I guess the era was pretty much over since I had never actually sent or received one, but I was sort of sad to read today about the official end of the telegram. After 145 years, Western Union has stopped sending telegrams.
If you want to read more, there is an article on LiveScience.com.
It is not surprising. With cell phones, pagers, faxes, e-mail, instant messaging, fedex, ups, and a billion other ways to communicate instantly, it is hard to see where there would be a market for the telegram. I just always thought it would be cool to get a telegram. Had I known they were going to stop, I might have sent one to myself. STOP
peace,
will
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