Silverheels the Angel of Mercy and a peak named for her
In Alma Colorado a silver heels dancer becomes the Angel of Mercy during a smallpox outbreak. She nurses the sick while staying to mourn the plague victims, contracting the disease herself. Years later a 13825 foot peak in the Rockies is named Silverheels in her honor.
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Rockies
Alma
Colo
Fairplay
Silverheels
Angel of Mercy
South Park
Silver Heels
H. N. Ferguson
Zebras Outrun Grounded by Nature and Herd Life
Zebras can run fast but lack stamina compared to horses and cannot be tamed easily. They are striking animals with black and white stripes and live in large herds on African plains south of the Sahara, led by a male who enforces discipline.
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Sahara Desert
Word Puzzle Column with Multiple Brain Teasers
Petes asks readers to solve crosswords word chain square and triangle puzzles. Clues include Across and Down entries, a four letter mutation chain to convert DOOR to POST, and a word triangle with references to PRINCES and other thematic hints.
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Pete
Grain reaction to light revealed in partial change
A partially visible change shows how light affects the grains, indicating a visible reaction pattern. The observation highlights light interaction with granular material and its implications for studying optical properties.
Secret Places Birds Use To Hide Their Nests
A guide notes how birds conceal nests in chimneys, behind waterfalls, on islands and underground. It describes camouflaged nests of sandpipers and killdeers, high cliff nests of gannets and swallows, waterborne nests of grebes, and burrow nests of kingfishers and dippers, ending with a warning not to disturb nests.
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Catbird
Captain Hal's Pen Pals Seek Letters From Readers
Readers are invited to write to Captain Hal and join a pen pal program. List of children with names addresses and ages provided for letters.
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Hal
Wind Wagon Dreams of Wild Windway Breaks Down
An 1850s experiment builds a 25 foot windwagon to pull wagon trains across the plains. The 300 mile trial from Coun cil Grove toward Kansas fails as crews abandon the project after crashes and desertions. Other wind wagon attempts fail due to axle heat and gusts.
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St. Louis
Missouri River
Prairies
Thomas
Council Grove
Plains
Kansas
Denver
Pike's Peak
Honey on toast and waffles a bee treat
A brain teaser clues a delicious spread. first letter from HIVE not LAIR, second from CONE not SQUARE, third from NECTAR not SOUR, fourth from SWEET and FLOWER, last from YELLOW not BLUE, yielding HONEY the bee made treat.
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Lair
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David Mills
Hextabel
Kent
England
George Scarbd
LVAN
Alv
Ghomssous
WVGL
Auvnos
de Janeiro
By Bil Aker
Eastman
Paul Shreffler
Parkdale Dr
Akron
Ohio
Beth Sullivan
Mill St
LaVale
Brenda Duval
Lisbon
Maine
Ben Nunes
P.O
Honokaa
Hawaii
Beverly DeCapua
Baldwin Ave
Sharon
Dawn Mitchell
Lakeside Ave
Granite Falls
N.C
Cathy Barnett
Loxley
Ala
Rosemary Okoren
Kelly Lake
Minn
June Loosemore
Hawthorne
Corpus Christi
Texas
Linda Shroves
Penfield
Julia McCalla
Whitaker
Wilma Sudan
Bigfork
Montana
Lynn Bernhiem
2Nd St
Gulfport
Miss
Pameda Jean Foley
W. Franklin
Peru
Ind
Marsha Hughes
Silverville Rd
Freeport
Erustine Buchanan
Third St
Natronauts
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