old_contents: /**
   * @author Chris Willoughby
   */
  function parsePage() {
  
      // Get the selected text
      var selection = window.getSelection();
  
      // Get the current date and time
      var today = new Date();
  
      // Get the URL
      var article_url = location.href;
  
      // Get the newspaper title
      var newspaper_title = "Unknown";
      var title_box = document.getElementsByClassName("box title")[0];
      if (title_box != null) {
          var title_heading = title_box.getElementsByTagName("h1")[0];
          if (title_heading != null) {
              newspaper_title = title_heading.innerHTML;
          }
      } else {
          console.log('New Title interface');
          var title_selector = document.querySelectorAll("[ref=ndp\\:titleSelector]")[0];
          console.log(title_selector);
          if (title_selector != null) {
              newspaper_title = title_selector.innerHTML;
          }
      }
      console.log('Title: ' + newspaper_title);
  
      // Get the issue
      var newspaper_issue = "Unknown";
      var issue_box = document.getElementsByClassName("box issue")[0];
      if (issue_box != null) {
          var issue_strong = issue_box.getElementsByTagName("strong")[0];
          if (issue_strong != null) {
              newspaper_issue = issue_strong.innerHTML;
          }
      } else {
          console.log('New Issue interface');
  
      }
      console.log('Issue: ' + newspaper_issue);
  
      // And the page
      var newspaper_page = "Unknown";
      var pages_box = document.getElementsByClassName("box pages")[0];
      if (pages_box != null) {
          var all_options = pages_box.getElementsByTagName("option");
          if (all_options != null) {
              for ( var index = 0; index < all_options.length; index++) {
                  if (all_options[index].selected) {
                      newspaper_page = all_options[index].innerHTML;
                  }
              }
          }
      } else {
          console.log('New Page interface');
          var date_selector = document.querySelectorAll("[ref=ndp\\: pageSelector]")[0];
  
      }
      console.log('Page: ' + newspaper_page);
  
      // Return the information gathered
      return {
          'type': 'citation',
          'url': article_url,
          'today': today,
          'title': newspaper_title,
          'issue': newspaper_issue,
          'page': newspaper_page,
          'selection': selection.toString()
      };
  
  }
  
new_contents: /**
   * @author Chris Willoughby
   */
  
  function parsePage() {
  
      // Get the selected text
      var selection = window.getSelection().toString();
  
      // Get the current date and time
      var today = new Date().toString();
  
      // Get the URL
      var article_url = location.href;
  
      // Get the newspaper title
      var newspaper_title = "Unknown";
      var title_box = document.getElementsByClassName("box title")[0];
      if (title_box != null) {
          var title_heading = title_box.getElementsByTagName("h1")[0];
          if (title_heading != null) {
              newspaper_title = title_heading.innerHTML;
          }
      } else {
          console.log('New Title interface');
          var title_selector = document.querySelectorAll("[ref=ndp\\:titleSelector]")[0];
          console.log(title_selector);
          if (title_selector != null) {
              newspaper_title = title_selector.innerHTML;
          }
      }
      console.log('Title: ' + newspaper_title);
  
      // Get the issue
      var newspaper_issue = "Unknown";
      var issue_box = document.getElementsByClassName("box issue")[0];
      if (issue_box != null) {
          var issue_strong = issue_box.getElementsByTagName("strong")[0];
          if (issue_strong != null) {
              newspaper_issue = issue_strong.innerHTML;
          }
      } else {
          console.log('New Issue interface');
  
      }
      console.log('Issue: ' + newspaper_issue);
  
      // And the page
      var newspaper_page = "Unknown";
      var pages_box = document.getElementsByClassName("box pages")[0];
      if (pages_box != null) {
          var all_options = pages_box.getElementsByTagName("option");
          if (all_options != null) {
              for ( var index = 0; index < all_options.length; index++) {
                  if (all_options[index].selected) {
                      newspaper_page = all_options[index].innerHTML;
                  }
              }
          }
      } else {
          console.log('New Page interface');
          var date_selector = document.querySelectorAll("[ref=ndp\\: pageSelector]")[0];
  
      }
      console.log('Page: ' + newspaper_page);
  
      // Return the information gathered
      return {
          'type': 'citation',
          'url': article_url,
          'today': today,
          'title': newspaper_title,
          'issue': newspaper_issue,
          'page': newspaper_page,
          'selection': selection
      };
  
  }
  
subject: Return current date string, not object.