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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 2 Aug 1929, p. 26

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26 . WILMETTE LIFE August 2, 1929 WILMETTE LIFE ISSUED FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK LLOTD HOLLIS'fER, INC. , 1232-1236 Central Ave., Wilmette, IJI. Chicago office: 6 N. Michigan Ave. Tel. State 6326 A pedestrian's place is on the sidewalk. A motorist's place is on the highway. places are reversed: pedestrians necessarily, Motorists and or otherwise, walk in Pedestrians the . street; motorists sotnetimes. but rarely, take to the side\va1k. . In the country where there are no side\Ya1ks pedes'trians are in the habit of using the hig.hway. Almost always in the sparse]v settled districts walkers must travel on the roadwa v. Thev are advised to walk on the lefth.and sid; towards coming autos. The reason is that. thus headed, they can more readily see and avoid coming cars. ... On July 21 a car driven by l van Johnson knocked do"·n and severely injured a youngpedestrian named John Lukes. Johnson and nthrr occupant . of the car were injured hut apparently not so · seriously as young Lukes. \\' c can sec no h,ett cr way of a voiding ~urh distressing accirlcnts than for all con,.,,,.n ed to use extreme caution especia 11 ' · \\·hen n~rv ncar one another. Tn fact, we are Jed t~ believe that if onlv the most ne~e c:.~ ary ·chance~ " ·ere taken. such accident s \\'<.mld he almost entirelY done a\Yay Son1etimes these SHORE LINES DOC DAYS bY Tetepllone SUBSCRIPTION PRICE Wilmette fiOO 1!.00 A YE...lR All communications must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for publication must reach the editor by Wednesday noon to Insure appearance In current Issue. Resolutions of condolence, cards of thanks, obituaries, notices of entertainments or other atralra wherf' an admittance charge Is published, will be charged at regular adverti~tng rates. · Grade Separation will save life Let,s have immediate action! Jn spite of lwlief to the contrary religion has dune much for human beings. Instruction in churches and Bible. schools have improved the human child and adult. · }{egnlar attendance at \\·eekIy religion . services has instilled habits that han~ been beneficial. , AGAIN SOME OF OUR GOOD NORTH SHORE FRIENDS BREAK FORTH WITH THE COMPLAINT THAT DOGS ARE BITING CHILDREN - ALL OR CONSIDERABLE OF WHICH MAY BE TRUE. WE'VE HEARD A .LOT ABOUT RABIES, PRO AND CON, BUT THE CURRENT , SEASON OF "DOG DAYS" (SO-CALLED) UNTIL LAST WEEK, HAD BEEN SINGULARLY FREE FROM SCARES ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE CRAZED AND BITING CANINE. PERSONALLY vVE LIKE TO BE REGARDED AS NEUTRAL ON THE QUESTION, THOUGH INCLINED TO LEAN TOWARD THE CONTENTION OF ALBERT PAYSON ·TERHUNE, ,'/ HO DECLARES THAT RABIES ARE ABOtJT AS SCARCE AS THE PROVERBIAL HEN'S TEETH, AND THAT SO-CALLED RAB fD DOGS ARE. FOR · THE MOST PAR!c CNFORTCNATE ANIMALS WHO HAVr. BEEN DRIVE!\ TO BLIND SICKNESS BY LACK OF CARE, FOOD AND WATER. Thus far, ~f r. Canine ha s been getting p.retty much the worst of the deal. \Vc agree heartily with the practice of eliminating the tray creature - thi s "elimination., might in many instanct.s be in the form of placing the animal with persons " ·ho really love clogs and have the facilities for giYing them the proper care. It i almost a truism that p ople who hate d ogs arc those who have never owned such a pet. Once own one and it s a different story. But what we starteJ out to say was that in many instances where dog. are accused of nipping children one karns upon im·estigation that the children have hcen guilty of teasing the animal. \Ye ha\'e a dog who takes the other side of the . trcet when small boy s come prancing along. Adult frighten him not at all. Sometimes its pretty hard for the dog to avoid the youngsters. Let's give the dog a "break~·· Watch Your Step! Ann Livingston's recent successful venture in the breach-of-promise business appears to have occasioned a veritable epidemic of simil~ enterprises with the "heart-broken" female of the species. Boys, he cautious about your summer resort proposals-unless, of course, you happen to be poor like us. The New Arrival Arrival oi the newe st model of the Buick was anticipated several rryonths ago, according to ] ack, the auto expert. Which observation may or may not he laden with a hidden meaning. Sports' Section "Sv;imming." writes Dr. Fit, the Fitosofer, Sutton's Bay's dashing summer guest, "is the queen of sports." "Land sports," he continues, "such as tennis. baseball and ping pong should not he mentioned in the same breath with swimming." Yes, yes, doctor, but now that you've mentioned it, doesn't it occur to you that ping pong simply has them all cheated for genuine