Getting Into Society and Other Oddities
A collage of society satire and gossipy vignettes from a 19th century page. A narrator parodies social climbing while recounting balls, proposals, and clashes with manners. Jests about hyphenation, theater, and a bemused public tone appear amid humorous dialogues and cartoonish sketches.
Unclear Stage Etiquette Sparks Family Quarrel
A fragment from the New York Sunday Journal shows Hortense scolding Koa Afrs for not using a lorgette on stage. The daughter pleads to glimpse the scene, prompting a minor domestic dispute recorded in the newspaper’s society notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastor Place
New York
Taleo
Jim
Bennett
France
Vanderbilt's
Whipperhard
Sugartrust
Lorgeette
New York Sunday Journal
Local stalls advertise cold drinks and portraits in town
An assortment of ads from a historic issue promotes Palaisa cold drinks with milk shakes, portraits from King Bros, the Oliver Typewriter, and lodging near Streat. Notices mention a Lima rumor about a U S State Department handling and a bark Uncle John.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palaisa
H. Cannon
Ing Streat
Callao
Lima
State Department
United States
Legation
Uncle John
Criterion Saloon
King Bros
Oliver
A. V. Gear
King Street
Fantin
Fragmentary Honolulu real estate listings with street notes
OCR reads as assorted lots and blocks with street names such as Vineyard School Makiki Kindo Lonalilo Alapal Hackfeld Houlu Keoany and Waikiki road. Includes Frontage measurements and multiple parcels with owners A Bowen M Giffard and references to Waihkana Koolan Hilo Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansen
Vineyard
School Street
Nona Atroot
School Streets
Makiki Street
Kindo Street
Alapal and
Kapiolani Atreota
Lonalilo Street
Alapal
Hackfeld
Lange
Prospect Street
Thomas
Waihkana
Koolan
Houlu
Keoanyamoka
Ws A. Bowen
M. Giffard
Houlu Street
Hor Kalla
Waikiki Road
Bal Acre Tot
Hilo Town
For Sale City Real Estate Near Punchbowl Makiki
For sale several lots near Punchbowl and Makiki described as the choicest residence property in the city with a perfect view from Diamond Head. Four houses and lots on Punchbowl street within five minutes walk from the Post Office. Also comfortable houses on easy terms on Lunalilo Kinau Kukui Has singer Berstania Young Victoria Green Thurston Panahon Litiha and Nauanu avenues. Building lots citywide on installment plan. Several lodging houses, coffee lands on Hawaii, and pineapple ranches with fruit trees near Honolulu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punchbowl
Makiki
Diamond Head
Punchbowl Street
Lunalilo, Kinau, Kukui
Hassinger
Berstania
Young, Victoria, Green
Thurston Avenue
Panahon
Litiha and
Nauanu
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Katy Ayers
Havana
la Espanola
la Africana, Henry Clay & Bock & Co
Schinting
Japan
Ceylon
Schilling
Choice
Kits
Fidelity Brand
Choice Humboldt
Chas. Hustace
The
Arlington
H. E. McIntyre & Bro
Europe
California
Iecamp
Barman Fant Corneh Fort
King Strept
Nouanu
King Streets
Bulletin
Mike
New York Sunday World
Joubon
Sitnslay
Mise Owe
Mise Sheate
She Hinda
Parely
Pases
Atreet
Osrri
Anager
Peratt
Ny Bros
Hotel Ween
Bingera
B. Bergersen
Bethestrocta
Is, Walker
Old Waikiki
John
Walker
Spreckels
Honolulu
P.O
Tel
John Nott
Dimond
Jar, An
Tinamith
John Phillips
Fort, Tel
Consolidated Soda Water Co
Esplanade
Corner Allen & Fort Ste
Hawaiian Soda Works
Suggy Spurs
Telephone
Nouanu Street
Ewa
Honolulu and Harbor
Hawaii
A. V. Gear & CO
LJ. Nolte
Occidental Hotel
King and
Alakea Street
H. L
Gus Froboise
Proprietress
Aity
Gus Froboese
Singer
King St
Thomea Square
H. F. Singer
Iouse