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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1977
Page
4
A wartime memorial note discusses Veterans Day history from Armistice Day to today. It explains the 1968 law that moved many holidays to Mondays, the mixed reactions, and the call for respectful observance rather than celebration on Memorial and Veterans Days.
An editorial excerpt recounts how teachers should use positive language in conferences with parents, listing negative terms and their preferred substitutions. It notes changing social standards since schooling days and parodies how parents interpret teachers' remarks, ending with a dated reflection on October weather and local anecdotes from 1877.
JOHN H. BACON is building a brick two story livery stable in Colorado Springs with 35 horse stalls, stone front corners, south-facing on Pike's Peak av. He will reside in front upstairs and previously ran hotels entertaining President Grant. The Riverside News reduces size due to hard times and reports a minister’s sermon interrupted by an attorney’s snore. A new CRIP depot is planned west of the old one, and the First U P Church adds a raised platform for vehicles.
Abby fields three reader questions. A salesman’s wife pressures firing a top performer to remove the secretary. Abby advises addressing the issue with the salesman. A draftsman asks if whistling at women is flattering. Abby affirms it’s insulting. A grandmother asks how to classify her grandson’s one‑item-at-a-time eating. Abby calls it nitpicking and praises health.
A 1977 weatherford column by L M Boyd surveys curious facts and humorous notes. It touches on child support, artificial insemination, Irish commerce, pheasants before earthquakes, West German divorces, uniform trivia, angels census oddities, hovertrains, dog etiquette in France, a kissing campaign at Western Electric, early convenience foods, an opera mishap, catfish tail senses, and global steel output. The piece closes with a contact address and copyright notice.
The Washington County Press and Washington Gazette publish scanned IS17 news items dated roughly a century ago. Retrieved by Kathy Fisher, the pages compile brief notices, local notes, and small items reflecting daily life, commerce, and community events of the era.
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