Telegraphic announcement!

[Broadside continues:] "The Automatic Telegraph Co. / would announce that they have recently established an / office at / Newark, N. J. / to which place, in addition to / New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and / Trenton, N. J., / they will be pleased to receive business at the uniform / low rate of / 25 cents for 20 words, / and one cent for each additional word. / Washington offices. / St. Marc Hotel, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, 1411 Pennsylvania Avenue, / Second National Bank Building, 1009 F Street, / N. B.-- An office will soon be opened in Georgetown, and also at the Capitol on the assembling of Congress." N.p., [187-]. 6 5/8 x 9 3/4". Folded three times. Very good. The Automatic Telegraph Company was incorporated in 1870, Edison became its principle inventor and developed his own automatic telegraph system used commercially by the company beginning in December 1872. Control of the company was acquired by Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph in 1875.