100 years ago: “A Season of Tortures: Hay Fever causes untold misery for thousands. No remedy has proven more beneficial than Foley’s Honey and Tar.”
75 years ago: “Dealer in desert gems charged with killing: John ‘Rockey’ Reniker was charged with killing Doroteo Romero. Reniker is well known in Gallup as a gem dealer. He became irritated one day for unknown reasons, and fired a shot into a random sedan while he was driving, killing Romero.”
50 YEARS AGO: “Quit trying to sleep in baby-sized mattresses. It’s old-fashioned, these nights, to crowd yourself onto a conventional double bed. Wallace’s has queen Simmons Beautyrest mattress sets for $99.95.”
25 YEARS AGO: “For sale: rambling ranch and house, big and beautiful on 24+ acres with riverfront access and spectacular mountain vistas and paved road. $270,000.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and The Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
