100 YEARS AGO: “The modern young woman is often a bundle of nerves, high-strung, fainting spells, emotional, and frequently blue and dissatisfied with life ... such girls should be helped by Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets.”

75 YEARS AGO: “Hay there! Do you need hay tools? We have mowers, dump rakes, buck rakes, etc., at Farmers Supply Co.”

50 YEARS AGO: “Morehart Chevrolet Co. will sell you a brand new 1966 Chevy II 2-door sedan for only $1,958.”

25 YEARS AGO: “The Durango Board of Education led the night’s work by adopting President Bush’s six national education goals for the year 2000.”

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