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Rev. D.M. Gordon selected as Principal of Queen's University

Short blurb about Daniel Gordon being selected as the next Principal of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario

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Pictou Again Honoured

Article about Rev. D. M. Gordon receiving his doctor of Divinity from Glasgow University

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Rev. Dr. Gordon

Article from the June 25, 1896 edition of the Eastern Chronicle about Rev. Dr. Daniel Gordon

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Alexander McKenzie, editor of the Celtic Magazine

Short article about Alexander McKenzie, editor of the Celtic Magazine sending positive letters about the region to the Aberdeen Free Press

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Week-long tour o Britain from grocery store coupon

Article from the Evening News about Don MacIsaac's trip to the U.K. that he won in 1986

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Explosion at J.W. Jackson & Co.

Blurb from the August 11, 1881 Eastern Chronicle about an explosion in the store of J.W. Jackson, druggist, of New Glasgow

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Twice-a-Week

Brief message to subscribers of the Eastern Chronicle in 1913 about changing from three issues a week to two.

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County Exhibition

Article about the 1913 Pictou County fair and exhibition, held in Pictou, from the October 3rd, 1913 edition of the Eastern Chronicle

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Complete List of Those Who Came on the "Hector"

List from the 1923 Hector Celebrations of the passengers on the Hector

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1000 Killed 4000 Injured in Great Halifax Disaster

Articles from the 7 December 1917 edition of the Pictou Advocate concerning the Halifax Explosion

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The Halifax Disaster

Article about the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion, from the December 14, 1917 edition of the Pictou Advocate

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Secretariat expected to be triple crown winner

Article about the race horse Secretariat and a projection that he will be the first Triple Crown winner in twenty-five years, from the May 30, 1972 edition of the Pictou Advocate

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47 Miners Escape via Air Shaft

Article from the May 16, 1968 edition of the Pictou Advocate about miners escaping the Drummond mine.

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Caribou, N.S. to Wood Islands, PEI Ferry

Photo of Prince Nova ferry and description from May 1, 1974 edition of the Pictou Advocate

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How will Pictonians live 100 years from today?

Article from the January 9th, 1974 Pictou Advocate about how Pictonians might live in 2074.

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Crewmen of the Bounty

Photo and caption about crewmen of the Bounty from the May 24th, 1962 edition of the Pictou Advocate. Ralph Hemphill of Pictou was one of the men.

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Pictou Boys Back from Trip Around the World

Article from the April 13th edition of the Pictou Advocate about Pictou boys who traveled to Russia

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Standard Time

Article from the Dec. 13th, 1883 edition of the Eastern Chronicle about the implementation of time zones on the Intercolonial railway, although the railway did not initially adapt the Maritimes' time zone.

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The Pioneer, River John, 1879

Publication from River John, February 20, 1879. Publised every Thursday by John D. Gauld.

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Garden Weeds Regulations

Dated 1861, Pictou. Article instructing residents to cut down any plant varients of ragwort.

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Romancing the Stone

A stroll through the hostiric Scottish charm of Pictou's streets, illumination facades and folklore.

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