telegram
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A telegram in the same files shows a doctor from Cornwall, who was treating a 10-year-old child in 1944, pleading with the authorities for the medicine: "No hope without penicillin".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025
His family had to wait almost two weeks before a telegram arrived, addressed to his mother.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024
A telegram addressed to Violet was found in her room.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2024
Mr. Wright kept the telegram framed in his home.
From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2024
“Send a telegram saying I will come at once. The next train goes early in the morning. I’ll take that.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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