No More Time From Bell Telephone and Western Union in 1918

From the July 11, 2018, MidWeek "Looking Back."

1918, 100 Years Ago.

"It is now up to you to see that your timepieces are in working order.  The Bell telephone company gave notices some time ago that they would no longer give the correct time to patrons.  Now the Western Union has sent out notice that it will no longer give the time of day.

"It is said that in some larger cities since the order of the telephone company, the calls have been so numerous for the Western Union that it has been swamped.  Therefor the new rule."

Well, They Should Use Their Smart Phones.  -Cooter