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Dispatches from Dorchester

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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"... nothing like it in Canada."

Silk underwear – The Montreal Daily Herald, Feb. 6, 1888 S. Carsley is showing the most select assortment of ladies’ silk underwear, nothing like it in Canada. »

Brennan Neill on underwear, advertisment 02 February 2015

Good deed on a snowy, drunken night

Fell into honest hands – The Montreal Gazette, Feb. 5, 1892 As Alfred Leblanc was walking along Craig street yesterday evening he observed an old man, evidently »

Brennan Neill on drunk 02 February 2015

One Baron, two street names

The Story of a wrong name – Montreal Daily Witness Jan 31, 1890 A city surveyor put in two superfluous letters. “How do we come to have »

Brennan Neill on Dorchester, Road names 26 January 2015

No, not that Jermie Rochon...

Explanation – The Montreal Gazette Jan 28, 1878 Jermie Rochon, bricklayer, says that the Jermie Rochon published as being arrested and fined for being drunk and disorderly »

Brennan Neill on drunk, wrong identity 26 January 2015

Blessings for handsome Longueuil church

The new Longueuil church – The Montreal Daily Herald Jan 29, 1887 The new Roman Catholic church at Longueuil was blessed by the Archbishop yesterday, the service »

Brennan Neill on church, Longueuil 26 January 2015
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