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Title: Modern telephone service for the home.
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Subjects: Telephone
Publisher: (New York? : American Telephone & Telegraph Co.)
Contributing Library: University of Maryland, College Park
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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The truest reflection of hospitality is to provide the guestroomwith conveniences that will make it another home for all whooccupy it. One of the most appreciated of these evidences of awarm welcome to the friends who come to share ones roof is theguest-room telephone which promises for them complete privacy aswell as comfort for the messages they may send or receive. If desired,a permanent installation may be made. Many home-owners, however, prefer simply to install a jack for a portable telephone, whichmay be used elsewhere when the guest-room is not occupied. cv. c/^ ^. V
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Five pounds of ... 2 cans of ... a dozen . . . and have you anyfresh . . . ? The ordering of household supplies, expedited by telephone, makesup a large share of the important business of running the modernAmerican home. The kitchen should have a telephone of its own,so located as to be instantly available when required, but out of theway when table space is needed for other work. Such installationsalso make it possible for the servants to answer incoming calls quicklyand conveniently. CS ^ 1 Cr ^^ , 1 ^ pHj ..,...> Ji^t^B^ n 0/^ ^ ^Hl ■l^iOF 1 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H HI ^^^^^^K, ^A I^H^^DU^ In the selection of furnishings for the room that is peculiarly herown, the American woman is most discriminating. This room, aboveall others, must worthily reflect the personality of its occupant. Dayscrowded with household, business or social activities make the leisuretime spent here particularly precious. Relaxation is encouraged whenone realises that to send or receive a message means but to s

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