“The farmers’ telephone was a boon during heavy and
unprecedented snows,” says _The Electrical World and
Engineer_, “and many interesting uses are reported in New
York State in places where many roads were blocked with drifts
over ten feet deep. Hemmed in so that they could not see a
neighbor for weeks, farmers have been able to converse with
their friends and thus keep in touch with the world.” (Text.)
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