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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1919
Page
2
Four alfalfa tracts close in with fine buildings and blocks of town lots offered at 25 to 50 dollars per lot. An income business yields about 20 percent. Unimproved alfalfa land is described as very cheap. The notice touts Hermiston growing rapidly with steady growth and no boom.
A traveling physician, licensed in Washington and a U S Army veteran, announces free examinations in Walla Walla for two days only from 10 a m to 4 p m at 36 Boston Block Minneapolis. He highlights nonoperative treatment for various chronic ailments and urges timely care for lingering illnesses.
A Census Bureau report for calendar year 1916 shows 112 divorces per 100000 population, up from prior years, with 1650 marriages, and reveals desertion as the leading cause, few children reported, and wide state variation. The marriage rate reached 105 per 100000, while divorce hovered around 112 per 190000.
The article notes Mrs Thompean, a longtime civic participant and former district figure, planning a relocation to Portland around April. It highlights her past role as a notable woman figure in local affairs and her active involvement in clubs and civic circles since 1911.
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