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George Leonard ad in English, 1869.

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GEORGE LEONARD,

Manufacturer of FURNITURE of all Descriptions.

PLANING, SAWING and TURNING DONE.

Mouldings of all kinds constantly on Hand.

609 1y

[If you were wondering what the numbers at the end of ads stand for, the “609” represents the start issue, which is the 609th number of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser since it began printing (1/25/1868). And the “1y” represents how long the ad is up for (1 year).]

(PCA, 2/23/1869, p. 1)

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Pacific Commercial Advertiser, Volume XIII, Number 30, Page 1. February 23, 1869.

Emma Ahuena Taylor remembers Princess Ruth Keelikolani, 1935.

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PRINCESS RUTH KEELIKOLANI, HAUGHTY BUT KIND, BELOVED ALII OF OLD DAYS

Her Highness Princess Ruth Keelikolani seemed to have always been in my life.

When she came to stay at Wailuakio (Palama), she would always spend the night in my mother’s home. For her retinue was large and my mother’s home was a convenient place to entertain them all. Continue reading →

Chinese new year was not a good time for many 120 years ago, 1899.

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THE CHINESE NEW YEAR

BRINGS GRIEF TO THOSE AT QUARANTINE.

They are in Bonds and in Prison on the Greatest Festival of the Celestial Calendar.

The Chinese at Quarantine have other griefs than that of being refused a landing and their grief extends to and is shown by their friends and countrymen throughout the Islands. Continue reading →

Emma Rose writes again, 1909.

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EMMA ROSE WRITES AGAIN ABOUT OLD HONOLULU

Southampton, March 29, 1909.

To Mr. James Steiner.

Dear Sir: The postals, album and papers, received, and I thank you very much for the kindly interest you have taken. The scenes are exceedingly satisfactory and some seem very familiar, also, many of the names. Continue reading →

Emma Rose, living in New York, 1909.

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WHO CAN PICK OUT HOUSE WHERE EMMA ROSE WAS BORN?

An Interesting Letter From a Woman Who First Saw the Light in Honolulu—Remembers Old Landmarks.

Southampton, U. S. A.
February 4, 1909.

To Mr. James Steiner.

Dear Sir: I am sending one dollar, and will you please send me that amount in postcards, after deducting the postage? I was born in Honolulu, and visited the place several times afterwards, as my father was a whaling captain. Continue reading →

On Hawaiianization of foreign words, 1869.

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The Hawaiian language, when the Islands were first discovered by Europeans, was of course adapted only to the simple wants of the people. With the introduction of new facts to the knowledge of the people and the development of new ideas, it was necessary to get words to express them—as for instance, pepa, was merely the word “paper,” spelled on the phonetic plan. Continue reading →