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Do people still use cablegrams and telegrams?
It is still possible to send a telegram all over the world. On www.telegramsonline.co.uk you can send telegrams to be delivered within several hours.
Where can one learn to have a telegram delivered to the recipient?
One can learn to have a telegram delivered to a recipient on sites such as 'Wise Geek', 'Funtazm' and 'Telegram Gateway'. All have instructions on delivering telegrams.
Telegrams were fast or slow?
Telegrams were faster than letters, and were usually delivered the same day, sometimes even late at night. Letters, especially from afar, sometimes took several days to deliver. Furthermore, telegrams usually conveyed a sense of importance or urgency, since they cost much more to send than a letter.
How many telegrams were sent on the titanic and were received during the voyage?
There were about 14 telegrams
Are telegrams likely to include long descriptions?
Not in an historical context. Telegrams cost per word, so the fewer words, the less expensive the telegram. Telegrams are purely historical at this point; in the US they can no longer be sent.
When was Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams created?
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams was created in 1882.
When were telegrams used?
Telegrams were first used in 1839 in Holland and were used elsewhere in the late 1800s.
In what ways people communicate in japan in 19th century?
In the early 19th century they used letters delivered by horse riders by the end of the 19th century they used the postal service, Phones and Telegrams
How do telegrams work?
Telegrams these days are different than telegrams "in the old days". You can still send telegrams all over the world, in a couple of hours if necessary. The big difference's is the way telegrams are send over the world. In earlier days telegrams where send by the telegraph-lines with Morse codes. At the other side of the line these codes where translated to words again and brought by messenger to the receiver. Today we don't use Morse codes anymore, but telegrams are still very important. You can use telegrams to congratulate someone, to send your deepest sympathy or wish someone much luck. Any occasion you can think of, a telegram will bring the message!
What was on those telegrams in World War 2?
Japanese telegrams of "weather reports" were actually attack plans
What does the 1930s term straight wire concerning a western union telegrams mean?
I have heard that term in several old movies and TV shows. Though I don't know much about it, I can say that the clerks almost always asked "straight wire" or "night service." I can also state that straight wires were delivered, in the movies anyway, within an hour.
Were telegrams used in the 1930s?
yes
