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O-R Archive: Fourth of July in 1917

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This is the front page of the July 3, 1917 Washington Observer. They did not print on July 4, so this was the Fourth of July edition. At the top is a patriotic American flag with depictions of soldiers and President Woodrow Wilson and George Washington. Stories of the day included 250 slain in race riots in St. Louis, a head-on trolley accident in Finleyville that killed two, and how well a new oil well in East Finley was performing. Other stories included how a carnival worker, who was identified as a would-be pacifist, was shot while operating a merry-go-round, and a Monongahela boy who choked on tobacco and drowned while swimming. There was also a small blurb about not speeding, since the last holiday, vehicles were traveling at “terrific speeds.”

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An ad for Och’s, reminding women to buy a new wash skirt for the Fourth of July.

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Keystone Furnishings wanted you to enjoy the Fourth with new patio furniture.

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This was an editorial on the original Indeoendence Day and how it related to that year, 1917.

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An ad for straw hats from Jack Hart.

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The Observer and Reporter newspapers produced a book about “The Great War.”

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