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WILMETTE' LIFE HONORED ON 90TH BIRTHDAY and Mrs. Albert A. McKeighan, 1025 Gr~enleaf avenue, entertaiJted twenty-fiye guests Sunday at a birthday party in honor of Mr. McKeighan's father, A. H. McKeighan, who celebrated ' his ninetieth birthday that da)·. The guests were principally ~{r. August 20, 1926 ~ .. 'I · Mr. and Mrs. ·Alfred J. Ruby, 237 Greenleaf avenue, returned Saturday "Soon the big sneeze of the year will fr.om a motor trip to Highland and be here in full blast," comments Dr. Grand Rapids, Mich. H. H. Bundeson, Chicago health commissioner. Sneezes by the thousand will be heard resounding on all sides, 100 happy kids were taken to Ravinia a couple of weeks ago by Sally Joy Brown of the Chicago acclaiming the annual hay fever sea'-~L Tribune. They went on the North Shore Line, and here's what Sally Joy Brown, writing in the son. Running eyes and noses, also coughs accompany the running vicTribune, said of the trip:· "What a ride it was, and how we enjoyed it! We couldn't keep up with tims to the pine regions of the north. all the sights every one pointed out as the train whisked us northward, and I'm sure we'd have been "Hay fever is a preventible disease glad to ride all day, it was so much fun. But the train was even faster than we thought; and before and .is not contagious. It changes 'Amen' to 'a chew!' we knew it the conductor told us we were there." Writing about the Ravinia program, Miss Brown "Hay fever is a poisoning from the said, "Just as it was with the train ride, about the time we were wishing it would last forever it was pollen of certain plants, commonlv over and it was time to come ·home. There was one comfort, though; we still had one more great ragweed, and in susceptible person-s train ride to enjoy; so we were happy as we filed into the North Shore cars and the train pulled out." acts as an irritant, resulting in symtoms knm\'n as hay fever. "It is estimated that over 1.000.000 persons in the 'Cnited States suffer from this di stressing and expensive ailment. It is noticeable that it is becoming le ss and less in Chicago an.d vicinity every year. This is because many thousands of acres of vacant lot s have been built up: therefore. less weeds, less pollen, less hay fever. "The be st treatment for hav fenr is prevention: fir st, hy de stroying weeds and, second, hy usi ng antitoxin (called pollen antigen) against the sickness. A high percentage of those treated with pollen antigen have bern relieved of the effects of the disease or. at worst, permitted a ven' mild attack of short duration. · "During th e active stage of the discase, the follo\\'ing is not to be sneezed Antioch former residents of Yates City, Ill., where Mr. McKeighan was for over thirty years editor of the Yates City Banner. .Three great-grandchildren of Mr. McKeighan were present at the celebration. A grandson, \Villiam McKeighan, lives at 1615 Walnut avenue. Mr. McKeighan has read the Bible through three times during the 1 past year, reading five chapters a day, and each chapter three times. G:ves Hay Fever " · Folks Advtce Not to Be Sneezed At til Lake Geneva Twin Lakes Powers Lake Take North Shore Line trains to Kenosha, and North Shore Line Motor Coaches from there on reg· ular schedule. Through ticlcets. Channel Lake Loon Lake Round Lake·. Lake Villa Fox Lake District Gravs.Lake Volo-McHenry Take North Shore Line.trains to Waukegan or Libertyville. North Shore Line Motor Coaches from there on regular schedule to these points. Through tickets. ~t : Oconomowoc Nashotah Lakes Nehmabin Lakes Silver Lake Delafield Waukesha Beach N agawicka Lake Pewaukee Lake Take North Shore Line to Milwaukee-step into T.M.E.R.& L. trains at door of our Milwaukee terminal, for these points. Through tickets. and sa\"e expenses. 2. \Vear amber glasses. Tt aids in overcoming i'rri tation of the eyes. 3. Avoid dust and fl owers. 4. Keep windows finelv screened during the day and night -to avoid ingress of pollen. 5. Drive in cl osed automobiles. h. Little or no Yigorous exercise. . 7. Be prepared for ~uddcn changes m temperature. 8. Be moderate, especially in eating. 1. Stay in · the city Ludington Manistee Hamlin Lake Portage Lake Onekema Take North Shore Line to Mil· waukee; Pere Marquette night steamer from there; arrive Mich· igan next morning. Through tickets. .......... Economy Receives Call for Many Useful Articles T.he Economy shop has had rall=dtu~mg the pa~t week for the following art1cles, and 1ts chairman, ~f rs. T. R. Adkin s, suggests that if you ha\'e an,· of them in your attic you can heln th-e shop out hy letting it ha,·e them. '1\·pewriter, typewriter rlesk or small table, hah:r strollrr, doll carriage, im·alid ch~1r, gas plate, men's trousers. men's sh1.rts. und en\·ear- men 's. " ·omen'=- and cl~!ldren's, dishes. bathing s uit ~ and B1hles in large print. If \'OU ha\·e an\' of the se articles and are -t hrough with them. rail \\' il:-nettc 1544 or bring th em :o 1147 \.reenlcaf aYctme to put them mto the hands of the Economy shop. WISCONSIN Sheboygan Port Washington Elkhart Lake Cedar Lake Crystal Lake ILLINOIS Take North Shore Line to Milwaukee; connections at door of our Milwaukee terminal with Milwaukee Northern trains for or:~~~~~~~~ these points. Through tickets. Libertyville · Mundelein Spend an enjoyable day in the alluring Lake County Countryside. Visit beautiful St. Mary of the Lake, the magnificent, ten· million · dollar, thousand. acre Seminary that is attracting people from all over the world. Best reached by the North Shore Line. Do you know that you can H ART 0 1L BURNER as low at $50.00 down and about $25.00 ott montbl owu tt HOUSEHOLD DEVICES -·COMPA.'ffHART OIL F.:)r schedules, fares and other information, inquire at ticket offlce, or at Trallic Dept.: Chicato, 79 West Monroe Street, phone Randolph 6226· Milwaukee, 408 Security Buildint, phone· Grand 990 or Grand 2762: . BAGGAGE CHECKED BURNERS .741 Elm St. WINNETKA W.inn. 1146 '· ' ;.~.,. Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad The high--speed electrically--operated railroad WILMETTE PASSENGER STATION Telephone Wilmene 2514 Baggage Checked Co~ 15 14 Sherman Ave. EVANSTON Greenleaf 1752