Life, 1917-04-26 · page 75 of 84
Life — April 26, 1917 — page 75: what you’re looking at
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This is a **straightforward hotel advertisement**, not political satire. It promotes the Hollenden Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio, emphasizing its credentials as an American-owned establishment with patriotic appeals ("United States ideals," "United States citizens"). The ad emphasizes the hotel's prestige through a quarter-century of operation, superior service, excellent cuisine, and refined clientele. It lists practical amenities: 800 rooms, three restaurants, orchestras, banquet facilities, and convenient theater access—selling points for both leisure and business travelers of the era. The accompanying architectural photograph showcases the building's imposing, multi-story design as visual proof of the hotel's significance and permanence. This appears in *Life*'s advertising section rather than editorial content, making it a period commercial pitch rather than satirical commentary.
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Fhe Holendon UNITED STATES hotel owned and A operated by United States citizens, with United States ideals and the very best. standards of service, accommodations, efficiency, courtesy, comfort and cooking. A-hotel that has an unusual record for the loyalty, long service and consequent experi- ence of its employes. A hotel that gives its guests the benefits of a matured jand perfected organization, together with the physical ‘improvements that have come through constant ren- ovation and substantial new additions. A hotel that has served the best people of the world for a quarter of a century; that has a national repu- tation for the extent and originality of its bills of fare, and for the excellence of its cooking. A hotel where men and women of taste and refine- ment will find people whom they would not hesitate to meet. Lastly, but not finally, a hotel where service is not a matter of ostentation, but of expected and delivered performance. 800 rooms; three restaurants; formal orchestra and cabaret; three reception rooms for ladies; largest banquet hall and ball room in Ohio ; private dining rooms; most convenient to all theatres, rail and lake terminals: three entrances; ample garage facilities in the vicinity. and $3.00, and $6,