Posts Filed Under: 1890s

Vintage Toronto Ads: Come See the Cat Circus!

Ladies and gentlemen, we bring you one of the 19th century's finest novelty acts!

By Jamie Bradburn Jul. 30th, 1:30 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: The Toronto Bicycle Club Races, 1895

At the height of the city's Victorian-era love affair with cycling, a record was broken at a local club's annual competition.

By Jamie Bradburn Jun. 3rd, 2:45 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: The Living Rooster Orchestra of the 1890s

One cockle-doodle-doo of a 19th-century novelty act.

By Jamie Bradburn Mar. 18th, 12:30 pm

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Historicist: Sir John A. Macdonald’s Last Hurrah

Our first prime minister made his last great speech in Toronto in 1891.

By Jamie Bradburn Mar. 14th, 1:17 pm

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Historicist: Of Mail and Empire

The second part of a look at the back half of the Globe and Mail's name.

By Jamie Bradburn Dec. 20th, 12:00 pm

Historicist: Kit’s Kingdom

The story of Kathleen Blake Coleman, pioneering female journalist and war correspondent.

By Jamie Bradburn Nov. 23rd, 12:00 pm

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“The Old Lady of Shuter Street”

As renovations near, a look at the history of Massey Hall.

By Jamie Bradburn Jul. 31st, 10:30 am

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A Look at Toronto’s Cycling Heyday

To kick off Toronto Bike Month, here's a sampling of Victorian and Edwardian bike advertising, taken from Toronto newspapers.

By Jamie Bradburn May. 27th, 9:15 am

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Come See the Cat Circus!

Ladies and gentlemen, we bring you one of the 19th century's finest novelty acts!

By Jamie Bradburn Oct. 23rd, 10:15 am

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Historicist: More News of Toronto

The conclusion of a two-part look at a nearly forgotten Toronto newspaper.

By Jamie Bradburn Jul. 7th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: The News of Toronto

Part one of a two-part look at a nearly forgotten Toronto newspaper.

By Jamie Bradburn Jun. 9th, 12:00 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: Top-Rung Advertising

On the wall of public opinion, the Mail sat supreme.

By Jamie Bradburn Feb. 28th, 2:00 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: The Dapper Debt Collector

But what if stylish uniforms and gentle persuasion failed to move economic delinquents?

By Jamie Bradburn Dec. 27th, 10:00 am

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“There Are Opium Dens in Toronto”

Inspired by Giorgio Mammoliti's claims about present-day opium dens, we look back at a newspaper exposé from the "Naughty Nineties."

By Jamie Bradburn Nov. 30th, 1:00 pm

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Historicist: The Conservative Empire

By Jamie Bradburn Mar. 19th, 12:00 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: The Startling Young Sampson

By Jamie Bradburn Dec. 7th, 1:30 pm

Historicist: “Sir John is Dead”

By Jamie Bradburn May. 1st, 12:00 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: A Home University Fit For an Empire

By Jamie Bradburn Mar. 2nd, 1:30 pm