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Telephone Talk => Telephone Historic Pictures, Signs, Directories, Advertising & Ephemera => Topic started by: Devansphones on May 17, 2020, 12:18:29 PM

Title: When in quarantine.....
Post by: Devansphones on May 17, 2020, 12:18:29 PM
Has anybody seen this add floating around on social media? It's from 1900 from what I've read, but boy is it relevant! I make so many calls to my family each day I'm often afraid I'm going to set the dial on fire.
Title: Re: When in quarantine.....
Post by: Russ Kirk on May 17, 2020, 10:27:53 PM
I have seen 3 versions online, Central Union, New York and this one from Missouri.  I have read they were used for fillers in directories.  Recently Snopes wrote an article and had a link to news paper page.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/1918-quarantine-ad-for-phone/