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14 WTLMETTE LIFE. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1924 weight to 100 pounds. Thin~ of l the possibilities of this dev1ce! Inexpensive. too. Isn't it w.onderful ?" We had only enough strength left to utter feebly, "Wonderful!" WILMETTE LIFE (Formerly The Lake Sbore Newa) THE WILMETTE LOCAL NEWS Established l!h! with which le combined Established Uta by OJI' tii11ED JI'RJDAY EACH WEEK UORTH SHORE 11 LINE LLOYD HOLLISTER. INC. UU Central Ave., Wllmdte, Ill· ........... · · · 0 ....... IT PAYS vVe have just recently come. to IVBICRJPI'JON A YEAR Wilmette to labor. Our first unpressions of the village were fav11.!:~d c:;'~~n~c::::nan'du:Jd~e.,s a~:otr;:; arable indeed. Why? When we writer. Articles tor publication should stepped into a restaurant the reach the editor by Wednesday noon to . t h d of us tnaure appearance In current l.. ue. young man JU S a ea Resolutions ot condolence, carda ot politely held the d0or .open for thanka, obituary, poetry, notices ot en· us. When we came out, the same tertalnm ente or otherwill atralra where an admittance charge be made or poll.te service was extended to us a collection taken, will be charged at by another youth of the village. re·ular advertising rates. "11 Being new to the v1 t age. we Entered at the post otnce at Wll· · t mette. Illinois, as mall matter ot the had to stop at vanou s s ores o aecond class, under the act ot March ask our way about the streets. 1 1878 · · Each place where we stopped to FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1924 bother the clerks or business men Separate the Grades. and women in this way we were Bwforct the Traffic Laws. greet~d with a pleasant smile, Build the Through Traffic Road. and gtv~n ft~l~ and correct answers Widen lire Business Thoroughfares to our 1 ffnqtudnes. tOkne young matn even o ere to a e us over o DIE WORLD our destination in his car. The world is too muclt willl us,· late and Perhaps when you happened to soon, be in a great hurry or rushed Getting a11d s f'cllding , w e lay waste with business, you have wpnOllr f OUJUS: dered whether it really paid to Lillie u ·c see i11 Nature that is o urs; H' c lrat· c !Ji7 '1'11 o11r lrearts aruay, a sordid take time to be polite, to take pains to be civil in the little boou! This sea that barcs lrer bosom to tire things of life, even with stranmooll; gers. We relate our experiences Til~ t ·i11ds that tt·i/1 be howling at all in \\'ilm ette simply to let you And hours, nrc uP-!Illtlur 'd note! likc slcc/'illg know how much these .politeflou· ers,· nesses do count in makmg up For tltis, for C< ·rrJ·thing, w e are out of one's impre sions and general trmc ; concept of a town. it mm·r.r us 11ot.-Crrat Cod! l"d ratlra be Our slight and perhaps superA Pamm suckled ;, a crrcd outworn; ficial first impressions of thi s viiSo mi!lhl I, standirrg ou this pleasant lca, lage immediately led us to put Hat ·r glimp.rcs that would make me down Wilmette as a friendly, lc.rs for/om ; kindly. worthwhile place to live Ha··r ::.~~!t of Proteus ri.ril·g from 1/r" in. And it will take a lot of conOr lt .-ar old Trit nu blow Iris w reatlrcd trary experience to shake or hom. change our firmly rooted first -\VoRoswoRTH. convictions. P,o liteness, even in the smallest LEVITATORS details of everyday life, does pay. Our friend. Pete Magnuson, is SINGING TOGETHER of an inventive turn of mind. A Jeep or a wake his fertile brain Several times recently we've is planning some new device, seen pictures of men singing tosome labor- aving concoction gether. They had their mouths that will benefit humanity and wide open and must have been add to hi s own bank account. ~tirring up the atmosphere conFor a long time he was thinking siderably. But they looked happy up some new-fangled hairpin that standing up there in close friendwould stay put. Before his crea- ly formation. They called t.o our tion had quite matured, the mar- mind the singing boys of some ket was supplied with the useful Italian sculptor, maybe Donaknock -kneed variety. Then he tello. turned hi s attention to the workWe love to ing together, much ing out .of some scheme for in- more than all by ourselves. dicating on the instrument board When our rich baritone blends in the amount of gas in a Ford car. . oul ful harmony with our friend' He could think of no inexpensive mellifluou tenor we create way, so he dropped the idea. something that never was before, Yesterday, when I met him on an art product that tickles our 'the train. his face wa all lit up heart trings. He sings the air with that glow that transfigure and we vamp a second part. He Jl!Ophets, promoters. and inven- "ill begin oftly "You can change tocs." "I shall call it the 'Levi- a fool, but a doggone mule"tator'," said Pete. "It will be a hy that time we've chimed in. boon to all who are on their feet and