Lost Dog
Cover Image: Masthead of Ka Nupepa Kuokoa published on July 16, 1864.
Aloha Nūhou Monday!
Dear Reader:
The other day I saw a collared dog roaming the street. This short encounter was the inspiration for today’s post: “Lost Dog” ads.
If you lost your dog back in the mid-1800s to 1900s, the fastest way to get the word out was to go down to the newspaper office and place an ad. On the average, for an ad no more than 10 lines, you needed to spend $1.00 for a single printing, $1.50 for two, and $2.00 for four.
Image: Queen Liliʻuokalani seated near a carriage petting a dog; [possibly Kona], Hawaiʻi. ca. 1914. Bishop Museum Archives, SP 77291
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Image: David Aea, “Ma ka Poalua iho nei…” Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, October 13, 1883, p. 3.
This past Tuesday my tiny dog with white spots went missing or was stolen perhaps from my residence at Waikahalulu. The person who finds and returns him to the Kuokoa Office will receive a reward of $3.
David Aea.
Image: “NALOWALE,” Ka Leo o ka Lahui, March 23, 1891, p. 4.
LOST.
This past Saturday, a female dog was lost. She will answer to the name Gib, should she be called. She does not have a collar. Her right front leg is bowed. A fitting reward will be given if the dog is returned to the Pantheon Saloon.
Image: Samuel L. Damon, “ILIO NALOWALE,” Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, May 4, 1878, p. 2.
LOST DOG.
My dog disappeared last Sunday. His head is black, and the rest of his body is white with tiny black spots. The person who finds this dog and returns him will be given a fine reward of $5.00.
SAM. L. DAMON,
Honolulu, May 4, 1878.
Image: John Samuel Smithies; Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. Photo by J. Williams. Bishop Museum Archives, SP 223185
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Image: J. S. Smithies, “NALOWALE NALOWALE!” Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, May 6, 1871, p. 3.
LOST LOST!
GIVEN WILL BE A
REWARD OF
FIVE DOLLARS ($5.00)
to the person who returns the DOG that disappeared from Kamakela. It is a large shaggy dog with droopy ears and white spots; and will listen when called by the name, “DASH.” I can be found at CLEGHORN’s shop in the stone building on the wharf, or at Kamakela.
J. S. SMITHIES (KAMILA).
Honolulu, May 1, 1871.
Some ads were but a few lines long.
Some ads were but a few lines long.
Image: J. S. Smithies, “NALOWALE NALOWALE!” Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, May 6, 1871, p. 3.
LOST LOST!
GIVEN WILL BE A
REWARD OF
FIVE DOLLARS ($5.00)
to the person who returns the DOG that disappeared from Kamakela. It is a large shaggy dog with droopy ears and white spots; and will listen when called by the name, “DASH.” I can be found at CLEGHORN’s shop in the stone building on the wharf, or at Kamakela.
J. S. SMITHIES (KAMILA).
Honolulu, May 1, 1871.
Some ads were but a few lines long.
Image: “ILIO NALOWALE,” Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, March 29, 1923, p. 8.
LOST DOG
German police dog. License Number 322; named Lobo. Reward. Telephone 5112.
Image: Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole lying on a lau hala mat outdoors with a dog, Hawaiʻi. ca. 1895. Bishop Museum Archives, SP 126431
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Even Ke Aliʻi Pauahi asked for assistance to find her missing dog!
Image: Detail of Bernice Pauahi Bishop’s pet dogs. Toby and Figaro, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. ca. 1914. Photo by H. L. Chase, Bishop Museum Archives, SP 210728
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This post is part of He Aupuni Palapala: Preserving and Digitizing the Hawaiian Language Newspapers, a partnership between Bishop Museum and Awaiaulu with assistance from Kamehameha Schools. Mahalo nui loa to Hawaii Tourism Authority for their support. Learn more about this project here.
