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Illinois Telephone And Telegraph Ad

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Advertisement for the automatic (dial) telephone service of the Illinois Telephone and Telegraph Company (successor to the en:Illinois Tunnel Company).
(in bold underlined black text. "During" is colored blue)

_Use_ _the_ _Automatic_
*_During_* _the_ _Convention_

(a highly detailed drawing in blue of the subject of the advertisement, a very old phone from the corporation Automatic Telephone Service, takes up the bottom-left third of the image. the bottom-right third contains varying sizes of black text)
Make the Automatic Tele-
phone Station at the Coliseum
your headquarters. A recep-
tion room, booths and uni-
formed pages at your service
on the main floor of the
Annex.
Let us facilitate your work
—and let us demonstrate to
you the wonderful efficiency
of the Automatic telephone—

The ONE Phone
That Gives
SECRET SERVICE

Automatic Telephone Service is pulling
the biggest popular vote in history! Local
Chicago traffic has more than doubled, and long
distance increased 80%7, since January 1, 1912.
Because of its very low cost, its instantaneous
connections, its sccrecy, its splendid carrying powers,
the Automatic is the only logical telephone. By all
means take advantage of this special convention
Local Calls 5¢
Long distance calls at remarkably low rates
Illinois Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Successor to Illinois Tunnel Co.
Telephone Department
162 W. Monroe St.
Commercial
Dept.
33-111
Information
892
Long Distance
Call (O)

on the Dial

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Date

18/06/1912
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Source

Hameltonian and Republican National Convention Program, June 18, 1912; page
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1912 advertisements in the united states
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