Life, 1922-12-07 · page 67 of 80
Life — December 7, 1922 — page 67: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. The page promotes two hotel chains: **Hotels Statler** (top) announces new locations opening in Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, and St. Louis, plus a Boston expansion. The accompanying illustration shows a uniformed porter with multiple suitcases, and the text—presented as the porter's first-person testimony—emphasizes Statler's service standards: promptness, careful baggage handling, usefulness in emergencies, and adherence to the "guest is always right" philosophy. **Hotel Pennsylvania** (bottom) advertises itself as "The Largest Hotel in the World," located opposite Pennsylvania Terminal in New York. Both ads use testimonial and boosterism typical of 1920s hospitality marketing. There is **no political satire or social commentary**—this is straightforward corporate promotion appearing in *Life* magazine, likely circa 1922-1923 based on the opening dates mentioned.
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Hotels Statler Buffalo - Cleveland ~ Detroit ~- St. Louis Avow Hotel Statler (1100 rooms, 1100 baths) is now building at Buffalo, to open early in 1923; 500 additional rooms will be added later. da; In the Park Square district of BOSTON there is to be another HOTEL sfy STATLER, with 1100 rooms, 1100 baths, opening date to be announced later. ind or |“ a Statler porter. When you want to make a train in a hurry I’m very much at your service; I’m as careful of your baggage as if it were my baggage; I know enough to make me useful in emergencies — and I’m not a grouch. Also I live up to my instructions, and take it for granted that “the guest is always right”. What the chief says goes, i H with me; and you've probably seen, S| often enough, what kind of instruc- tions he gives us on service to guests. om city any era- ten- ms! + ef Opp. Pennsylvania Terminal, New York. The Largest Hotel in the World comicbooks.com