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The Welland Advocate and ReviewJames Alexander Davidson, 1852-04-10An article on the importance of cleanliness inside and outside the home; an article titled “The Chinese in California”; letters between James and David Fitzgerald, a brother from Canada compares his life to that of Ireland; a note that Germany is on the brink of famine; an update from Europe that Napoleon intends to make himself Emperor; the Kaffir War comes to a close in South Africa; a revival of the Corn Laws in England; an article discussing the network of railways that many hope to see built in Canada in the near future; war in India; a summary of the New Brunswick census;
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The Welland Advocate and ReviewJames Alexander Davidson, 1852-04-03A copy of the Turkish Declaration of War from 1663; an article promoting Welland becoming a separate county; an article titled “White Slavery in California” regarding the conditions in the gold mines; an updated list of the new Minters in London; several advice columns
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The Welland Advocate and ReviewJames Alexander Davidson, 1852-03-26Update of the trial O’Kane v. McMurtage; The Mechanics of Hamilton move to get rid of the barter system; a Report of a Special Committee working on a new Jury Law addressed to the Council of the United Counties of York, Ontario and Peel; Dexter D’Everardo, Esq. appointed Registrar of Welland; report on the death of Sir John Harvey, Governor of Nova Scotia; an update on the war in Northern Mexico; a letter from the Mayor of Toronto, Mr. Cayley regarding the interests of Canadian farmers in the British Free Trade system; a notice that travel is permitted on the Welland Canal at night as the locks and bridges will be lit; an estimated 40,000 people have died in Jamaica due to a cholera outbreak;
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The Welland Advocate and ReviewJames Alexander Davidson, 1852-03-05A letter from a British soldier serving in the Kaffir War in South Africa; a report of the death of Emeline Ladue by suicide, lying across the railroad track of Vermont and Canada; the Tavern of Robert Flander on Hamilton Road burnt down; the construction of an inter-provincial railway has been approved by Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, opening up trade across Canada; the new British Reform Bill has been introduced to Imperial Parliament; new gold discoveries in Australia; a report of the finances of the Pelham Township; an account of the revenue and expenditure of the Township of Bertie;
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The Welland Advocate and ReviewJames Alexander Davidson, 1852-02-27Miscellaneous, “How Peter Became a Widdy”, a short story; two short poems about newspapers; a project has been undertaken to create a railway between Quebec and Montreal; an article on the Constitution of the Cape of Good Hope; the Queen of Spain was shot in the shoulder on February 2nd and appears to be recovering well; an account of Arabian horses and their unique ability to travel long distances without food or water
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The Welland Advocate and ReviewJames Alexander Davidson, 1852-02-20A poor copy, difficult to read in some areas. An interview with Henry Clay, an American politician; several short advice columns such as how to deal with “fallen women”, the importance of piety, etc; lists of the prices at the New York and Toronto markets; lists of letters remaining at the Chippawa and Port Robinson post offices; an ad for mineral water from the St. Catharines Mineral Well; an advertisement for maps of the Town of St. Catharines made by a Mr. Smith of St. Catharines; The Temperance House of Smithville purchased by Roy Cutler to be used as an Hotel;
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The Welland Advocate and ReviewJames Alexander Davidson, 1852-02-13A letter from the editor noting this is the first edition of this paper; an article titled “Prospectus of the Welland Advocate and Review” noting the goals of the new newspaper; an article on the different types of newspaper subscribers; articles on etiquette including “Be Gentlemen at Home”; an article comparing Lincoln vs. Welland; an avalanche in a Hamilton gravel pit resulted in the death of ten workers; a serious fire destroys the roof and many documents in the old State House in Columbus, Ohio; an article noting many French refugees are now coming to Canada; a note that a newspaper company named Opinion Republique in France was suspended for printing a blank newspaper in protest of the governments censorship laws; meeting minutes of the County Agricultural Society for the County of Lincoln; an update from the meeting of the Thorold Township Agricultural Society; the Chippawa Advocate is discontinued and subscribers to receive the Advocate moving forward; ten men drown in in the Welland canal after mistaking the path and the ice braking under their horses; Train schedule for the Northern Rail Road in New York;