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Telephones Bring Far Places Right to One's Own Ear
A 1922 bureau report traces the growth of the US telephone industry from 1880 to 1922, noting major increases in telephones and central offices, female dominance on switchboards, rising wages, and miles of wires. It highlights how long distance lines knit distant towns and farms to the nation, easing isolation and aiding medical calls.
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United States
Bureau of Cenaas
Department of, Electrical Industries
Gulf
Florida
Minnesota