I was reading the local newspaper yesterday...The Miles City Star (Montana)
and they have a column called Stardust, about what happened 25, 50 and 100
years ago here in Miles City. In the 100 years ago section there was a
little tidbit that I found highly interesting. I'll quote it exactly as it
was printed in the paper. Keep in mind that what was said here was printed
100 years ago...1906...in the Miles City Star:
"R. B. Sigafoos, northwestern manager of the American DeForest
Wireless Telegraph Co., gave a talk at the court house Friday night on the
system. Wireless telephones, yea, even pocket telephones no larger than a
man's watch, are promised by Mr. Sigafoos as the system developes."
Like I said...this was 100 years ago. This guy had a firm grip on what
was to come didn't he ??? Just thought I'd share this.
Ben

Another marketer at work! I'll bet the engineer was squirming in his
seat at that meeting!

Benjamaniac wrote:

I was reading the local newspaper yesterday...The Miles City Star (Montana)
and they have a column called Stardust, about what happened 25, 50 and 100
years ago here in Miles City. In the 100 years ago section there was a
little tidbit that I found highly interesting. I'll quote it exactly as it
was printed in the paper. Keep in mind that what was said here was printed
100 years ago...1906...in the Miles City Star:
"R. B. Sigafoos, northwestern manager of the American DeForest
Wireless Telegraph Co., gave a talk at the court house Friday night on the
system. Wireless telephones, yea, even pocket telephones no larger than a
man's watch, are promised by Mr. Sigafoos as the system developes."
Like I said...this was 100 years ago. This guy had a firm grip on what
was to come didn't he ??? Just thought I'd share this.
Ben





--
Joe Leikhim K4SAT
"The RFI-EMI-GUY"©

"Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason."

"Follow The Money" ;-P

Benjamaniac wrote:
I was reading the local newspaper yesterday...The Miles City Star (Montana)
and they have a column called Stardust, about what happened 25, 50 and 100
years ago here in Miles City. In the 100 years ago section there was a
little tidbit that I found highly interesting. I'll quote it exactly as it
was printed in the paper. Keep in mind that what was said here was printed
100 years ago...1906...in the Miles City Star:
"R. B. Sigafoos, northwestern manager of the American DeForest
Wireless Telegraph Co., gave a talk at the court house Friday night on the
system. Wireless telephones, yea, even pocket telephones no larger than a
man's watch, are promised by Mr. Sigafoos as the system developes."
Like I said...this was 100 years ago. This guy had a firm grip on what
was to come didn't he ??? Just thought I'd share this.
Ben


Chester Gould, creator of Dick Tracy, was 6 years old when this article
was published. Maybe he read it and was inspired to incorporate the
two-way wrist radio used in that famous comic strip.

John Steffes

"Benjamaniac" wrote in
:

I was reading the local newspaper yesterday...The Miles City Star
(Montana) and they have a column called Stardust, about what happened
25, 50 and 100 years ago here in Miles City. In the 100 years ago
section there was a little tidbit that I found highly interesting. I'll
quote it exactly as it was printed in the paper. Keep in mind that what
was said here was printed 100 years ago...1906...in the Miles City Star:
"R. B. Sigafoos, northwestern manager of the American DeForest
Wireless Telegraph Co., gave a talk at the court house Friday night on
the system. Wireless telephones, yea, even pocket telephones no larger
than a man's watch, are promised by Mr. Sigafoos as the system
developes."
Like I said...this was 100 years ago. This guy had a firm grip on
what
was to come didn't he ??? Just thought I'd share this.
Ben



It's not really all that surprising. Montanans have always been light
years ahead of everyone else.

I lived in Bozeman,Montana for about six months in 1956.Yeah,I like
Montana ok.Gets a leetle bit to cold in Montana in the winter time
though.It took me years to thaw out when I came back home to
Mississippi. www.montanasnews.com
cuhulin