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And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: A warning stating “constipation causes bad skin” was printed. It urged readers struggling with dull and pimply skin to speed up their bowel movements and clear their compl...

And the West is History

100 years ago: There were help-wanted advertisements for an elderly female housekeeper, a blacksmith at sawmill and sawmill men. There were for-sale advertisements for a horse and buggy,...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Elks were preparing for “the big Christmas tree” that was “for the children of the entire community.” Reverend Courtice made a short speech to the children, under supe...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Charles Singleton, the manager of Hamlet mine and mill, passed through Durango en route to Colorado Springs on mining business. The sighting indicated that mining operatio...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Mr. and Mrs. D.C. Walker of Red Mesa, C. Virgil of Posta, Alva Short and Mike Conroy of Sunnyside, J.E. Locke of Breen, Thomas Eason and Myrl Pond of Kline, S.M. Hanger of...

And the West is History

100 years ago: It was stated that “constipation makes you dull” in a health brief. The brief elaborates that the feeling of depression and listlessness is due to the intestines being clo...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Under the conditions of the time, “a business house in Durango could not buy a carload of one variety of potatoes, a carload of one kind of wheat, first class oats, or any...

And the West is History

100 years ago: A Durango woman had the following advice to give, “Never neglect your kidneys. If you have pain in the back, urinary disorders, dizziness and nervousness, it’s time to act...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Joe and Ernie Enderman attended a preliminary hearing in Justice Maddox’s court for thieving 100 sacks of grain from the Wiseman ranch. After waiving examination, they wer...

And the West is History

100 years ago: E. Best was accused of perjury for signing the name of another man in the express office for a shipment of whiskey. The defendant pleaded not guilty. He was placed under $...

And the West is History

50 Years Ago: Purgatory reported its busiest day, at 1,008 skiers since opening the previous year, in 1965. There were several reports of stolen skis, jacket and other equipment, and a r...

And the West is History

50 Years Ago: An old, unoccupied store building at Santa Rita “burned to the ground” in the morning, and volunteers prevented the fire from spreading. It was the third time the building ...
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