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Hotel Furnishings Life Span Reveals Rapid Wear
The article reports hotel equipment mortality rates from the American Hotel Association. It lists lifespans for dressers desks tables twelve years, lamps eight, chairs six, beds twelve, box springs nine, bedspreads five, pillows nine, pillow slips one, and daily linens replacing annually. A truck driver in Mattoon, R C Tanner, narrowly escaped serious injury when his vehicle overturned and a wheel pinned his hair until a motorist freed him.
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