The Carpenter is an avid reader of the Advertiser – partly because he likes to read…
Columns
Temperance worker T.E. Bissell found success in 1900s
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Sequins
Last week I relayed the true story of the annual holiday humiliation of a middle-aged woman…
Alarm
When I was about five years-old, a small fire started in the electrical panel in the basement of my…
Judged sports in the Olympics
Losing is frustrating The past several days have been a blur of activity on the Olympic front. The…
Popcorn
I may have a romantic soul, but I can kill a romantic moment faster than a room full of…
Bridge builder Richard Boyle had an inventive mind
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Speculators once owned Nichol, Pilkington townships
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Fifty-one
I did not forget the Carpenter’s birthday. Aug. 5 is forever etched in my mind as the day one…
Crime and punishment – and a second Morriston robbery
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Will of Rev. William Barrie disputed by sister
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Death by acceleration, alcohol and apathy
Almost every time I watch the evening news, I see pictures of smashed cars, burned out …
It’s party time
Decades ago, future stenographers practiced their touch typing by using the line: "Now is the…
In the winters of my discontent
Just before writing this, I made a serious blunder. I looked out the window. Normally, that…
Recipe for an hilarious year
During this new year, I have faith that each one of you will contribute 12 months of tumultuous…