unadulterated thrills? Tennis and baseball are perhaps a bit tame. hut as for ping pong, 0, Doctor, how could yon ? The Old Plug, who is manuevering about in Canada these torrid August days, probably has an entirely different version of the "q~een of sports." Religion and Human Life is no \ ·astly more believe that the universe \\· a. made. and is being governed, by a c;uprcme being. ~omc people sec in natural l1appenings no evidence of an almighty hand. \ ·~.st l y more are thoroughly conYinced that such a, hand is guiding and ~haping man's destinies. < ;od. ~onw people he lien· that there with. . The question is oftl'n put to the unh e 1i en.' r : s h o ul cl y < l\1 he '"iII in g- to I i v e and bring up a family in a churchless comm un i t y ? \\'hat e v t' r hi s an ~ "'e r it remain s true that the north ~hore is an area of churches \\'it h a 11 their activities. I ncliYidual churches are adding to their already sizable ~tructures. :\ surprising number have already built or are planning to build new and much more suitable edifices. Religion and the principal agents of religion. the churches. are in great measure respunsihle for the fact that the north shore is a good place to live in. All adults know that it is the policy of many corporations tc1 put a very considerable ~hare of their earnings back into the husine~~. Their aim is Progressive not merelv maintenance Business of what ·they already o\\·n but continuous improvement. Not simply doing better things hut ahvavs searching- for better ways is the a \'0\\·cd program of these companies. Certain ·ompanies that serve the public are a1\\'ays seeking better materials and methods. It is the stated aim of a certain g-reat company to make such improvements as \\'ill make it possible for anyone to talk "'ith allYOne anv\\'hcre. The newspaper::; h a\'(' r c l' 11 t h. ~t old 0 f t h c r e 111 ark a b 1c achicn:menh of this concern. .-\ little north shore school girl named Jane \\·e nt out camping ~ She said that the small party of \Yhich she was a member had a "simple dinner What Jane consisting of pan cakes Learned and '"ater." Simple tn(lugh for eYen so simple a person a s Henry DaYid Thoreau . Jane f mnd a spider in a pancake. The finding of the spider in the food affected her for a " ·ee k. .'\gain Jane sho,Yed herself not so different from other people. The campers went to hed tired and perhap~ a little ill. .\t any rate they left the tent door open. Tn the morning-, probably early. Jane woke up to find on her anatom~· here and there "large red lumps which itched verY much." ~Iosquito bites. The \'t~iting- in~ ects naturall~· thought the open door meant. "Come on in!" Ta11e decided a . follows: "~ext time I go to. camp I'll take a little more sense along." That\ all . he needed- a little more sense. That's all an)· of us needs-a little more sense. ( )ne of the hest hits of ach·ice for hum;:tn hPings maY he found in John Dewey's hook. "Human ~ature and Conduct." He advises people so to live as to increase the n1eaning nf their experience. This increase of . meanin~ comrs ahout only through thinking. Think of wh~t seeing a fossil means. lt means getting a lesson in the history of life ibelf. \Ye are reading Sinclair I .ewis's "Dodsworth." It's slow. not exciting reading: hut contains much vivid descripti,·e material ahout men. women. and places. One of the most attractive ~hara'cters in the hook is a newspaper man. Lewis thinks highly of the fourth estate. }( e shows g-ood judgment. The reading of every account of an automobile accident makes one helieYe that these so-called accidents are not realty accidents, since thev have easilv removable and certain causes. :The causes~ of practicallv all auto "accidents., are speeding and carelessness. e "Dear Mique :" (post cards our friend Orgy of Evan stein) "Have seen a great many curiosities on this trip (through Michigan) including Fit the Filosofer." ' T'roh;tltly caug-ht flirting with the Queen of ~ports. .... It is vrry fortunate that at times steps taken to improve the scn·ice delivered to the public not only are successful in the economic field hut also in the esthetic field. The placing underground of utilitv wires not (lnh· makes elcctricit\' more useful but also ad~ls to the good appearance of a communitv. \\'ire cannot ln· anv tneans he made louk \\·ell. They ·are ~~~s offensive when not seen. There is every reason to feel con6dent that those attendin~ the Glencoe Community outin~ at Dam No. 1, along the Des Plaines river should have an A No. 1 d - - 6ne time. . -:\hq up Why Not? C'ou l.rl nnE' call that tale of yours about X(·!Htn launclr:nng golf balls, a waHhout? : to -Hub. A ncl ha \'E' you put in that order for World Series til'kt>t:-: '! -MIQUE. .,

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