100 years ago: “Are you looking old? Old age comes quick enough without inviting it. Some look old at forty. That is because they neglect the liver and bowels. Keep these healthy and you will not only feel younger but look younger. When troubled with biliousness or other ailments, take Chamberlain’s Tablets. Easy to take, and most agreeable in effect.”
75 YEARS AGO: “Unofficially reported to be the biggest fish caught in the basin this season was a huge 9-pound rainbow on display at the Gardenswartz store yesterday. The fish was caught at Vallecito Dam by 11-year-old Billy Allen on a fly tied by his father.”
50 YEARS AGO: “The annual battle of the bean harvest is well underway in the Montelores area. Reportedly, the hot, dry weather during the summer growing season has forced an earlier-than-usual harvest this year.”
25 YEARS AGO: “Tribes await results of federal promises: Colorado’s two Indian tribes hold the trump cards whether or not the federal government breaks its promise to deliver their water from the Animas-La Plata Water Project.”
Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and The Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
