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Cotton, W. L.: Manager from Nov. 30 1877 to May 20 1881.
Title
Weekly Examiner
Publisher
Examiner Publishing Company
Place Published
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Mode of Issuance
serial
Frequency
weekly
Abstract
The Examiner Weekly Edition began publication in 1877 (see also Examiner). It was a Conservative newspaper printing news, poetry, fiction, anecdotes and advertisements. In 1881, the Examiner purchased the plant and goodwill of the Island Argus from James H. Fletcher, and the Argus was amalgamated with the Examiner Weekly Edition to form the Weekly Examiner and Island Argus. Later, in 1893, the paper's name became simply the Weekly Examiner. Local news coverage in this newspaper was especially good, with news of clubs and societies, and of rural communities appearing in each issue. Many of the articles which appeared in the Weekly Examiner, however, were reprints of articles which had been printed in the daily Examiner. Some of the issues which were discussed in the Weekly Examiner included railroads, fisheries, the Legislative Council, temperance, educational funding and tariffs.
Note
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.
Language
English
Type
Newspaper
Genre
Subject (Topical)
Geographic - Continent
North America
Geographic - Country
Canada
Geographic - Province/State
Prince Edward Island
Geographic - County
Queens
Geographic - City
Charlottetown
Coordinates
46.233333, -63.15
Member of
Start Date
1877-11-30
End Date
1902-12-31
ISSN
1181-2583
LCCN
cn 91080847
Succeeding Titles
Examiner Weekly Edition
Examiner and Island Argus
Weekly Examiner and Island Argus