Island Guardian
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Title:
Island Guardian
Place of Publication:
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Geographic Coverage:
Prince Edward Island
Publisher:
Island Guardian Publishing Company
Date of Publication:
August 09, 1889
Frequency:
Weekly
Subject(s):
Prince Edward Island --
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Succeeding Titles:
Island Guardian and Christian Chronicle
Credit:
Information drawn from A Checklist and historical directory of Prince Edward Island newspapers 1787-1986, compiled by Heather Boylan and made available courtesy of the Public Archives and Records Office of Prince Edward Island.
Island Guardian
About Island Guardian
The Island Guardian, the successor to the Protestant Union, was a Protestant newspaper which published local church news, Sabbath School lessons, religious articles, general news, anecdotes, agricultural articles, fiction and advertisements. When it was first published, the emphasis was primarily religious, but by the 1890s general news was receiving equal coverage in the paper. Politically nonpartisan, the Island Guardian was a strong supporter of temperance and the Scott
Act. Some of the issues its editorials discussed included the tunnel, tariffs, and politics. The Island Guardian was succeeded by the Daily Guardian, established in 1890, with which it was published concurrently until 1894.
