When the Army wanted to send a telegram, for instance, it sent a clerk to stand in line at Washington's central telegraph office, a public facility.
It's a deliveryman, with a telegram for Asswipe and Emily Johnson.
The Western Union lady called him at 2 30 AM, and said, "Sir, I have a telegram for you to be delivered at 7 AM, but our messenger boys do not report to work until 8 AM, so would you like me to call you back at 7 AM and read it to you?" View Article By Rebecca Mead By Anthony Lane By Alan Burdick By Jia Tolentino.
The Western Union lady called him at 2 30 AM, and said, "Sir, I have a telegram for you to be delivered at 7 AM, but our messenger boys do not report to work until 8 AM, so would you like me to call you back at 7 AM and read it to you?" View Article By Miranda Carter By Amos Barshad By Jia Tolentino By Doreen St. Félix.
The Vatican sent another telegram for the inauguration, followed by a phone call from the pope.
Editor-in-chief Horace Latimore sent Williams an emphatic telegram, "FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE, HOW MANY COCONUTS?
By 1890, the problem was the speed of transmission: one eminent physician blamed "the pelting of telegrams" for triggering an outbreak of mental illness.
The last time we saw an Erykah Badu album, four-and-some years ago, it was called "Worldwide Underground," the perfect two-word telegram for expansive and interior; it was marketed as an EP, and it was 50 minutes long, full of extended studio jams.
