John Morrow–From what I have heard over the years the Almonte Gazette’s then editor/publisher, Adelbert Stewart “Stew” Hanna was quite a character, especially when he was inebriated (which apparently was not that unusual), and was not above a bit of “yellow” journalism at those times, and this appears to be one of them. My father told me one time it was frequently Mrs. Hanna, not Stew, who oversaw the Gazette’s weekly publication because he was in no condition to do the job.
I also had occasion one time to sit down with Angus Edward “Gus” Dobbie, long-time editor of the Smiths Falls Record-News, who told me he and Stew Hanna maintained quite a running editorial battle in the pages of their respective papers. Gus Dobbie also commented about Norman E. H. Turner, who was editor and publisher of the Perth Courier during that time period, that Norm Turner was a great businessman as publisher, but as an editor “he couldn’t sharpen Stew Hanna’s pencils”.
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Come and visit the Lanark County Genealogical Society Facebook page– what’s there? Cool old photos–and lots of things interesting to read. Also check out The Tales of Carleton Place.
Social Note Shenanigans from the Almonte Gazette June 1899
Going to the Chapel –Drummond Whalen and Johnson of Carleton Place
The Funniest Anti-Dog Letter to the Editor–Almonte Gazette
Tips From the Almonte Gazette “Travel Section” 1874
Withered Family Found– Almonte Gazette– A Media Mystery
Cancer and Family 1903- Almonte Gazette
Hey Even Journalists Can be Sick! Influenza 1918
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