"Across the Island" - Sea Stories
1961
Thrilling saga of sea recalled -- Hatch Label Identified Ship -- Daring Rescue Bid Proposed -- Watches, Medals In Recognition -- Buntain Cow Brings P.E.I. Fame -- Abegweit Blood Is Prominent
Support voice for insurance -- Grave Misgivings Are Voiced -- Lord Selkirk Planning Recalled -- Handling Difficulties Are Seen -- MacKean Rescue Comment Heard
Story Is Told Of Pirate Gold -- Intended To Come Back -- Drills Indicate Treasure -- Finding Gold At 2 Miles -- Keith Boswell Raised Dam
Treasure Hunts In West Prince -- Pirate Gold At Black Alex's Point -- Small Grinding Stones Found -- They Hoped For $300 Average
1962
Perils In Strait In Other Years -- Incident of 1925 Recalled -- First Automobile Is Ferried -- Minto Trips Were Perilous -- Speed Skating Victory At 93 -- Buckwheat Flour Gift Arrives
Feats Recalled Of Eating Eggs -- Most Fantastic Eating Feat -- Causeway Announcement Greeted -- Potato Embargo Imposed In 1925 -- Ice Boat Trip Is Recalled
Godfrey Story Stirs Interest -- Godfrey Designed The Equipment -- Montague Had A Canadian First -- They Wouldn't Believe Him -- Unusual Events Recalled -- Both Stories Were Incorrect
Belle River Tale Is Most Unusual -- Disaster Really Struck On Sunday -- Hair Turned Gray In Two Weeks -- Old Story Of French Treasure -- Speculation In West Prince Ridings
Phantom Ship Is Still Sailing -- Chains Rattle, Timbers Creak -- Interesting Items In Old Journal -- "North Pole" Address Is Baffling -- Cattle Grade Story Overstated -- Good Plowing Seen At Mount Royal
Several Looms Reported Here -- Phantom Ship Called "Storm Light" -- Good Neighbour Spirit In Action -- Hon. Walter Jones' Feats Recalled -- Returns 32 Years For Service -- Many Buyers Want Gordon Buick -- MacCaull Gets This Lady's Vote
1963
Salty Tale Told Of P.E.I. Seaman -- Hit him "A Poke In His Dirty Mug" -- "1900 And Froze To Death" -- Charged To Volcanic Eruptions -- Chinese People Appreciative -- A Guide To Winter Weather
Johnson Violin Is 'Stradivarius' -- Chair Carved From Market Sq. Tree -- Grisly Rum Barrel Kept Tars Happy -- Horse Pumps Own Drink Of Water -- Congratulations To Institutes
Sherwood Hospital Is Unique In Canada -- "We Love The Children" -- Based On American School -- Horrible Monster At Miminegash -- Harold Botts Is Correct Name
Montrose Gold Hunt Attempts Recalled -- Farm Owners Were Not Impressed -- U.S. Speaker Has P.E.I. Background -- "Dr. Guys" To Write His Memoirs -- Artist Said Born In Rose Valley? -- With Appreciation And Best Wishes
1964
Interesting Stories Heard In W. Prince -- Another Treasure Chest Story -- Moving Stock 60 Years Ago -- "The Six Senses" Seen At O'Leary
Ice Boat Days Are Recalled -- Started Under Captain Campbell -- Disaster Occurred In 1883 -- Two Stories Are Interesting -- Canoes At Wood Islands in 1755
Island Man's Service in Klondike Recalled -- Lawlessness On U.S. Side -- German Spy Case Recalled -- Ira Brown Has New Book -- Andrew Wells Has SPF Pigs
1965
Shipwreck Victims Scale 350-Foot Cliff -- Reason For 'Miracle' Description -- 350-Foot Cliff Was Scaled -- Horses Featured Farm Sale News -- Letters From Queen, Mrs. Kennedy
Island Sea Monster 'Seen' At West Cape -- Serpentine Head - Large Hump -- Others Have Also Seen Monster -- Loch Ness Monster Yarn Cited -- Beluga Whale Recalled -- Don Oland Here Next Week
'Pretty Yellow Pigs' Spanish Armada Gold -- Kettle Was Full Of Golden 'Pigs' -- Bonshaw Road Race Recalled -- Puppet Show Is Really Fun -- Impromptu Star Has Island Parents
Father, Young Son Saved In Raging Sea -- Flour In Sea - Still Usable -- Forerunner Story Heard At Dundas -- "That's The Noise I Heard" -- Polly Information Available
Wreck Recalled Of George N. Orr -- 'Lifeline' Thrown Towards Shore -- None Reached Its Destination -- Twist Tobacco Poor Smoking
Retired Master Tells 1942 'Torpedo' Story -- Escape Story Is Colorful -- Ship Escaped Under Full Power -- Four Men Win Special Praise -- Alternative Almost Unthinkable -- Sincere Greetings, Best Wishes
Yankee Gale's Story Is Death, Destruction -- 'Light Guided Ships Through Storm' -- Almighty Defied - Ship Disappeared -- Appalling Sights Seen Along Coast -- N. England's Thanks Were Extended -- E. MacLeod Replies To Capt. Maguire
1966
Experience Is Recalled In Storm On Strait Ice -- Were Blown Nine Miles Offshore -- Effort Was To Keep From Freezing -- First Dance With King George Third -- Methods Used To Kill Animals
'Christopher's Folly' Building Is Recalled -- Road Long, Weather Stormy -- Tobacco Spits Help -- Task Was Long And Tedious -- Craft Was Finally Afloat -- Maiden Trip - Coal 50 Cents A Ton
Stirring Tales Told By Native Of Tignish -- To Siberia In 1904 -- Ball Of Cotton String Valuable -- Blood, Raw Meat Cures Scurvy -- Operation On Boy's Throat
Old Clipping Recalls Pirate Treasure Hunt -- Beautiful Vision Of Kidd Treasure -- Sights "Indescribably Awful" -- MacAulay's Memory Described -- Joey's Bow Tie Recovered -- Buffalo Bill Town Of 'Cody'