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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1897
Page
5
Ewa Plantation will declare a five per cent dividend payable tomorrow. The article also notes recent returns from Hawaii by A. F. Cooke and others, plus various local society, court, and police items including opium cases, a derailed freight engine at Pearl City, and social notices.
Mrs Emma Colclough, a renowned lecturer in the United States and Canada, arrives by the last steamer and will deliver a talk titled Inside the Arctic Circle and the Hudson Bay Company's operations. The event at Mrs O B Damon’s home corner Beretania and Alapai streets starts at 8 o'clock this evening, promising vivid travel descriptions.
The ill man shows non compos mentis behavior as attendants struggle to help him. A doctor offers opiate and restraint but fails. A servant notes a wakeful departure while the patient is treated and a dressmaker is called after confusion. Performers in the play are praised for their parts amid a display of reduced prices and guarantees.
Readable entries list numbered races at Kapiolani Park and nearby venues with purses ranging from 50 to 150 plus added sums. Events include bicycle sprints, running races on half to one and a quarter miles, and trotting or pacing harness events for Hawaiian bred horses. Multiple prizes listed with specific distances and conditions.
The schedule shows races at the Third Hawaiian Jockey Club with purses including five eighths mile dash for Hawaiian breds and pacing and trotting events. Entries close with the secretary by 2 pm June 8 1897 and all horses to start by 9 am June 10 with admission 50 cents grand stand extra and carriage grounds fees.
Retail note boasting a large assortment of FI TOILET SOAPS from leading makers. Emphasizes aging and material quality, claims long wear, and highlights Woodbury's Facial Soap as climate suitable. Announces price cut from 50 to 25 cents.
The undersigned announces he reassumes sole charge of the Institute and warns that no one is authorized to watch for collect monies or enter contracts on its behalf except ROBERT SWAN SURIMGEOUR Manager Act Interim. Honolulu, 19th May, 1807.
Classified notice offering furnished and unfurnished parlor dining room and two bedrooms near Liberty Street. Includes kitchen, condition described, possession given June 1. Apply at Bulletin Office. 608-ien
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