The New Year brings us a time to reflect over the year just passed. One thing for sure- it passed in a rush! The Steve Miller Band sang in Fly Like an Eagle that “Time keeps on slipping into the future.”
As we contemplate a whole new year ahead of us, some people like to make resolutions. This cartoon from the 1908 Clear Lake Mirror shows two men considering the choices on a menu board for 1909.
“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Alphonse Karr
Except for illuminated socks. What in the world are illuminated socks?
If your holiday season was full to the brim of celebrations, you might be needing a Modern Remedy. The Mirror of January 1st 1901 includes an ad for Clear Lake druggist John L Ethel’s Nervo- Vital cure all tablets. This tablet does it all. Guaranteed!
These ads from days gone by are fun to read. You can find them on the Clear Lake Public Library website. Under the online resources tab, select the dropdown titled Mirror Reporter Archives and browse a bit of history.
And whatever you do- avoid illuminated socks!
