Lightning Flashes And Electric Dashes
Subtitle: A Volume Of Choice Telegraphic Literature, Humor, Fun, Wit & Wisdom
Publisher: W.J. Johnston
Published: 1882
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: THE TELEGRAPHER'S DREAM (Frontispiece) J. J. Calahan; title: SOME CURIOUS ANECDOTES OF THE WIRE W. J. Johnston 7; title: PROFESSOR MORSE AND THE TELEGRAPH Benson J. Lossing. LL.D 17; title: Illustrations — Samuel F. B. Morse, Morse's First Recording Telegraph, Fac-simile of the First Daguerreotype of the Face Made in America, Morse's Residence at Locust Grove.; title: SONG OF THE PLUG G. W. Russell 28; title: JOSEPH CHRISTIE. With Portrait 29; title: ILLUSTRATION OF CENTENNIAL-TELEGRAPHIC ROMANCE Frank Beard  30; title: A CENTENNIAL-TELEGRAPHIC ROMANCE. W. J. Johnston 31; title: BY TELEGRAPH Poem 41; title: AN EVENING REVERIE John Oakum 42; title: E O. CHASE With Portrait 45; title: THE TELEPHONE (Cartoon) J. J. Calahan 46; title: POSITION IS EVERYTHING (Cartoon) J. J. Calahan 48; title: A LEAF OF AUTOBIOGRAPHY W. P. Phillips. 49; title: KATE — An Electro-Mechanical Romance Charles Barnard, Scribner's Monthly 58; title: Illustrations — "A handkerchief is quickly flirted in the air."— "The girl satin the fireman's high seat"— "Kate unrolled the wire as he took it up."— "She fell into his arms senseless and white."; title: OUT OF ADJUSTMENT G. W. Russell 62; title: GEORGE WASHINGTON CRIBBS' TELEGRAM Joseph Christie 63; title: SCENES ON A JERSEY RAILROAD (Cartoon) Joseph Christie 65; title: TELEGRAPHY , ANCIENT AND MODERN (Cartoon) J. J. Calahan 66; title: THOUGHTS FOR SERIOUS MOMENTS Paragraphs 68; title: SCRAPES Geo. H. Bliss  69; title: A REMINISCENCE (Illustrated) Joseph Christie 71; title: POOR DICK (Illustrated) J. A. Clippinger  73; title: THE TELEPHONE James Watson Jackson 75; title: CABLING ACROSS THE ATLANTIC Paragraph 75; title: VOW OF THE SIX TELEGRAPH OPERATORS G. W. Russell 76; title: SOME OXPERIENCE MIT A RAILROATS. C. E. Watts 90; title: LULL OF BUSINESS IN THE LADIES' DEPARTMENT (Cartoon) J. J. Calahan 91; title: PUTTING "ILE" IN THE BATTERIES (Cartoon) Joseph Christie 92; title: WOOING BY WIRE Miss J. J. Schofield 93; title: INTERESTING REMINISCENCES OF A SUMMER IN THE COUNTRY Helen  98; title: THE TELEPHONE Poem 101; title: A SHOCKING AFFAIR (Cartoon) J. J. Calahan  102; title: THE TELEGRAPH DISPATCH J. D. Reid 108; title: 'TIS BETTER TO HAVE LOVED AND LOST From The Operator 112; title: SNAGS Geo. H. Bliss 113; title: HOW A SIGNAL SERVICE MAN LOST HIS SWEETHEART From The Operator 115; title: MANAGER'S OUT (Cartoon) J. J. Calahan 116; title: MANAGER'S IN (Cartoon) J. J. Calahan 117; title: INTO THE JAWS OF DEATH.— A TELEGRAPH OPERATOR'S STORY H. Van Hoevenbergh  118; title: HAMILTON DOLESS W. C. Cherry  123; title: SCENES AND INCIDENTS IN A SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE Tracy Barnes 123; title: OUR NIGHT CAR Joseph Christie  124; title: LIGHTNING ANECDOTES From The Operator 127; title: A. D. 1900 (Cartoon) J. J. Calahan 128; title: A DEEP, DIRE, DREADFUL TRAGEDY IN FOUR ACTS (Cartoon)   R. A. Empey 129; title: $1,000 REWARD.— MY FOOT RACE WITH A TELEGRAM Ralph W. Pope 131; title: A SLIGHT MISTAKE Miss L. A. Churchill 135; title: THE TELEGRAPHERS SONG J. A. Wyllie 136; title: THE TELEGRAPHER (Illustrated) Joseph Christie 136; title: WIVES FOR TWO; OR JOE'S LITTLE JOKE E. O. Chase 137; title: LEANDERS TOUR OF INVESTIGATION. D. C. Shaw 141; title: CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE From The Operator 143; title: SONG OF THE WIRE Poem  144; title: SOME GRAVE THOUGHTS W. J. Johnston 144; title: THE VOLCANOGRAPH  Joseph Christie 145; title: Illustrations.; title: "Give them another turn, urged the Doctor." — "But the Volcanograph cut him short."; title: MONTH OF MAY (Illustrated)  H. G. Adams 149; title: THE QUADRUPLEX (Cartoon) Joseph Christie 150; title: A PERILOUS CHRISTMAS COURTSHIP ; OR DANGEROUS TELEGRAPHY J. M. Maclachlin 151; title: PLAYING WITH FIRE Miss L. A. Churchill 155; title: WHAT CAME OF BEING CAUGHT IN A SNOW-STORM Ned Kent  158