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First Phone in Boissevain Web
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In 1904 a local exchange was located in Hilton's Drug Store, but only a few residences were hooked up. Then in 1906 the Bell Telephone Company began installing its own phones in Boissevain homes. Alton Breault - Adventures of a Radar Repairman Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 52 It was top secret - he and his companions at the training facility at Yatesbury, England, couldn’t tell even their servicemen buddies what they were working on. Walpole Murdoch – Pioneer Newsman Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 36 For ten years Murdoch was a familiar figure on Hartney's streets and at community affairs. "Unconventional" might be one way of descibing him. At the Butterfield Post Office Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 13 The first Post Office and Stopping Place in the far southwestern reaches of Manitoba was called Butterfield. Places The Rural Press - A Survival Story Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 45 A new village might have been considered to have “arrived” when it had a paper. For quite a while some towns had competing papers. The Latest Thing – The Telephone Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 49 The whole system was run by people and depended upon the skill and the personality of the operator. Albert Titus – a Napinka Character Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 20 Ab's claim to fame was as a chronicler of the times through his many articles for the local papers. Places
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