Overseas Telephone Service Inaugurated Ten Years Ago
Ten years after its January 7 1927 launch between New York and London the overseas Bell system expanded to about seventy countries. Calls cost 21 weekday 15 nights and Sundays while earlier three minute calls were 75. The system now offers 24 hour service with an average ten year call time around twenty minutes and 10 radio stations nine circuits and three operations rooms dedicated to completing calls. Newspapers finance markets and governments use the service for business alerts and rapid international links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Globe
Walter S. Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Evelyn Murray
General Post Office of
Great Britain
Atlantic
Bell Telephone System
Bell System
Financial World
Phantoms in the Making in Telephone Lines
The article explains phantom lines as transposed long distance circuits added at terminating offices to create a third talking channel with minimal cost. It notes the effect on crosstalk and noise, the visual metaphor of tangled lines, and that phantom lines were discovered in 1884 and widely adopted by 1904, now totaling thousands of miles in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Inauguration by Telephone and Broadcast Across the Nation
The article notes President Roosevelt’s oath on January 20 marked by telephone lines and radio networks reaching every city and country, highlighting the speech, images, and loudspeakers that conveyed events step by step. It traces the evolution of telecommunication at inaugurations from Harding to Washington, and outlines earlier uses during Washington’s era with the brick making reference from Egypt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Capitol
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Warren G. Harding
Bell
Calvin Coolidge
Hoover
New York
One Week Only February 2nd 9 O'clock Start
A notice announces a single week event beginning February 2nd at 9 o'clock. The message specifies a limited run with a clocked start and no additional dates beyond the seven day window.
Everngams White Sale Opens With Low Prices
Everngam presents its annual White Sale offering deep discounts on essentials as prices rise. The event promises final sales with no approvals and highlights boys suits and overcoats for 9.95, aiming to draw thrifty shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everngain
S_p
White Goods Silk Crepe and Lingerie Prices Listed
A classified style notice lists Madame Grace brassieres at 0.65 and girdles at 1.75, with Munsingwear and H W corselettes in varied price lines. The page promotes washable silk flat crepe and two way stretch items, highlighting color options including black and white.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Grace Brassieres
Madame Grace
Also Mentioned on This Page
Overseas Switchboard
Phantoms
Egypt
Nile
Pharaoh
Grr HK
Everngam’s
Men’s & Boys
la Salle
Kotex
Momme
Pongee
S & Boys
Punjab
Coats Price
Denton
Lonsdale
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!