Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1898 — The World’s Telegraph System, [ARTICLE]

The World’s Telegraph System,

The total length of the world’s telegraph system Is four million nine hundred and eight thousand nine hundred and twenty-one miles, not counting the 180,440 miles of submarine cables. Were this all in one continuous line, it would wrap round the equator about 198 times. The moon and earth could be connected by twenty lines, with enough to spare to connect every country on the earth. These lines are distributed as follows: Europe, 1,704,790 miles; Asia, 310,G55 miles; Africa, 99,419 miles; Australia, 217,479 miles; America, 2,510,548 miles. Europe In 1800 had only 78,000 miles of telegraphs. Dr. Thomas Popham, Philadelphia: , Your Popham’s Asthma Specific has nearly cured me. I have been afflicted with asthma since infancy, (20 years). For two years previous to the use of your medicine the disease had become periodical, coming on every morning in severe paroxysms. I used every asthma medicine I heard of, without success. I had become very weak and disheartened; hid almost despaired of receivfng any benefit from medicine; saw your medicine advertised in the paper and sent for some immediately; used it twice a day for one year, and have had but one paroxysm for the past six months. Yours truly, ADDIE ELLIOTT. Sheridan, lowa.