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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1898
Page
2
The piece urges support for local merchants and Troy real estate, praises home industry patronage, and cites plans for street paving and a rock quarry near the city. It notes postwar prosperity hopes, local politics, hotel site risks, and mine shares as a potential investment. Citizens are urged to engage in civic projects and infrastructure upgrades.
A lively scene at the Illinois capitol last week shows Commodore Schley greeted by enthusiastic crowds. The note adds reflections on public trust amid fraud cases, alongside local historical notes about Springfield Belleville Madison County and early Illinois governance and Missouri’s territorial history.
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