Telegram

A telegram was a worded message. In the days preceding Christmas in 1941, Madge Arwell received a telegram notifying her that her husband, Reg Arwell, had lost his way while flying at night. (TV: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)

While near Little Falls Lake, Doctor Pamela Cutler was informed through a United Nations telegram that her father had died. (PROSE: Iceberg)