Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo...
More body snatching – Montreal Daily Witness Jan 20, 1875 Monday night the dead house in the cemetery at Chambly Basin was broken open, and the body »
Thawing out
Frozen Hands – The Montreal Gazette Jan 23, 1888 The police arrested a man named John Shelly on Saturday night, who was found in an intoxicated condition »
A prevalent disease
The Oil Fever – The Montreal Herald Jan 22, 1866 This disease which has of late been very prevalent in several townships on both sides of the »
A prisoner's cell not fit for swine
The Jurors street police station. A plague spot. – Montreal Evening Post Jan 1879 One of our reporters on his rounds this morning dropped into Jurors street »
A common post office complaint
The Post Office Doors Nuisance Abated – The Montreal Daily Witness Jan 13, 1887 Great and just complaints have been made of the inconvenience caused by there »