The telephone's debut

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2903 matching newspaper pages in total. New York, NY has the most hits (466 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

1. New-York Tribune — 1876-11-09, page 4

   … eirenit would not be required for each station, it might prove of serviee here. The telephone is a new insfrument of electrical science more likely than some of the rest to …

2. New-York Tribune — 1876-11-29, page 4

   … attractions of the Spanish Government building at Philadelphia, ie Prof. Bell tried his telephone on the tele. graph line between Boston and Salem the other day, he remaining in …

3. New-York Tribune — 1877-02-15, page 5

   … cguation of vengeance. Prof. Bell made some very successful exPerimnts with the telephone at Lyceum Hall, Salen, ou dionday night, in the presence of 500 anditors. He bad …

4. The New York Herald — 1877-02-15, page 4

   … was Mr. Watson's answer. Professor Gage, tho electrician, then spoke through the telephone, endeavorlug to have Iris voice recognized. This coulu not he douc. us Mr. Watson …

   … luoiuru by hrielly slating I lie practical uses lo winch he wag conUilenl iliu telephone could be applied. Hearty applause was all'orded the lecturer as ho bundled, aud …

5. The New York Herald — 1877-02-15, page 6

   … signals and communication as we shall doqbtlesd have it in the perfection of the telephone or sound telegraph. In the first Btage of a great invention we have always, of …

6. New-York Tribune — 1877-02-16, page 5

   … miles away. A waltz and several marches were transmitted by means of the wonderful telephone, the wires playing as distinctly and perfectly as human hands, The telephone or vocal telegraph is a flexible disk, two feet or more in diameter and very thin …

7. The Sun — 1877-02-16, page 4

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   … now N progress, and iats lay" been lrrus "a To- Hight which. unt Xllainod have TELEPHONE MdRvELs. Sending Sankey's Music Seventy Miles over tho Telegraph Wirea TWIN '" …

   … md the srttny OF nj lwnukre bv ina c1r,, ~ Mr. Elisha GRAY. the inventor Of the telephone. md ihr i,,,ntI,ui,tn vhn ycua ,unninuIutt III. ihc instrument was MIR. W. Vi. …

   … In connection with Mr.. Goodrdgc has hcpn hard mt work since lS7J deNclouins the telephone, and he has made suDh prnerras IA to insure tho ACCOMPLISHMENT of his Object the …

8. The Sun — 1877-02-17, page 4

   … hriiutffl the (oiirtiy of the ittftpajtera ol tin' i VYtimVrn union (mipunyi a telephone waa I itln 1 hi i me of tin- non a'a tdtorlttl rooinadur inu the day ami onneHed …

9. The Sun — 1877-02-18, page 4

   … blushingly. If we nre to believe the marvel i iUS Stories b id of Prof, Bst-it's telephone. Instrumental music nnd the tones ol th" human vote,. may bo S' nl iivcr the win …

   … electricity for Iiuinlreda of miles, by a contrivance mechanically vry Simple. Tho telephone seems to bs a glorifica tion of the little toy. common on the strsets Isst summer …

   … wild estfligbts of Imagination never dreamed ol am thing more wonderful than tbs telephone. It only remains to telegraph oolor and photo graph smell. If Hats is new declared …

10. The New York Herald — 1877-02-19, page 8

    … preparations to uioet tho pabll? demands uud protll by it. A DESCRIPTION OP THE TELEPHONE. [From tho Salem (Mass.) Observer, Fob. IT.] It appeurs that Salem people have …

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