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A look at daily life in Victorian Montreal through the words of the city's newspapers. All stories are sourced along with the date of publication. This blog is run by Brennan Neill (@brennaneill).

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A promising young man threatened by drink

Power of Strong Drink – The Montreal Daily Witness Jun. 8, 1877 There is a promising young man in this city today who is so overcome by »

Brennan Neill on drunk, temperance 07 June 2015

New horse drawn omnibus cars make their debut

New Street Cars – The Montreal Daily Witness Jun. 3, 1868 The City Railway Company have recently placed upon the track, on St. Catherine Street, between St. »

Brennan Neill on transportation 31 May 2015

Blacksmith escapes jail cell

Escaped – Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette Jun. 4, 1872 On Friday a man named Henry Gauthier, a blacksmith, was arrested by the police for drunkenness, »

Brennan Neill on police, jail, escape 31 May 2015

St. Henri goes after abattoir dumping

Injurious to health – The Montreal Gazette Jun. 1, 1891 The health authorities at St. Henri are taking action against the Abattoir company of that town for »

Brennan Neill on st. henri, abattoir, health 31 May 2015

A park of ill repute

City News – The Montreal Daily Witness May 28, 1877 More gambling took place on St. Helen’s Island yesterday and bottles of whiskey brought over by »

Brennan Neill on St. Helen's, park 24 May 2015
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