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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1897
Page
7
A shop advertises a new season display of straw hats in various shapes including panama and sailer styles for summer wear. It promises a full range of trims, wire frame dace hats, and a Chicago Cleveland style trimming corps with experienced staff to fit every face.
Angola community news includes Mrs Cornelia Pill and Wells visiting, L Kirkwood roofing Caswell's barn, a new telephone exchange to operate soon, J P Albright roof work, Burdick of Burdick and Knauss in town on business, Fremont Lodge Knights of Pything initiation planned, Free Methodists district conference upcoming, Ladies' Aid Society meeting at Mrs Jennie Pifer, Miss Tenne Dygert with a new Derby wheel, J H W Hall Son selling robes dusters whips and harness, Mrs McNabb from Hillsdale visiting, former resident Mr Johns died in Marion, Duane Scott visiting Dr McNabb, Dona Yeagley and Dr Goodwin in Coldwater on business, Dr P O B McNabb improving, advertisers making announcements, Emory G Melendy and wife leaving for a Kansas-Oklahoma trip, electric West plant wires being moved and arc lamps installed, memorial service preparations with John G Yeagley to speak.
An old advertisement touts a clothing department with siren offers on suits and fabrics. It lists prices from $3.00 to $29.00, highlighting wool, serge, and fancy mixtures along with hats, shirts, coats, dresses, and accessories.
Local items report visits from Rev Stockdale and Jd Dirrim, church improvements, a 7th of July celebration talk, and ongoing civic efforts. Marriage of Lena J. Tiler and Silas W. Boor is noted along with a death and funeral details. Evidence of hay sales, eye examinations, and an upcoming press event are mentioned, plus school and county reports and a war bulletin plan.
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