Life — December 7, 1916 — page 82: what you’re looking at

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-CHRISTMAS LIFE - An Advertisement by THE PULLMAN COMPANY - To main- Cleanliness. (27°. condition of absolute cleanliness the large number of cars, constantly in operation in every part of the country under conditions of dust and dirt unavoidable in railroad operation and annu- ally accommodating approximately twenty-five million passengers, requires an elaborate organization trained by years of experience and maintained at a large annual expenditure. The modern Pullman car contains everything essential to cleanliness and sanitation which the best experts upon these subjects have been able to devise. After every trip each car is thoroughly cleaned and at frequent intervals fumigated in accordance with state and federal standards. To accomplish this three hundred and eighty- three cleaning stations, with over four thousand yard employes, are maintained in various cities. By such thorough and consistent effort every Pullman passenger receives the greatest possible protection from the discomfort of dust and dirt usually associated with railway travel. A Useful Invention (Continued from page i008) “When he went home that night she was hard at it scrubbing the stairs. There was no sign of anything to eat, but he expected that and had a snack before he went in. “*Only ten minutes this time, my sweetest,’ he said, and picked her up again. She cried and carried on, of course, but he was used to that—we all get used to it atter a time. She was all right for the rest of the day and he let her alone, but every time he spoke to her, it was ‘lo or ‘dovey’ or ‘darling’ or ‘pet’—just so she shouldn't forget. “The next day was Saturday and, as they was going to sce some friends in the afternoon, there was a truce, but on Sunday, just after dinner, she broke out again and he saw another dose of treatment was wanted. He picked her up and carried her out of the kitchen into the parlor and he surprised him- self by the number of loving words he found for her. “There was some kids playing out in the street, and one little girl hap- pened to look in at the window and, I suppose, went and spread the tale, for soon after, about seventeen women who lived near came sauntering past the house and had a look in. As soon as he spotted them he went outside and asked them if they wanted to bor- row anything. “* Because if you do,’ said he, ‘you can’t have it, and if you don’t, you can clear out and look in your own win- dows’ They hung about a bit longer and then they went off, one by one, and were happy for the rest of the The DIM-A-LITE gives you. sate electric twilight. “Eine for bath y= room, sick room, nursery, hall. Turns electric lights up and down like gas. DIM-A-LITE Future Socket perma toe: DIM-A-LITE Portable wun Cont ont Pop Ask any dealer, postpaid, ince tar “Facto on Saving of Corvent-* WIRT COMPANY 5516 Lena St. Philad’e. Pa. DIM ~ A. Lye FIVE CHANGES OFItl THE IDEAL WINTER RESORT jst'Eserratiog | BERM UDA PRINCESS HOTEL ns December 11. Best location and equipment on the islands. i Gall room, ied seaming ce ct wb drives ing, oll, tera Sew Vonks "Sos: Pasuage of Quebec 8 JOYS OF THE CHRISTMAS COMMUTER “HI, BOSS, YOU'RE LOSIN’ YOUR TRAIN!”