The greatest test of any marriage is the onset of flu season. One good bout of the flu can wreak…
Opinion
Chickery chick
“Chickery chick, cha-la, cha-la Check-a-la romey in a bananika Bollika, wollika, can’t…
Sportsmanship
Despite my gentle nature, I like sports rough. Judge me if you will, but I always have. Within the…
Beans n toast
I used to love grocery shopping. Then I had kids. Enough said. Now I am that crazy woman who…
Around the world
It rained last Sunday morning, not hard, just a steady drizzle, but it was a little too cool for me…
Toronto promoter proposed making automobiles in Wellington
Until the past generation or so, the manufacture of automobiles and car parts did not form…
Brazen youth sentenced to jail for series of thefts in 1912
In April of 1912 a 17-year -old young man named Howard Coughlin received a jail sentence for a…
Hay shortage
The writing is already on the wall – there is going to be a terrible shortage of hay this…
Butterflies
Butterflies, and I’m not talking about butterflies in my stomach. The three score years and…
Pekin Ducks
As the name implies, Pekin ducks originated in Peking, China. They are strictly a domesticated…
Investors beware
This is an era when investors should be wary. Equity markets are volatile and in turmoil, and the…
Bad timing
Recently, I finished work at my Queen’s Park office at about 7:30pm, and headed for home. On…
A couple of marriages ran amuck in Wellington County in 1901
Stories of marriage breakdowns and domestic disputes presented a problem for old-time editors. Some…
Alma flax mill destroyed by fire in February,1921; ends industry here
Flax raising and processing – both for the fibre and for the production of linseed oil…
Life of a spy
The best way to entice your spouse to a night on the town is to compromise on a mutual idea of fun.…