The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-12
An Open Letter

To EVERYONE ~ THE HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS 1T il well known fact
! that HALLS STORE ie situated Oh
the corner Of Fort and King streets
Honolulu. 1t has been there ever
since the year 1852, 50 tina. this
central corner has long been known
as HALLS CORNER.
You want 10 know what is kept
in this corner store We can't
begin TO tell you, for if we printed
the entire list we would crowd out
our friends "Nemo," "Juetice, Z"
Taxpayer" +" Citizen" and others,
80 they would not have j chance
to say their little say, and that
would hardly be fair these exciting
times. But We will condense what
We mean to say into so many lines
and leave you TO fiji out the par
ticulars. We'll, A stands for Alco-
hOl-we sell it for mechanical pur-
poses, and have good article.
Anvils, Asphaltum in bbls., Augers,
Avis, Axes, Axle Grease, and
Anchors-not much alike, but then
they all begin with A, and they have
their different uses. Bags, paper.
TO II lbs, and Benzine. The
bags won't hold benzine, but We
will give you q container that will.
Baskets Blueing and Backing, all
useful at home baskets, because
you must have something 10 carry
your things in when you 90 on q
picnic, and besides everyone needs
a new soiled or clean clothes basket
some time. James French Ball
Blue needs no other introduction
TO the house wife. BIacking-Day
Il Martins and Mason's shoe, and
Miller's Harness. Bolte-machine,
carriage, tire, door, etc. Borax
Brass, sheet and rod Braces.
BrOoms, Brushes, Buckets, Buckles.
Butts, and 50 On through
the B's and Cs and DIS till We
would fill the whole six pages Of
the paper you are reading, and you
would be used up trying 70 carry
in your head what we keep ia
stock, when all you have TO do Is
to drop in any time and ask ug
what we DON'T keep, and We can
tell you in few moments. We
will call your special attention
to two lines that we carry, and then
We will call it quits for this trip.
The first is the ELECTRICAL LIsE-
This has been growing with u, 80
that now we have mad 10 move
everything and everybody con-
nected with it TO new quarters just
across King street, next to the
Hamilton House. We can wire
your house for Electric Bells Or
Lights, or We can furnish your
house or mill with complete plant,
all set up and working, for lights
or power. You can have our
figures at any time On 8 job. 10
matter how small Or how large.
We carry the stock, have the WORK
men and can do the work promptly.
We have Just finished installing
plants 81 Eva Mill, hahUku Nil
and Kamehameha Schools (tbe lat
ter has not only the dynamo, bat
complete storage battery system g.
weID, and We are all now hard 81
work Oh the plant which We are
furnishing and setting up 81 habu-
lui. II this line interests Won, drop
in at the Electrical department and
see what We have-and see the
little motor running the lathe and
charging portable storage batteries.
No one viii be Oh the sidewalk ID
push yoB il, and no one after y0u
get in viii insinuate that you ought
10 buy anything; but you CD spend
q few moments looking a. every
thing We have, from the running
motors and dynamos down 70 the
different size electric lamps and
fancy shades, and the good We VII
get from your visit viii be tbat 81
some distant day, when you find
you need bell or lights PIT il your
house, you viii know just who 10
come 70 70 get II done
The other line We were going 10
mention Is Ship Chan3lery, bit rs
10 use, We cant 60 It u this letter;
time, space and : growing appetite
prevent. bat II the meantime r.
member We have first class goods,
plenty q them and more OF the
way, and 10 one x II position 10
quote You lower prices
TIL next tine. We remain
Truly yours,
E. Q. Hail ( son.
Co. -. 81 e -------