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ALL MESSAGES TAKEN BY THIS COMPANY ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS: To guard against mistakes or delays, the sender of a message should order it repeated, that is, telegraphed back to the originating office for comparison. For this, one-half the unrepeated message rate is charged in addition. Unless otherwise indicated on its face, this is an unrepeated message and paid for as such, in consideration whereof it is agreed between the sender of the message and this company as follows: 1. The company shall not be liable for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery, of any message received for transmission at the unrepeated-message rate beyond the sum of five hundred dollars; nor for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery, of any message received for transmission at the repeated-message rate beyond the sum of five thousand dollars, unless specially valued; nor in any case for delays arising from unavoidable interruption in the working of its lines; nor for errors in cipher or obscure messages. 2. In any event the company shall not be liable for damages for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for the non-delivery, of any message, whether caused by the negligence of its servants or otherwise, beyond the sum of five thousand dollars, at which amount each message is deemed to be valued, unless a greater value is stated in writing by the sender thereof at the time the message is tendered for transmission, and unless the repeated-message rate is paid or agreed to be paid, and an additional charge equal to one-tenth of one percent of the amount by which such valuation shall exceed five thousand dollars. 3. The company is hereby made the agent of the sender, without liability, to forward this message over the lines of any other company when necessary to reach its destination. 4. Domestic messages and incoming cable messages will be delivered free within one-half mile of the company's office in towns of 5,000 population or less, and within one mile of such office in other cities or towns. Beyond these limits the company does not undertake to make delivery, but will, without liability, at the sender's request, as his agent and at his expense, endeavor to contract for him for such delivery at a reasonable price. 5. No responsibility attaches to this company concerning messages until the same are accepted at one of its transmitting offices; and if a message is sent to such office by one of the company's messengers, he acts for that purpose as the agent of the sender. 6. The company will not be liable for damages or statutory penalties in any case where the claim is not presented in writing to the company within sixty days after the message is filed with the company for transmission; provided, however, that this condition shall not apply to claims for damages or overcharges within the purview of Section 415 of the Communications Act of 1934. 7. It is agreed that in any action by the company to recover the tolls for any message or messages the prompt and correct transmission and delivery thereof shall be presumed, subject to rebuttal by competent evidence. 8. Special terms governing the transmission of messages according to their classes, as enumerated below, shall apply to messages in each of such respective classes in addition to all the foregoing terms. 9. No employee of the company is authorized to vary the foregoing. 1-38 THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY INCORPORATED R. B. WHITE, PRESIDENT CLASSES OF SERVICE DOMESTIC SERVICES TELEGRAMS A full-rate expedited service. DAY LETTERS A deferred service at lower than the standard telegram rates. SERIALS Messages sent in sections during the same day. NIGHT LETTERS Accepted up to 2 A.M. for delivery not earlier than the following morning at rates substantially lower than the standard telegram or day letter rates. SHIP RADIOGRAMS A service to ships at sea, in all parts of the world. Plain language or code language may be used. CABLE SERVICES ORDINARIES The standard service, at full rates. Code messages, consisting of 5-letter groups only, at a lower rate. DEFERREDS Plain-language messages, subject to being deferred in favor of full-rate messages. NIGHT LETTERS Overnight plain-language messages. URGENTS Messages taking precedence over all other messages except government messages. THERE IS A SPECIAL LOW-RATE WESTERN UNION SERVICE FOR EVERY SOCIAL NEED Telegrams of the categories listed at the right, to any Western Union destination in the United States GREETINGS AT Christmas New Year Easter Valentine's Day Mother's Day Father's Day Jewish New Year Thanksgiving CONGRATULATIONS ON Anniversaries Weddings Birthdays Commencement Birth of a Child MISCELLANEOUS Bon Voyage telegrams "Pep" telegrams Kiddiegrams (No 35¢ rate) "Thank You" telegrams TELEGRAMS OF PRESCRIBED FIXED TEXT - - - - 25¢ TELEGRAMS OF SENDER'S OWN COMPOSITION (first 15 words) - - 35¢ HOTEL or TRANSPORTATION RESERVATIONS TOURATE TELEGRAMS, for TRAVELERS } (first 15 words) - - 35¢ ASK ANY WESTERN UNION OFFICE OR AGENCY FOR FULL INFORMATION
