Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1899 — [?]‘’Hello!” Impolite. [ARTICLE]

[?]‘’Hello!” Impolite.

The managers of the telephone company operating the system at Versailles, France, hold that the expression, “Hello!” used in response to a call, is Impolite. The operators have been Instructed to ask the subscriber who rings up the central office, “What do you want?”