The Welland Advocate and Review

Abstract

A 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;