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And the West is History

75 YEARS AGO: “Wave goodbye to household drudgery: With the 101 jobs every homemaker has to do, it’s a grand and glorious feeling to assign Reddy Kilowatt to kitchen tasks. That’s what t...

DATE: Sep 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “New malady attacks cows and horses: Stockmen are alarmed by rapid spread of ‘tongue-and-mouth’ disease. A hitherto unknown disease has extended to practically all stock-g...

DATE: Sep 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

The West is History

100 years ago: “The long-lost goat of Bruce Barnard, storekeeper at the Navajo agency store in Shiprock, N.M., has at last been traced to his secret lair. This snow-white baby goat has w...

DATE: Sep 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Last Saturday night, Mr. Hughes and the boys entertained the Literary Society at the Hughes home. The literary program was followed by the singing of old time songs, and ...

DATE: Sep 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Notice: Lameness, caused by an accident, keeps me from meeting people; therefore, I take this way of saying, please vote for Mrs. Leah Harrison of the Ft. Lewis Mesa for ...

DATE: Sep 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

And the West is History

100 years ago: “After bond jumper: Sheriff Fassbinder left for Silverton last night to bring back A. Velarde, who was released on $1,000 bond several months ago. Velarde hopped to Silver...

DATE: Sep 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

The West is History

100 years ago: “Are you looking old? Old age comes quick enough without inviting it. Some look old at forty. That is because they neglect the liver and bowels. Keep these healthy and you...

DATE: Sep 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

And the West is History

50 YEARS AGO: “While mothers and sons have starred together on stage and screen, Helen Thatcher White and her son, Mahlon Thatcher White, are making their joint debut in a new field of t...

DATE: Sep 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

The West is History

100 years ago: “Last evening W.L. Harper of North Durango walked into The Herald-Democrat office saying ‘What do you think of this, boys?’ He had a native trout that weighed 9 pounds and...

DATE: Sep 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The people of the San Luis and San Juan are the most hospitable people in the world. They ought to get that reputation all over the country. The city man, the farmer, the...

DATE: Sep 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Mrs. Olga Little has been packing a lot of supplies to the La Platas. The miners say that during last winter, which recorded the most terrible blizzards in the history of...

DATE: Sep 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

And the West is History

100 years ago: “We demand that the modern principles of prison reform be applied in our federal penal system. We favor such work for prisoners as shall give them training in occupations,...

DATE: Sep 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

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