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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1897
Page
2
A collection of whimsical, partly political notes from Edwardsville with stray facts. Mentions the egg origin, a stray airship mystery, Paris in the war, Dr Riley’s death, Edwardsville election results, a glass blower injury, Sage clothing, Hadley’s return, coffin trusts, Troy summer plans, and Congressman Holman’s death, all in a brisk local tone.
A section of the St Louis Exposition building is to be torn down and rebuilt as an outdoor sports hippodrome. Reports mention Highland's fall fair preparations and the public’s appetite for progress. Other items note winter wheat loss in Illinois and frost damage in Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland, plus local political updates and editorial musings on newspapers as banquet-style reading.
The Skedunk Mews editor laments a nighttime theft of type from the outfit, vows to print on time despite losses, and mocks the vandal. He urges residents to voice support for Troy’s revival, noting lacking town cooperation and the danger of losing a newspaper to neglect. The piece includes regional news and calls for community action to attract business and jobs.
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