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10 Old Newspaper Ads You Won't Believe Were Real
Newspaper advertising has been around almost as long as newspapers themselves. And just as newspapers have changed, so have the ads in them; graphics technology has improved, and advertising regulations have changed. Presented here are 10 old newspaper ads you won't believe were real.
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The Wreck of the SS Florizel
In the early morning hours of Sunday, February 24, 1918, the SS Florizel, the flagship of Bowring Brother's Red Cross Steamship Line, ran aground on Horn Head Point just off Cappahayden. Ninety-four of the 138 people on board perished in the disaster on Newfoundland's Southern Shore.
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Hemingway in Canada
Anyone who knows anything about iconic American Author Ernest Hemingway will know that he has lived in Paris, France; Key West, Florida; and Havana, Cuba; but few know that in the 1920s he twice lived in Toronto, Canada.
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The Royal St. John's Regatta, the Oldest Organized Sporting Event in North America
On August 1, 2018, the Royal St. John's Regatta, the oldest organized sporting event in North America, celebrated its 200th anniversary. This is a brief history of this famous and prestigious annual rowing competition.
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The Origin of Santa Clause and Other Christmas Traditions
There is probably no holiday in the world more steeped in tradition than Christmas. Here are just a few of these traditions and their origins.
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It's Never Too Late - Until It Is
Buddha said "The trouble is, you think you have time". This is true for pretty much all of us. We put things off believing that there will always be time to do them later, that it is never too late. But one day it will be. What better reason to do the things we have always wanted to do, NOW.
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Ernest Hemingway's Haunted Key West Home
Given the Hemingway's love of Key West and their beautiful home there, it is not surprising that many people have reported seeing the couple's ghosts— individually and together—in the building and around the grounds of their former tropical estate.
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12 International Observances You've Probably Never Heard Of
Most people have heard of Mother's Day, Christmas Day, and Memorial Day, to name just a few, but how many know about Global Beatles Day or International Beer Day? In this article, we will look at 12 lesser-known observances that you probably never heard of.
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You're Never Too Old: Seven People Who Accomplished Great Things After Age 60
As these seven people can attest to, it's never too late to try something new, and you are never too old to do great things.
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8 Everyday Expressions That Have Their Origins in Aesop's Fables
Aesop was a slave, storyteller, and collector of fables, who lived in ancient Greece around 600 BCE. Originally meant for adults, his fables have become popular as a means to impart morals to children. Many of our everyday expressions are statements of the morals from these fables.
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Mary Surratt: The First Woman Ever To Be Executed By The United States Government
Mary Surratt, the owner of a boarding house in nineteenth-century Washington, D.C., was convicted of taking part in the conspiracy to assassinate U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and thus became the first woman to be executed by the US federal government.
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Carmen's Real Premonition, and Other Strange Tales of the Theater
Ghosts and witches, murders, suicides, and kidnappings, paranormal experiences, psychics and fortune tellers, it's all at the theatre, and that doesn't include what happens on onstage.
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The Ghosts of Deadman's Pond
Deadman's Pond was once used to dispose of the bodies of people executed on nearby Gibbet Hill. Is it any wonder that it has more than its share of ghosts?
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The Legend of Princess Sheila NaGeira: Facts and Fiction
The legend of Princess Sheila NaGeira is well known throughout Newfoundland. She has inspired numerous articles, books, and even a couple of musicals. But just who was this mysterious person?
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The Ghost Ship "Resolven," the Welsh "Mary Celeste"
Most people have heard the story of the "Mary Celeste" but few know that of the "Resolven," a Welsh merchant vessel discovered adrift and deserted off the coast of Newfoundland on August 29, 1884.
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Be Your Best Self by Being a Quitter
All our lives we are told not to be a quitter because quitters never win, but often times the key to our success is quitting.
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How Peter Pan Came to Be in Bowring Park
Just inside the east gate of Bowring Park, in the west end of St. John's, NL, stands the Peter Pan monument. This is the story of how this most beloved feature of the park came to be there.
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Mummering in Newfoundland: A Christmas Tradition
Mummering, in one form or another, has been a Christmas tradition in Newfoundland since the Nineteenth Century, when it was brought to the Island by English and Irish settlers. Here's what you need to know.
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5 of North America's Most Haunted Hotels
Everybody loves a good ghost story but nothing quite captures the imagination, or sends chills down the spine, like an eerie, true tale of a haunted hotel.
