In 1917, the Washington Reporter celebrated Memorial Day with a special front page printed a list of every soldiers who died in service of their country from Washington County. The also had half the front page dedicated to a patriotic poem by poet Berton Braley.

This is the second page of a list of every soldier who died in service of their country from Washington County, from the 1917 Washington Reporter.

A 1917 advertisement for Memorial Day apparel for Clutter, Baker, and Samson. Some still referred to memorial Day as Decoration Day, which had it’s roots in the Civil War.

A notice to clear Main Street in Washington of autos and other vehicles” for a Memorial Day parade.

It’s Straw Hat time! A 1917 ad for Jack Hart’s selling the latest hat fashions.

No Reporter: In 1917, the Washington Reporter didn’t publish a newspaper on Memorial Day, so employees could spend the holiday with family.

In 1917, not everyone had electricity in their homes yet. Here’s an ad for West Penn Power Company to have your house wired.