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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
3
Indiana industrial board pins May losses on 3 366 injuries and deaths with 2 173 cases under workmen compensation. Total employer indemnity 17 656 27 weekly. average 8 18. total May payments 56 12 03. Steel, steam rail, auto sectors lead injuries. nine fatalities and 740 total disabilities.
Franksville notes recount a jury verdict of $2000 awarded to Mrs. Josie D Hall of Thorntown in a suit for alienation of affections against Mrs. Pearl Waggoner after twenty hours of deliberation. Other items include bank gains in Mishawaka and crime news from Greencastle and Gary.
Indiana's legal community gathers in Indianapolis July 11 and 12 with Charles B. Cutting as principal speaker. The format shifts to a social emphasis, featuring an evening dinner and informal dance after sessions detailing reports, addresses, and committee work.
Hoosier Notes reports Gary Company F, first Indiana in fanntry, seeks ten men before closing ranks to depart for Somewhere in France. Green Cast le DePauw rector hall near completion for women dormitory. August 1 opening. Purdue livestock tour in Whitley county with nearly 1,000 farmers and five meetings. I N Wyncoop, 66, badly injured by horse kick. four ribs broken. Rev Everett Carr of South Bend takes Trinity Episcopal pastorate. County commissioners award twenty voting machines at $800 each for the Septic special election. Clinton county peach crop expected to be nearly none due to early frosts. Wool fleeces valued at $290 stolen from farms of W A Curry and O S Ford near Millgrove.
Washington officials foresee the regular army quickly building to a war footing with 2000 to 4000 recruits daily. Pershing to command a corps, major generals Sibert Morrison Morton promoted, and belief that troops will be deployed where military need dictates. Public sentimentality recedes as war planning advances and food conservation becomes critical to sustaining allied and American forces.
A vintage piece on musky fishing details the big predator of weedbeds. It describes preferred haunts in 5 to 15 feet of water near weeds and rocks, behavior, best fishing months from September to November, and tackle tips for trolling and casting. It advises line strengths, lure choices, and casting strategies, noting the musky’s aggressive strikes and the need for steady rod work.
Mrs M O Cameron of Richmond Indiana recounts severe two year illness with anemia that left her weak. She describes lifting a home and performing hard labor after using Lydia E Pinkham vegetable compound. Her story credits renewed strength to the tonic and notes she now raises chickens and works manual labor.
In a playful dialogue Albert is pressed about a new hat while he admits his watch has stopped. The affectionate banter centers on a small domestic moment and a forgotten timepiece.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura products for clear skin. It advises applying Cuticura Ointment, washing off with Cuticura Soap, and using the products daily. A free sample by mail via a postcard to Boston is offered, with sales nationwide.
Fred Kitchen the comedian recalls touring Europe with partner Royal and a stroll by Naples waterfront. A statue nods at their antics and Capri wine provokes a wild night. They recover by breakfast, amused at their surprising appetite after alleged earthquake.
In Washington talk centers on a heavy tax aimed at idle lands forcing landowners to dig in. The Houston Post notes that though the groom leads the bride to the altar his leadership typically ends there.
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