ALL MESSAGES TAKEN BY THIS COMPANY ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS:

unrepeated message rate is charged in addition. 3 otherwise:

the sender of the message and this company as follows:

To guard against mistakes or delays, the sender of a message Gould order it rep
OWS:

ted on its face,

that is, telegraphed back to ee office for comparison. For this, one-half the
an :

‘epeated message and p as such, in consideration whereof it is agreed between

y shall not ba liable for mistakes or delays in the transmission-or delivery, or for non-delivery, of any message received for transmission at the Sitepe ae eee

rate beyond the sum of five hundred dollars; nor for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery, of any message received for transmission 2
qn ee rate pons the sum of five thousand dollars, unless specially valued; nor in arly ease for delays arising from unavoidable interruption in the working of its |
: cipher or obscure messages. : 5

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the repeated-
ines; nor for errors

In any event the company shall’not be liable for damages for ae or delays in the transmission or “is fect or for the non-delivery, of any message, whether caused by

the negligence of its servants or otherwise, beyond the sum of five thousa:

amount each message is.

eemed to be valued, unless a greater vaitie is stated in writing

dollars, at w
by the sender thereof at the time the message is tendered for transmission, and unless the fepeated-message rate is paid or, agreed to be paid, and an additional eharge equal to one-

tenth of one percent of the amount by. which such valuation,shall exceed fivi

4. Domestic messages and incoming cable messages will be delivered free w

of such office in other citics or towns, Beyond these-limits the company does not undertake to make délivery, but will, without lia

ba endeavor to contract for him for such delivery at a reasonable price.

ousan rs.
The company is hereby made the agent of the sencer, without liability, to forward this message over the lines of any other company when necessary to reach its destination.
ithin one-half mile of the company’s Office in ae 5,000 population or less, and within one mile

ity, at the sender’s request, as his agent and at -

Wo responsibility attaches to this company concerning messages until the same are accepted at one of its transmitting offices; and if @ message is sent to such office by one of

the company’s messengers, he acts for that purpose as the agent of the sender.

. The company will not be liable for damages or statutory penalties in any case where the claim is not presented in writing to the company within sixty days after the message
is filed with the company for transmission; provided, however, that this condition shall not apply to claims for damages or overcharges within the purview of Section 415 of the Communi-

cations Act of 1934

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,

aca
subject to rebuttal by competent evidence

pecial 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

8.
to all the foregoing terms. ;
9. No employee of the company is authorized to vary the foregoing.

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THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
R. B. WHITE, PRESIDENT

CLASSES OF SERVICE

DOMESTIC SERVICES

TELEGRAMS: :

A full-rate expedited service.
DAY LETTERS

A deferred service at lower than the standard telegram rates.
SERIALS 3

Messages sent in sections Guring the same day.
NIGHT LETTERS

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 be used.

5 CABLE SERVICES
ORDINARIES

: hse ~
The standard service, at full rates. Code messages, consistihg 6f 5-letter groups only,
at a lower rate. qe

DEFERREDS

Plain-language messages, subject to being deferred in favor of full-rate messages.

NIGHT LETTERS
Overnight plain-language messages.

_URGENTS

Messages taking precedence over all other messages except government messages.

THERE IS A SPECIAL LOW-RATE WESTERN UNION SERVICE FOR EVERY SOCIAL NEED

‘Telegrams of the categories listed at the right, to any Western Union destination in the United States

TELEGRAMS OF PRESCRIBED FIXED TEXT : — _
TELEGRAMS OF SENDER’S OWN COMPOSITION (first 15 words)

GREETINGS AT

New Year Easter
Mother’s Day Father’s Day
Thanksgiving

356 CONGRATULATIONS ON

Anniversaries Weddings
Birthdays Commencement

Christmas
Valentine’s Day
25 Jewish New Year

 

 

_ HOTEL or TRANSPORTATION RESERVATIONS ( (246 words) —
TOURATE TELEGRAMS, for TRAVELERS Sen 30¢

Birth of a Child

MISCELLANEOUS

Bon Voyage telegrams “Pep” telegrams
Kiddiegrams (No 35¢ rate) “Thank You” telegrams

 

 

ASK ANY WESTERN UNION OFFICE OR AGENCY FOR FULL INFORMATION : ®