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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1912
Page
8
A historical summary recounts a heated campaign period covering Hawaii with extensive editorials and public notices. It notes battlefield like rhetoric, party candidates, subscription drives, and the logistical process for vote counting and publication scheduling amid a tense political atmosphere.
A garbled notice models a contest math problem about daily and weekly subscriptions tied to vote counts. It lists various subscription durations and their assumed votes, including twelve month and five year terms, with a goal to determine how many subscriptions place a participant in the lead under restricted, nonstandard conditions.
A damaged Hawaii newspaper page outlines a contest where new subscribers are counted by duration and second payments boost votes. Prizes include a Remington piano, a diamond ring, a solid gold wristwatch, and trips to Kilauea or Honolulu, with top prizes also offering a San Francisco trip. Lists of names and districts appear, with districts given equal chances for the capital prize and an automobile.
District No 1 Honolulu Inland of Oahu contest offers prizes including a Remington player piano a $100 diamond ring a gold watch a trip to Kilauea or Hono their round trips to San Francisco and a 1912 “Tegal” automobile winners select round trips and the capital prize is shared among districts according to the text from Nanny Street area.
The notice defines a NEW subscriber as someone who has not previously held a subscription under the current pattern and who will subscribe as NEW. Name changes within a family are not NEW. Stopping delivery and reordering under a different name at the same address is not NEW. Subscriptions will be checked and certified, and any old subscriptions claimed as NEW will be void. Enforcement will be strict during the contest.
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous individuals and addresses across Hawaii, with many monetary figures and properties. The page includes names such as Mrs Jas Kennedy, Alew Kanu Migabele, and Edith BL Bratt, alongside places like King St, Waialae, and Lihue. It notes sums like 68,840 and 60,700, and ends with prize mentions including a $100 diamond ring and a gold watch for a player piano contest with trips to Kilawan and San Francisco.
A local prize display advertises a Regal touring car valued at 350 and a piano set with a diamond ring and trip to Kilauea. Other prizes include a diamond ring and a water compass. Entries must be submitted via Honolile and return routes arranged.
The Evening Bulletin notes subscription values for various editions including weekly, daily, and combinations with old and new rates. It states changing from weekly to daily will require a new subscription, and payments can be mailed or paid at the Bulletin office or to the candidate in person.
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