our individual tones are demuch of the time. It will be of liciously blending. ne of our especial use to fat people!' greatest favorites is "There's a "What's the big idea?" we long, long trail a-winding." We queried. "What is this thing?" get great effects in this romanmelancholy selection. "Just a minute," said Pete. "1 tically got my idea from seeing the value Dogs have been known to howl of balloon tires. Like riding on as we truck and held certain velvet. I began figuring on rich chords. something ,o f the same general Harmony is a mysterious erekind for walkers. I knew from ation. Melodies have their own my own experience that rubber peculiarly attractive qualities. heels and soles turned stony side- But they are matter-of-fact comwalh and streets into country pared with harmonies. The !atlanes." ter are unearthly. suddenly coming into exi tence and as quick"Those devices are well enough ly vanishing. When the tones advertised already," we inter- uttered by our elf and friend first rupted. "So get down to busi- come into intimate communion ness." there is delivered to the listening Pete drew on the back of an world a weird and, on the whole, envelope a picture of a fat lady plea ing product. Phy icists call with some strange contraption these resulting tones "combinafastened to her shoulders. He tion" tones. It sets one up conexplained it. "Now here's a fat iderably to find that he is a lady. Weigh 200. Think of the partner in the creation of such weight she has to carry around an absolutely new affair. In with her. a woman no stronger fact each of us. we makers of than a woman of 150 pound·. !;Weet harmonics, often break That affair fastened to her ?own in the midst of our singshoulders is a balloon." mg overcome by the mysterious "A ball,oon I" heauty of what we ourselves "Sure I Balloon, or, as I shall have brough! into being. call it, a 'levitator.' It' a lighteninging together bani he care er. It's filled with just enough and s.orrow, rejuvenates the midgas ~o enable thi fat lady to walk die-aged, re tore ambition and at hghtly as 3: feather weight. hope to the jaded. injects joy into It has a levitatmg power of 100 everyday living, strengthens pound . It decrea es this lady's s<><:ial ties. 'a." WU.eUe ... A Progressive Transportation System -"the committee finds that on this railroad there have been carried to fruition most of the things that have been talked about for years as the remedies for various troubles. On this railroad the remedies have not only been talked about; they have been ex_ ecuted." So said the American Electric Railway Association when it awareled the Coffin Medal for excellence to the North Shore Line· and, indeed, this ability to adopt improvements rather th~ to debate upon them is characteristic of the North Shore Line, and one of the strongest holds upon the public's confidence. Operating in an age when the most amazing mechanical acfvances have been made, the North Shore Line takes a very real pride in incorporating every tested improvement into its own service. It is alert for the latest - if it is the best. The North Shore Line is distinctly a progressive ·transportation system, tuned to the age and territory in which it is operating. ' It i· ~ sauce·· ,reek~ h ell~ matt~r "'!11 ut Ju>t h \\'. t ing ,, ~ ~h great little Tht: pia the \\ ell kt Ji ic in . t. 11 effnrb 111 author. con-i<kra renumb ~ ll"ith partl Off" now there j, a that j, p\~~·-g<~ C Loop, fast, frequent trains serve e.~ery North Slwre communiry From the center of Milwaukee to and through Chicago's Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Company Wilmette Passenger Station Telephone Wilmette 2514 North Shore Nerchandise Despatch Service Over-night service for shippers between every- important ~fnt orr the North Shore Une. Merchandise received up to 6 p. rn. delivered the next morning. Through service to Sheboygan, Burlington, Watertown and all points on the Milwaukee Northern R. R. and T. M. E. R. & L. For rates, deliveries, etc., write or telephone local North Shore agent, or Traffic Department: Chicago office, 72 West Adams Street, 'phones State 5723 and Central8280; Milwaukee office, 403 Security Building, 'phones Grand 990 and Grand 2762. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Company "C This gas and oiling station is just across the street ·from our garage, and is under our management. COLD WEATHER WILL SOON BE HERE and that" is the hard time of the year on your car. n etter see us about having Brakes put in order. Batteries put in shape. Motor gone over: and possibly you need some accessory to make it more comtortable riding in cold weather. Contract prices on all work. For economy's sake-call the Hubbard .Wood.s Garage. You will recein rtliable service and courteous treatment. HUBBARD WOODS GARAGE 1010 Tower Road WINNETKA, IWNOIS 11 Service With A Smile., PHONES: WINNETKA 617-1834