Guardian - Across the Island Columns

Transcriptions of Neil Matheson's column "Across the Island", which appeared weekly in The Guardian between 1960 and 1972. 
To learn more about Neil Matheson and his work at The Guardian, visit our online exhibit page: Neil A. Matheson and "Across the Island": Reintroducing One of P.E.I.'s Most Popular Newspaper Columns

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Across the Island - 1961 July 28
1961

Liberal Convention Stirs Speculation -- Former Highways Minister MacKay -- Keir Clark and Watson MacNaught -- Matheson Backers Are Confident -- Byelection Winners Congratulated

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Across the Island - 1964 March 13
1964

Macdonald Papers Go Back 140 Years -- Seeking Employment In New York -- Marriage Settlement Document -- Made Potato Diggers, Cow Bells -- Penmanship, History Competitions

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Across the Island - 1968 January 4
1968

1925 Whale Invasion Troublesome Episode -- 40 Gallons Worth $400 -- Stench Strong Despite Burial -- $12.00 Souris To Winnipeg -- Alkali Water Bothered Them -- Sackville Plow, Pin Harrows -- Notes On Leadership Races

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Across the Island - 1967 October 19
1967

People's Theatre Days Recalled By Singer -- Board Was $4.00 A Week -- Admission Was 10 Cents -- Skill And Polish -- Tears Down Barn At 85 -- Copper Tray Ploughed Up -- Mammoth Feeder Sale

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Across the Island - 1965 January 28
1965

Minor Hockey 1965 Contrasted With '34 -- Frozen Faces In Sub-Zero Weather -- Team Personnel Is Recalled -- Sew Hubby Up And Whup Him -- Churchill Letter Is Treasured

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Across the Island - 1971 May 31
1971

Diptheria Epidemic Is Foretold By Lights -- Told By His Mother -- Distinguished Careers -- Followed To Queens -- Highest Scholarship Obtainable

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Across the Island - 1969 October 17
1969

Book Appearing On Don Messer -- Museum At Alberton -- The Haliburton Family -- Epilepsy, St. Vitus Dance -- Corsets Said Necessary

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Across the Island - 1972 March 20
1972

LePage Genealogy Items Stir Interest -- Only Speculation? -- Never Used Chemicals -- Clara May – 82 Tons -- First Great Advertiser -- Finally Retirement

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Across the Island - 1962 August 24
1962

Link To Canada Sought In Eng. -- Served In P.E.I. Legislature -- David Laird's Part In Nation Building -- Stood Like An Avenging Angel -- Snapdragon Stands 54 Inches Tall -- P.E.I. Bank Note Is Interesting -- Some Tourists Like Us, Some Don't -- Hospitality in Guysborough County

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Across the Island - 1966 February 17
1966

Pioneer Porridge Made In Boot Heel? -- Prayer Meeting - Time For Courting -- Steamer Service Back in 1901 -- 'Miracle Medicines' Cured All Ills -- John L. MacKinnon Compiled Book

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Across the Island - 1963 November 22
1963

Emyvale Man Recalls Unusual Ghost Story -- Strange Developments Follow Death -- Prowlers Worse Than Ghosts -- This Ghost Story Is Different -- Covehead Man Has New Product

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Across the Island - 1962 February 23
1962

Grit Questions Argue's Value -- Ross Thatcher Story Recalled -- Howard Green Is Expected Today -- PC Records In The Legislature -- Moase Herd Wins new Honors -- Wants 100 New Baby Rats Per Day -- Wild Fowl Propagation Story

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Across the Island - 1968 July 5
1968

Many Bits Of History Viewed At Convent -- Lumber By The Ton -- Mile Race Is Recalled -- Judge DesRoche Is Brother -- Service Without Priest

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Across the Island - 1967 December 28
1967

Unusual Assortment For Year-End Column -- Circus Names Changed Frequently -- Black, Long, Square Shawls -- Paul Martin Is Favored -- Martin Consistently Friendly -- This Ghost Story Is Different -- New Year's Resolution

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Across the Island - 1969 March 14
1969

Holey Dollars And Shipwrecks Recalled -- Island Shipwrecks Told -- Guardian Subscriptions $1 -- Funeral Costs Were Low -- Buggy Cost 'About $34'

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