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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1896
Page
4
By authority a notice states the annual interest rate on Postal Savings Bank accounts will be four and one half percent. The posting names Fontmanter General K McGrew and Deputy Collector-General B McStocker, with Customs empowerment noted.
The page reviews global events including Madagascar lawlessness, Mexican hurricane devastation, Peru and Ecuador tensions, bubonic plague in Bombay, and Armenian mass violence reports. It notes maritime and railway disruptions, the Dongola expedition progress, and international reactions from London Paris and Washington with mentions of Gladstone and potential armed force redeployments. The bulletin also reports on shipping strikes, Canadian Pacific rail ties, and local European responses to the Ottoman crisis.
A local Hawaii page uses a stream of questions like Will Mr Platt consent to mock the paper’s habit. The ad then pivots into a sales pitch for meat and vegetable choppers bird cages rain gauges and a portable bootblack stand with prices ranging from 1.25 to 4.50 and a bold call to see the items in person.
An advertisement states readiness to perform copper plate engraving and printing on cards wedding and society stationery announcements and related services. It notes monogram embossing address dies stamping in color or plain and prices cards from your plate at 150 per hundred.
H F Wichman promotes dependable timepieces on Fort Street selling Waltham watches in dust proof cases. The ad highlights reliability and urges customers to consider a watch they can rely on.
A local retailer touts a broad stock of watches from five to two hundred dollars with many around seven fifty. The ad promises full warranty and reliability, claiming no pie plates sold and inviting customers to choose a timepiece that fits their pocket.
The Hawaiian Hardware Co. Limited located opposite Spreckels Bank at 307 Fort Street is noted in this listing.
This ad urges buyers to purchase Rawerens bicycles at 75.00 while stock lasts, noting the 1895 wheels and a satisfactory gear. It also mentions 1896 wheels for ladies and gents at a low price with easy terms and invites customers to inspect the bicycles at the shop.
Advertises a wide glassware stock from WV. Diamonds and other dealers, with samples priced at a dollar per dozen for tumblers, engraved Dorflinger options, and a range from small thimble-sized to large long-drink types. Mentions clear flint glass, five qualities, and prices from two to four dollars depending on style and use.
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