Jolliness leads to coat theft
Ste. Cunegonde – The Montreal Daily Post Apr. 9, 1885 On Saturday evening two young men, named Joseph Brisbois and Joseph Madore, agreed to have a few »
A flooded serenade
Inundation – The Montreal Gazette Apr. 9, 1827 On Wednesday afternoon, the water of the little river rose so high as to overflow its banks, very considerably »
Rowdies take over the Point
Rowdyism – The Montreal Daily Witness Mar. 31, 1868 At Point St. Charles, on Sunday afternoon, some four or five hundred of the roughs of the city »
A crappy deal
Selling hay that was not hay – The Montreal Herald Apr. 2, 1890 A farmer was yesterday arrested by High Constable Bissonnette on a charge of having »
April Fools' survival guide
The First of April – The Montreal Gazette Apr. 1, 1878 Beware of sells Take care how you open express pagages and receive invitations; do not kick »