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day letter

American  

noun

  1. a telegram having a limited number of words and sent slower and cheaper than a regular telegram.


Etymology

Origin of day letter

First recorded in 1920–25


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As with the night letter, day letter, and special colored blanks for social telegrams, Western Union was the pioneer in the plan of providing telegraph service at gas stations.

From Time Magazine Archive

That evening, upon their return, the girls were eager to compare their trophies of the day, but the 152 maid came in with a day letter for Polly.

From Polly's Business Venture by Lillian Elizabeth Roy

In business life the night letter and day letter have likewise established a distinct place for themselves.

From Masters of Space Morse, Thompson, Bell, Marconi, Carty by Walter Kellogg Towers

I've written to you every day letter after letter, and torn them up—torn them all up.

From The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary by Sir Hugh Walpole

“I’ll call for the copy to-morrow noon,” said I. Then I went to the telegraph booth and sent a day letter to Stella.

From The Idyl of Twin Fires by Walter Prichard Eaton

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