A JOKE BY TELEGRAPH

... his history of the Electric Tele- graph, just published, tells the following capital eof a h clerk named Thayer making an April fool of his celleague at New York by the fol- lowing despatch :— “ Philadelphia, April 1, 1846. “To Mr. Jones, New York :—Send ...

Published: Saturday 29 December 1860
Newspaper: Belfast Morning News
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 431 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

A JOKE BY TELEGRAPH

... his hi of the Electric Tele- tale ef a graph, just published, tells the following capital h clerk named Thayer making an April fool of his colleague at New York by the fol- lowing despatch :— “ Philadelphia, April 1, 1846. “To Mr. Jones, New York :—Send ...

Published: Friday 28 December 1860
Newspaper: Belfast Morning News
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 427 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

* t 'OP NCI LLOR.S BE CO PNS ELL ED.”

... the loom, you glory in your hy ma | Iso bred to the Veli ef that truth is man’s eh ae G i shall uss, over ¥ ur rem ein his April fool and poor Opbel and come t mil sem curiously ca a brief tale of a long-drawn story kept at what is this tale? Simply a farrago ...

Published: Thursday 05 April 1860
Newspaper: Perthshire Advertiser
County: Perthshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 486 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

A TELEGRAPHIC HOAX

... A TELEGRAPHIC HOAX. Whon the system was first inié&ditced, an American clerk, pamed Thayer, made an April fool of his collcague at New York by the following dispatch:— ¢ Philadelphia, April 1, 1816, “To Mr. Jones, New York. “Sond me ten dollars at once ...

A TELEGRAPHIC HOAX

... A TELEGRAPHIC HOAX. the sy.'tcrn drat introduced, American clerk, named Thayer, wade an April fool of his colleague at York the following dispatch;— “Philadelphia, April 1,1810, Mr. Jones, York. Send me ten once, so that I can get my dothea. (Signed) ...

A TELEORAPHIC HOAX

... A TELEORAPHIC HOAX. When the system was first Introduced, an American clerk, named Thayer, made an April fool of his colleagne at New York by the following dispatch:— Philadelphia, April 1, 1846. To Mr. Jones, New York. Send me ten dollars at once ...

Published: Saturday 03 November 1860
Newspaper: Borough of Greenwich Free Press
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 433 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

A JOKE BY TELEGRAPH

... of the Electric Tele. graph just published, tells the following capital tale of a telegraph clork named Thayer making an April fool of his colleague at New York by tho following despatch:-° Philadelphia, April 1, 1846. To Mr. Jones, Now York:- Send io ...

Published: Saturday 27 October 1860
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 423 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

A TELEGRAPHIC HOAX

... A TELEGRAPHIC HOAX. Wli.-n tho system was first Introduced, an American clerk, named Thayer, made April fool bis New York the folio wins ** Philadelphia, April 1, 1846. To Mr. Jones, New York. Send ten dollars at. once, so that I can get ray clothes. ...

Published: Tuesday 06 November 1860
Newspaper: North Devon Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 628 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

INDIAN HUMOUR: THE ADVENTURES OF GOOROO SIMPLE

... the Gooroo's blunders. The Greeks twitted their philosophic noodles with exquisite sharpness of wit, and the blunder of an April fool in the west must have something fresh and pointed about it to make us laugh. But the venerable SIMPLE and his disciples ...

Published: Friday 07 December 1860
Newspaper: Dial
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1058 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

A TELEGRAPHIC HOAX

... A TELEGRAPHIC HOAX. When the system wit, Brat introdneed, an American clerk, named Thayer, made an April fool of his colleague at Raw Trek by the following &vetch:— Philadelphia, April 1,184 G. To Mr. Jones, New York. Send me ten dollars at once, ...

Published: Tuesday 30 October 1860
Newspaper: Oxfordshire Telegraph
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 907 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE LATE MYSTERIOUS MURDER AT ROAD

... other of inmates ? A TELEQRAPHIC HOAX. When flmsyn;-v-n:fi‘rvt;'in'lr'r;l;n&.r ;n Alnefimn clerk, ‘ pamed Thayer, made an April fool of his colleague at New York by the following dispateh :— * Philadel; Apri “To Mr. Jones, New York. it ARSI “Sond me ten ...

Published: Saturday 03 November 1860
Newspaper: Marlborough Times
County: Wiltshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1111 | Page: 3 | Tags: none