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  • St. Catharines Constitutional
    James Seymour, 1869-12-23
    Last page damaged. Several articles related to Christmas and Christmas customs; an article noting the impact the Suez Canal will have on trade once it is completed; an article on marriage rites in the United States; an article on the Red River Insurrection; an article on the Alabama Question (see also, Alabama Claims); updates from County Court; a list of the elected municipal officials for Niagara, Port Dalhousie, Grantham, Thorold, and more;

  • St. Catharines Constitutional
    James Seymour, 1868-05-28
    Concerns of another Fenian Raid on Canada; a report on the funeral proceedings of Col. Dunn, V. C.; financial reports of the Railroads of the Dominion which came before the House of Commons; report that Fenians attempted to destroy Buckingham Palace in April; a report on the close of the session of the Parliament of Canada; an article on Fenianism; coverage of the celebrations of the Queen’s birthday in St. Catharines; Abstract of Account of the Township of Grantham February 1867-March 1868

  • St. Catharines Constitutional
    James Seymour, 1868-01-02
    Yearly address dedicated to the Carriers of the newspaper; an article on intemperance at sea regarding Captain Abel Withers; coverage of an eruption of Mt. Vesuvius; the speech of Lieutenant Governor Stisted; a reflection on the previous year; an update on the first session of the year of the Legislature of Ontario; James Taylor withdraws from Deputy Reeveship; a weekly column on agriculture and horticulture; Treasurer’s Sale of Lands in the County of Lincoln for arrears of taxes;

  • St. Catharines Constitutional
    James Seymour, 1865-04-20
    Overall condition of the paper poor, text very blurry, physical damage to the paper causing dark spots throughout. A plague reported in Siberia; several short articles regarding the Civil War in the United States, one notes that General E. Lee has resigned; George W. Huttan murdered in the Township of Blanchard; an advertisement for Bryant, Stratton & Co’s Commercial College in Toronto, including names of instructors and price of tuition;

  • St. Catharines Constitutional
    James Seymour, 1864-02-11
    Part of the newspaper has been cut out. An extensive article on United Empire Loyalists; coverage of the Ministerial Dinner in Quebec; an article on a murder at a Boston Bank; the Roman Catholic Bishop of Chicago publicly denounces the Fenian Brotherhood; an article critiquing the Commissioner of Crown Lands;

  • St. Catharines Constitutional
    James Seymour, 1862-11-20

  • St. Catharines Constitutional
    James Seymour, 1860-01-04
    Left side of the paper torn, one column partially removed. A poem titled “Carrier Boys” dedicated to the newspaper carriers; an article regarding a fire on the British ship Joseph Somes; Governor Wise tours the United States promoting separation from Britain during his speeches; a large amount of property stolen from the Great Western Railway recovered; an article on why England lost San Juan California; an article on the response to the erection of the Queenston monument to General Brock; an article with the election results for the Mayoralty of St. Catharines; a list of the names of the new Municipal Councillors in Toronto, London, Hamilton, Niagara and Guelph, along with the Niagara townships; an update from the Lincoln Teachers’ Institute; Reverend Egerton Ryerson, Chief Superintendent of Upper Canada to come visit St. Catharines;

  • St. Catharines Constitutional
    James Seymour, 1859-10-19
    A poem about Queenston Heights; two articles covering the inauguration of Brock’s Monument by Sir Allan Macnab, and others, article includes cost to financial statement of the Brock Monument Fund; a brief article on the Zurich Conference; an article on the annual meeting of the St. Catharines Mechanic’s Institute; coverage of the Lincoln County Agricultural Show in Grimsby;

  • St. Catharines Constitutional
    James Seymour, 1858-12-08
    First page of the paper in poor condition, much of it illegible. An article on the Fraser River gold bubble; an article on the political race for Premier of Upper Canada; an update of the last meeting of the Bible Society in Niagara; an article on the race for Mayor in St. Catharines; a petition for Henry Mittleberger, Esq. to run for Mayor of St. Catharines; an update on matters before the criminal court

  • St. Catharines Constitutional
    James Seymour, 1854-08-02
    Paper in poor quality, text difficult to read. An article of health regulations encouraged by the Central Board of Health; an update from the House of Commons Canadian Parliament; an article on the war in Danube; an update on the Welland election; a small outbreak of cholera in Niagara; an advertisement for the Great Western Railway including schedule and rates; an article on the state of affairs in Europe;

  • St. Catharines Constitutional
    James Seymour, 1852-04-19
    Death bed advice of Hon. Simon Smirk; an article on a night in the life of the politician; an article on debt collection in New Orleans; a railway to be built from Port Dalhousie to Port Colborne; minutes of the Grantham Township Council;

  • St. Catharines Constitutional
    James Seymour, 1852-02-18
    An article on the Republic of Liberia; an update on the Grand Concert held in Grimsby; an article on the political position of the Reform Party in Upper Canada; short stories “An Indian Story” and “What Christmas is as We Grow Older”;