“This custom of having! two telephones in the office has its disadvantages, too,” said the business man. “We’ve got a new office boy, and one of his duties'is to answer the telephone. The other day he heard the bell ring, and, coming to me, said: “You’re wanted at the ’phone by a lady.” “Which one?” I inquired, thinking of the ’phones, of course. “Please, sir,” stammered , the boy, “I —I—think it’s your wife.” ' .
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2764, 19 March 1910, Page 3 (Supplement)
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73Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2764, 19 March 1910, Page 3 (Supplement)
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