How Central Talk Made Hello Obsolete in Phone Language
A 1930s montage explains Bell system shorthand used by operators to speed calls. It praises central office speech, the word hello replaced by direct, named introductions and numbered prompts, and notes operators handle 150 to 200 lines hourly. It cites training, tone, and the shift toward efficient, impersonal, businesslike conversation.
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Bell System
Central
Tell Companies
Ing
Appirtiia
Sarenam
Kit
Moodinner
Thomas A Hilson
England
Telahone
Bell Engineers
Takig
Bell Companies
Boston
Howly
New Jersey State Federation of Labor Convention Set for August in Trenton
The New Jersey State Federation of Labor plans its next convention in Trenton this August with expected larger representation. The federation has grown rapidly in recent years and aims for the strongest gathering yet. Vice President H. J. Gottlob chairs the legislative committee which has long pushed workers' rights, including child labor reforms.
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New Jersey
New Jersey Federation of Labor
H. J. Gottlob
The Humpback Whale as a Ship-Tug Monster
A technical World description details the humpback whale’s fighting traits in whaling lore. It explains the whale’s power when harpooned, its deep diving, and how it can drag ships for hours, often ending in the whale’s death after dramatic, violent encounters at sea.
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Newfoundland
Placentia Bay
Cape Race
San
The Orchid Family in Youths Companion Text
The article explains the orchid as a distinct plant group where the stamens and pistils are united in a column. It notes 6000 to 7000 species, most in tropical regions, with only a few in temperate zones, and that tropical orchids mostly grow on trees while temperate species grow in soil.
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Earth
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Craret
Cena
Ontaide
Hastings
Erannie
Yeurech
Dora
Orks Organisation
Mas
Othite
Post
Mendelssohn
London
Bretander
THE
Elizabeth Clothing CO
Porsch
Pursch
Unul
Hart, Schafenner & Marx
Kuppenheimer
Charles Otein
Broad Street
East Jersey Street
Sweet Clover Brand
Friedman's Sore
Trenton
Humpback Whale
Eas
Japan
United Electric CO
Sansinne
Latercome
Broad ST
Newark
Yame Wisner
Rac
Asta
Seebeng
Otto Roggenkamp
Daity
Altos
Edison Phonographs
Ee Reed
Dawson & CO
Tne
Colinas
Astoria
Parnemsia
Henderson
Jan al Reat
Ose
John McGrath
Elisabeth
Florida
Europe
Oakes’ Pharmacy
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