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Newspaper

Orange County Observer

Location

Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1899

Page

5

Wealthy Ah Fong Family in Honolulu Thirteen Daughters

The Honolulu Ah Fong clan, led by the prosperous pineapple and sugar magnate, plans dowries totaling $350,000 for each of thirteen daughters. Daughters marry into naval and professional circles. families hold vast estates, stock, and ventures across Hawaii and beyond. Rumors place Papa Ah Fong in Pekin, while the clan maintains prominent social standing and lavish hospitality.

Honalnin Ah Fong Mies G. Morton Sterling G. Morton Pod Andrew Carnegie Cornell Univerister Stanford University Miro Ifa Jersen Honolulu Tropics Ooh I Surnr Jessie al Fong Vinge Ah Tung I Tong Uinder al Pong Brant Hospitali Vondlulu M Nia Pong Honi Tlans Adsiesta Eft Ah Pong Joo Drewse Binet al Fenz China Mawailan Islands Suilelay Hong Kong Eanguters Ah Fou Pekin al Fong Ah Tong Papa Ah Feng Moaranven San Francisco Ah Feng Ah Four Atenit Lee Isis Tae Paris New York Ab Yong Mme Ah Fone Whiting Henrietta Ah Fouz UC. S.N Manila Miss Ah Fong Papa Ah Fong Mamma Ah Fong al Fonz Whiting Isone Alice Ah Wong Arthur M. Johnstone St. Louis Associated Press Tolinstor Ie Hawaiian Sugar Company Tlevolulu de Alirel Morsan Leavenworth, Kane Jenny Abbons U Maui Commercial Sugar Company Waikiki Ifonolain Helen Ah Fonz George Stes Youn San Franciso Suga

Atlantic Cable Laid From Valencia Ireland To Newfonni

The Atlantic telegraph cable was laid in 1838 with shore end landed at Valencia Ireland on the 6th and the vessel then sailed to Newfonni. The journey covered a vast distance with a notable yet unclear rate and several gaps in the narrative.

Atlantic Taly Valencia Ireland Newfonni da- Beinz

Fashion Notes on French Crepons and Elegant Winter Hats

A survey of silk finished French crepons for Lent and spring uses shows new wavy surfaces, matelasse effects, and diagonal chenille stripes. It also previews the Favorite Spring Hat with a side stone and gilded brim, plus simple headgear adaptations for theatre wear.

Sarah Paris Chicago

Comic snippets and jokes from early 20th century papers

A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from the Indianapolis Journal Philadelphia North American and other papers. It includes barbs about will power fashion editor jokes and a note on paper poles and spars as a lighter stronger alternative to wood for telegraph and sailing vessels.

Charles Constance Violet Philadelphis North-American Indianapolis Journal Philadelphia Bulletin Poeta Cheagy News Jean Real New York Commercial Adverteer Earl Verry Pataitie Cincinnati Ruquirer Scatterton Washington Star Tittabargh Chronicle-Telegraph

Jes Keep a Smilin as a Sailor Crying Through Hard Times

A Detroit Journal verse excerpt urges sailors to "keep a smile" amid wrecks and storms. It contrasts stoic resilience with danger at sea, noting the peril of smiling when weighed by sorrow, drowning, or death, and hints at the social pressure to remain cheerful.

Detroit Journal

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