I was curious as well. I knew that a telegram was normally hand delivered by a messenger but had to do a little searching to find more information. “A. RECENT

I was curious as well. I knew that a telegram was normally hand delivered by a messenger but had to do a little searching to find more information. “A. RECENT invention in telegraphic instruments has given rise to the Telepost Company, which sends messages at a uniform rate for all distances, and at a rate much lower than is charged by the telegraph companies. It has four kinds of service; viz., telegram, telecard, teletape, and telepost. “A telegram is a message delivered by a special messenger, as is now done by the other companies. “A telecard is a telegraphic message printed on a postcard at the delivering office and placed in the post office, and then delivered by the postman on his regular rounds. A teletape is the perforated strip of paper upon which the instrument records the message at the delivering office. This is mailed and delivered as in the case of a telecard. A telepost is a telegraphic message printed similarly to a letter at the delivering office and mailed in a sealed envelope and delivered as in the case of the telecard. “The rates for these services are: a 10-word telecard, 10 cents; a 25-word telegram or a 50- word telepost or a 100-word teletape, 25 cents.” - The Business Letter by Ion E. Dwyer (1914)