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The White Witch of Rose Hall: The Truth Behind This Jamaican Ghost Story
Annie Palmer, known as the White Witch of Rose Hall, is the subject of Jamaica's most famous ghost story. But, was she really the cold-blooded murderer and cruel slave owner that legend makes her out to be?
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The Incredible Life of Corrie ten Boom
Imprisoned for helping the Jews and aiding the resistance in Nazi-occupied Holland, Cornelia "Corrie" ten Boom survived the Holocaust to found a worldwide ministry based on love and forgiveness.
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Advertising Gone Bad. Just What Message Are You Sending?
Advertising is necessary to business It is how companies inform the public about there products and services. But do some ads cross a line? Some recent advertising would certainly seem to suggest so.
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Ghosts of the Masonic Temple and Other Haunted Places
We return once again to St. John's, Newfoundland, one of the oldest and most haunted cities in North America, for a visit to three more of its haunted landmarks.
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3 True Ghost Stories of Old St. John's
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, is one of the oldest cities in North America and, by many accounts, one of the most haunted. Presented here are three of the many spooky tales from the old city.
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Amelia Earhart's Life and Her Connection to Harbour Grace
On May 20, 1932, Amelia Earhart took off from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland in her Lockheed Vega, and landed in Ireland nearly 15 hours later, making her the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
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10 Common English Idioms and Their Surprising Origins.
The English language abounds with expressions that have been in common usage for so long that everyone knows exactly what they mean. Known as idioms, many of these expressions have surprising origins.
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13 Amazing Things to Do in Canada
In this article we explore 13 out of the literally thousands of amazing things to do in Canada—one amazing thing for each province and territory.
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Face It: My Experience With Facial Pareidolia
Pareidolia is a condition in which one perceives familiar patterns in inanimate objects. One of the most common examples is seeing faces. This is known as facial pareidolia.
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The Story of Father Duffy's Well in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
You do not have to be Catholic, or believe in the purported healing powers of Father Duffy's Well, to appreciate the story of this Catholic priest and his little roadside spring.
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Marconi, Signal Hill, and the First Transatlantic Wireless Communication
Marconi, Signal Hill, and the first transatlantic wireless communication.
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Visiting Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve
Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve, a UNESCO world heritage site, is home to an accurately preserved 565-million-year-old seafloor that contains fossils of the oldest complex life forms on earth.
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10 Cover Songs the World Could Have Done Without
There are a lot of great cover songs out there, many of them just as good as, and some even better than, the originals. The 10 covers here are definitely not any of those.
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432 Abercorn Street: The Most Haunted House in Savannah
432 Abercorn Street is considered by many to be the most haunted house in Savannah, Georgia—but just where does the reality end and the fantasy begin?
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Topping the Charts: One-Hit Wonders That Went to #1
A list of one-hit wonders that went all the way to number one, from the 1950s to the present day, from Minnie Riperton to James Blunt.
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The East Coast Trail, Bay Bulls to the Lighthouse
The East Coast Trail consists of 26 developed wilderness paths along 300km of coastline on the east coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Bay Bulls to the lighthouse is the first 3.5km of the Spout Path,
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Bowring Park, the Beautiful and Historic Jewel of St. John's Waterford Valley
Located just 4.8 km (3 miles) from downtown St. John's NL, Bowring park is a 200 acre oasis, rich in history and scenic beauty; a must do for every visitor to St. John's, NL.
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Trans Canada Trail, the T'Railway, Mile Zero to Bowring Park
Begining at the Railway Coastal Museum in Downtown St. John's, NL, the Trans Canada Trail stretches more than 20,000km across Canada. From Mile Zero to Bowring Park covers the first 4km.
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Newfoundland English: The Colorful Dialects Known as "Newfinese"
The vernacular of Newfoundlanders is rich in unusual words, sayings, and expressions, so much so that many people believe the province has a language all its own.
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Dildo, and Other Colourful Place Names of Newfoundland
Many of Newfoundland's coastal communities have unusual place names. Here are some of the more interesting and colourful ones, along with their origins.
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The Hiking Trails of Signal Hill
In St. John's, Signal Hill National Historic Site has several excellent hiking trails. They all offer panoramic views and breathtaking scenery, ranging from easy to difficult.
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Hiking Trinity Bay's Beautiful Skerwink Trail
The Skerwink Trail is a 5.3 km loop around Skerwink Head, following the coastline along beautiful Trinity Bay and Trinity Harbour.
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Trails of the Rock: Hiking and Walking Trails of Newfoundland
Newfoundland is a hiker's paradise with more than 200 hiking and walking trails of varying degrees of difficulty, covering thousands of kilometers of this beautiful island.