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Obsolete Observer asks readers to settle small debts
The Observer urges subscribers with outstanding accounts to pay what they owe and even offers to accept year ahead payments. It argues public spirit drives city progress and contrasts personal gain with collective growth. The piece notes Peoria distilleries paid vast taxes, totaling 408 423 268 dollars under internal revenue collector P G Rennick since 1901.
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The
Observer
Peoria
Ill
Panama Canal
P.G. Rennick
Internal Revenue