100 years ago: “To think I suffered all these years from rheumatism when one 25-cent bottle of Sloan’s Liniment cured me!”
75 years ago: “It’s harvest time again. Stockmen, farmers, should collect good dividends on months of hard work. You’ll want those dividends protected. Your money is safe with us – Burns National Bank.”
50 YEARS AGO: “‘Unloaded’ Gun Kills Cortez Boy: An 18 year-old Cortez boy was parked on the side of the Dairy Queen drive-in on Main Street with a girl and was playing with a .22 caliber pistol last night. At around 10:15 p.m., he told the girl the gun was not loaded and said ‘Watch.’ He then placed the gun to his head and pulled the trigger. The boy died at 1:23 a.m. at Southwest Memorial hospital.”
25 YEARS AGO: “A majestic performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 highlighted the Fifth Annual Music in the Mountains festival Sunday in the performing tent at the Purgatory-Durango Resort.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and The Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
