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ALL gVIESSAGLS TAKEN BY THIS COMPANY ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS: 
To guard against mistakes or delays, tne sender of a message should order !t repeated, that is, telegraphed back to the originating office for comparison. For this, one-half the 
unrepeated message rate is charged in addition. Unless otherwise indicated on its face, this is an unrepeated message and paid for as such, in consideration wh.ereof it is agreed between 
the sender of the message and this company as follows: • ' 
1. The company shall not be liable for mistalces or delays in the trahsndssieQ or delivery, or for non-delivery, of any message received for transmission at the unrepeated-message 
rate beyond the sum of five hundred dollars; nor for mistakes or delays in the tramiiiission or delivery,- or for non-delivery, of any message received for transmission at the repeat^- 
message rate beyond the sum of five thousand dollars, unless s%)eciaUy valued; nor in any case for delays arising from unavoidable interruption in the working of its iines; ’nor for errors 
in cipher or obscure messages. * • 
2. In any event the company shall not be l iable for damages for mistakes or Relays in the transmission or delivery, or for the non-delivery, of any message, whether caused by 
the negligence of its servants or otherwise, beyond the sum of five thousand dollars, at which amount each mef^age is deemed to be valued, unless a greater valde is stated ija writing 
by tiie sender thereof at the time the message is tendered for transmission, and unless the repeated-message rate is paid or agreed to be paid, and an additional charge equal to one- 
tenth of one percent of the an^ount by which such valuation shali exceed five thousand dollars. 
3. The company is hereby made the agent of the sender, without liability, to forward this message over the lines of any other company when necessary to reach its destination. 
4. Domestic messages^ an cj incoming cable messages wjltbe delivered free within one-half mile of the company’s office in towns of 6,000 population or less, and within one mile 
of such office in o^her cities or towns. Beyond these limits the company does not uiict^itake to make delivery, but will, without- liability, at the sender’s request, as Ifis- agent and at 
his expGJise, endeavor to contract for him for such delivery at a reasonable price. ' 
6. No responsibility attaches to this company concerning messages until the same are accepted at one of its transmitting offices; and if a message is sent to such office by one of 
the company’s messengers, he acts for that purpose as the agent of the sender. 
(3. The company will not be liable for damages or statutory penalties in any case where the claim is not presented In vTiting to the company within sixty days after the message 
is filed with the company for transmission; provided, nowever, that this condition shali not apply to claims for damages or overcharges within the purview of Section 415 of the Communi- 
_ cations Act of 1934. 
7. It is agreed that in any action by the company to recover the tolls for any message or messages the prompt and correct transmission and delivery thereof shall be presumed, 
subject to rebuttal by competent evidence. 
8. Special terms governing the transmission of messages according to their classes, as enumerated below, shall apply to messages in each of such respective classes in addition 
to all the foregoing terms. , , . 
9. No employee of the company is authorized to vary the foregoing. THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY 
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DOMESTIC SERVICES 
TELEGRAMS 
A full-rate expedited service. 
DAY LETTERS 
A deferred service at lower than the standard telegram rates, 
SERIALS 
Messages sent in sections during the same day. 
NIGHT LETTER S 
Accepted up to 2 A.M. for delivery not earlier than the following morning at rates 
substantially lower than the standard telegram or day letter rates. 
SHIP RADIOGRAMS 
A service to ships at sea, in all parts of the world. Plain language or code language 
may he used. 
INCORPORATED 
R. B. WHITE, President 
CABLE SERVICES 
ORDINARIES 
The standard service, at full rates. Code messages, consisting of 5-letter groups only, 
at a lower rate. 
DEFERREDS 
Plain-language messages, subject to being deferred in favor of full-rate messages. 
NIGHT LETTERS 
Overnight plain-language messages. 
URGEWTS 
Messages taking precedence over all other messages except government messages. 
CLASSES OF SERVICE 
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THERE IS A SPECIAL LOW-RATE WESTERN UNION SERVICE FOR EVERY SOCIAL NEED 
Teleoramsof the categories listed at the right, to any Western Union destination in the United States 
GREETINGS AT 
TELEGRAMS OF PRESCRIBED FIXED TEXT — — 
TELEGRAMS OF SENDER’S OVJH COMPOSITION (first 15 words) 
250 
350 
ftwrri'aCT g 
HOTEL or TRANSPORT ATIO^: RESERVATIONS 
TOURATE TELEGRAMS, for TRAVELERS 
(first 15 words) 
350 
Christmas New Year Easter 
Valentine's Day Mother’s Day Father’s Day 
Jewish New Year Thanksgiving 
CONGRATULATIONS ON 
Anniversaries Weddings 
Birthdays Commencement 
Birth of a Child 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Boh Voyage telegrams “Pep” telegrams 
Kiddiegrams (No 35jf rate) “Thank You” telegrams 
ASK ANY WESTERN UNION OFFICE OR AGENCY FOR FULL INFORMATION 
