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1 story matching rural
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:ruralita, ural, neural, plural, runnal
- The Unsung Pioneer: A Plank Road to the Beach
While Seattle boomed, a local booster named Michael Kelly set out to connect the rural fringes of the Duwamish Valley to the city, one subscription at a time.