100 years ago: “James Glenn of Hesperus came in to get Mrs. Glenn, who has been for some time a patient at the Ochsner hospital, and found on arriving at the institution that he was the father of a 7-pound boy.”

75 years ago: “For those who are adept at crow-calling, shooting conditions are good on the Florida Mesa, reports Odell Fox. Since crows generally are regarded as a nuisance by almost everyone, including their feathered compatriots, crow-shooting ranks as a worthy pastime.”

50 years ago: “The Overweight Overcomers’ group has had a most successful ‘season.’ Two of their members lost from 17 to 25 pounds and are keeping it off. And this was over a comparatively short period of time, about six weeks.”

25 years ago: “A new design of an old form of contraception could change the way the public thinks about condoms. Local obstetrician/gynecologist Richard Grossman has been granted a patent that will improve the current design of condoms and could result in more reliable contraceptive methods available to the public.”

Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.