lists 10 acre coffee plantings, 16 acres, 80, and 70 plus properties near Volcano area with coffee trees, cotton trees, and potential free additional plantings. Mentions Mountain View Hotel nearby and a Volcanic area landmark. Seller offers owner willing to clear land and transfer with details about road access and building sites.
Under instructions from the trustees of the BoP Bishop Katute Junin J. Moran offer for sale at public auction twenty one year term coffee and fruit land within the subdivision at Koel Vad 2 Kona Layali Bale. Auction Wednesday March 25 1805 at twelve o clock noon. Morgan's Auction Moune Queen Street Honolulu forms of loans available at Bishop Bao Office Merchant Street Honolulu and at Paris Napoopoo Kona Huwali Honolulu.
Notice from David Kawananakoa and Jonah Kalanianaole, Honolulu, requesting claims against Queen Dowager Kaplobud of a monetary nature be filed by Feb 10 at the undersigned address. Address listed as Panel bows street.
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