Colorado’s Mountains Rise From Wilderness to Auto Roads
National Geographic Society Washington report traces Colorado’s transformation from remote frontier to developed vacation region. It details irrigation driven agriculture, mining booms in silver and molybdenum, and the rapid building of highways across the Continental Divide.
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National, Geographic Society
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WNU
Colorado
California
Great Sea
Enone
Jean ‘Ing
Front Range
Leadville
Bonanza
Climax
Rifle
Butt
Denver
United States
Plaina
Mary and Paul face a harsh trial and change
In a tense domestic chapter Paul defends his fragile pride yet vows to change after Mary rejects his excuses. A snowbound night reveals Mary’s crisis with her sick child Algy, prompting Paul to act with courage and resolve as he helps summon doctors and finally saves the boy.
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Mary
Paul
Eve
Violet
Blanche
New York
Central
Little Cottage Hospital
Doctor Noble
Pan
David
Sylvia Gray
Doctor Wells
Wallacetown
David Noble
Algy
Sylvian
Auld's Courage Grows as Mary Won't Entertain Him
A timid courtship develops between Aul and Mary after a frost night and a shingle project. He dares to address her, gains small successes, and asks for reading material. Mary teases him, then lends Rex Beach's Heart of the Sunset, hoping it suits him.
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Paul
Mary
Blanche
Rosalie King
White Water
Aul
Charles Francis_ Adams
Beginning Vermont Romance in Hamstead
Philip Starr, a young architect, becomes enamored with Blanche Manning in Hamstead Vermont. He learns of Blanche and her Revolutionary era family, while Blanche’s fiancé Mary rasme tue to the scene. Paul Manning, Gale Harslix, and others thread through a complex tale of weddings, betrayals, and disillusionment as Mary is jilted and Philip and Blanche wed amid strain.
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Paul
Mary
Seth
Jane
Vermont
Hamstead
Philip Starr
Blanche’ Manning
Blanche
May
Mann Mary Ras
Caul
Philip
Heapieett
Manning
Blanches
Paul Manning
Gale “Harslix
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E ‘Geaten
Hamatend
Quer
Sylvie Gray
Peel
Tragic deaths rock Hamstead village in Sylvia Gray case
In a grim sequence, Sylvia Gray’s death devastates Hamstead as Austin sinks into grief and Mary battles fear for Algy’s survival. David’s influence wanes while Paul remains at Sylvia’s bedside, tormented by memories of Lady Blanche’s fate and the specter of further tragedy.
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Sylvia Gray
Hamstead
Austin
David
Sylvia
Mary
Algy
Blanche
Paul
Deaths From Accidents Show Small Decrease 1982
Report highlights a slight drop in national accident deaths for 1982 with North Dakota lowest rate at 8.8 per 100000 and Nevada highest. Milwaukee records lowest large-city rate 13.6 while Los Angeles tops at 32.6. Home accidents and injuries remain substantial, with home deaths and injuries outpacing traffic incidents. Data drawn from Accident Facts by the National Safety Council.
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North Dakota
Nevada
Medford
Mass
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
National Safety Council
Womanly Complaints Praise Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
Mrs Minnie Arnold of Elba New York testifies the Favorite Prescription aided her health while raising six children. She credits it with keeping her through pregnancies and recovering from fatigue and nervous weakness. She invites readers to request free medical advice from Dr Pierce’s Clinic in Buffalo New York.
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