The Waterloo Times Friday, September 24, 1915 Telephone Talk Two ladies were talking the other day and in some way the telephone subject came under discussion. They both had party line telephones. One of the ladies was telling about how mean somebody in her neighborhood is. To use her own language, the somebody will “talk to some other food for half an hour and never say anything either, and here I will be nearly wild wanting to order things for dinner or tell Tom what I want him to fetch home. Are you bothered that way?” The other replied: “I used to be, but I am not anymore. A friend of mine who is connected with service told me how to put on a choker and I will tell you. You may have noticed those two metal knobs at the top of the instrument. Well, they are there whether you have noticed them or not. Now, when somebody has used the line about twice as long as they ought to I just lay a key or a short piece of wire across those two knobs. Then, in a minute or two I take off my short circuit and can get central all right. I used to feel as if I wanted to say bad words, but let the gossips feel that way.” The hint was thankfully received by the one of whom it was given and perhaps others will be thankful too.