The singing telegram
it was although during the 1930s, many people were out of work. It was at that time that George oslin, a Western Union executive invented the first singing telegram. To a lot of people after world war i,telegrams were not welcome (2) because they often meant bad news such as the loss of a loved one.when oslin presented his idea to his bosses, he was told that it was a a bad one. However, he didn't give up. He fought for his idea (3) inspite of the opposition of his bosses, and he eventually won. (4)As soon as the singing telegram was started,itbecame wildly popular with the US. public. (5) although Western Union made millions of dollars with his idea, Mr Oslin didn't die a rich man. The very first singing telegram was sent over the phone (6) but most telegrams in the 1930s were delivered in person. TodayWestern Union no longer offers singing telegrams, but there are other companies that have services where people in costume deliver gifts in person and sing a song to the person who is receiving the gift.