100 years ago: “It is foolish to think you can gain a good complexion by using face powder. Get at the root of the trouble with Dr. King’s New Life Pills, available for $0.25 at your druggist.”
75 YEARS AGO: “Len Shoemaker, a retired ranger on the Roosevelt and Holy Cross national forests for 30 years, will tell his experiences of the early days, where he and companion rangers almost single-handedly fought forest fires, built trails and made it the national forest we know today.”
50 YEARS AGO: “Members of the Colorado Mounted Rangers met Friday at the Town House restaurant for the purpose of determining who guessed the nearest time of day that the Animas River was at its highest mark. The winner was correct down to the date of May 8, when the river peaked at 5.51 feet.”
25 YEARS AGO: “Durango Police reported the theft of a cellular car phone, value $800, from a vehicle parked on the west 100 block of Seventh Street.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and The Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
