Description
Black and white 9 3/4″ x 14″ ad with a six-piece cartoon strip at the top of the ad. In the first one a man is sitting getting his fortune told by a fortune teller. She says that she sees that he is taking a trip to New York and he responds that he is going there but he doesn’t have a room. In the second frame she says that she sees a key for a nice room at the Hotel Pennsylvania and he responds that is great because that is the New York Statler. In the third frame she says “Go” and he responds that he can’t quite believe it but he will try anything once. In the fourth frame it shows the fortune teller down at the telegraph station sending a telegram to, somewhere. In the fifth one he is walking into the Hotel Pennsylvania hoping to test her luck. In the sixth and last one, he is standing at the desk, identifies himself as Mr. Holmes and the clerk stops him and says they have a nice room all set for him. The ad text states that “A reservation, made far enough to advance so that we may confirm it” and that “Although certain inconveniences are unavoidable in wartime, the really important Statler services are still being maintained:. There are the prices of rooms in the Northeast being shown and they range from $3.00 to $4.50. Progress.
Source: June 19, 1944 Life magazine.
