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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1928
Page
18
Community sheet from Wilmette records weekly notices and local notes issued every Friday. Names, events, and small ads populate the compact page, reflecting town life and upcoming activities.
The article highlights rapid North Shore growth, the role of Girl Scouts with a Juniper Knoll camp, and the connection to Mrs. Herbert Hoover as honorary president. It notes evolving women voters and reflects on Christmas home traditions and a Wilmette orphan initiative. A community magazine reports reaching a 100 page issue and ambitions for further expansion.
A holiday primer urges readers to finish Christmas shopping, noting crowded stores and abundant gift ideas from jewelry to toys. The piece playfully chides the reader for lacking gift lists while admitting personal indifference to socks, ties, suspenders, shirts, and collars.
The poem recalls King Wenceslas guiding a page to help a poor man on Saint Stephen’s Day. They brave a harsh winter to share food and warmth, echoing a moral that blessing comes to those who bless the poor. The piece ends with a wry aside about garden clubs and husbands in Evanston Wilmette.
Wickie reports in SHORE LINES that Santa Claus dismisses old myths of reindeer and announces adoption of airplane travel. He scolds the author for spreading rumors and warns of forgetting them if tagged as old fashioned.
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