Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 247, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1911 — REAL LUXURIES OF TRAVEL [ARTICLE]
REAL LUXURIES OF TRAVEL
Even M “ t u^ xa^2n^ ,gen fl er z ’7 th?^ jj t t ra ’ [ e,erß t^ e f 8 r ufficie “ t J to perlon ever should be content to remain at roTthe train to SnaS'Cit in the most elegant them°to be brushed, but his Utters can be stamped and dropped into a mall box. whence they will be mailed at the next station by the conductor without further concern on the part of the traveler. He can. telegraph from the train and, up to the last mdment before leaving town, can telephone directly from his car to'his home or wherever else he may desire; also his family or other friends can ring him up. He can put his silk hat In a paper bag provided for the purpose hr the railroad company free of charge. He can obtain the latest books and periodicals free from the library car on the train, hp can have hot water as well as cold for dressing purposes, and his sleeping berth is Illumined by electric light, so he may read while resting and being whirled through apace at the rate of sixty miles an hour. In addition, he can have the following tonsorial services: Hair cut, shampoo, shave, facial massage, hair singe, beard trimmed, manicure, bath. Also there are at his disposal the services of a valet who win press and return to him within a few minutes his coat, trousers, waistcoat or overcoat or his entire outfit, if he can spare it all at one time. . Furthermore, if anybody can think of anything else a traveler might like to have done for him, let that Ingenious person so advise the management of the leading railroads, and the Innovation will be promptly Installed.
