Ainslee's Magazine, February 1913 — page 189: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

AINSLEE’S ADVERTISER No matter where a ship may be- along the American coast; no matter how dark, or cold, or stormy the night, the coast guard is on watch, patrolling the nearest beach or rocky cliffs. This man, always on guard, could, by his own unsupported efforts, do little to save life, or to guide ships away from perilous points. As a unit in an efficient system and able, at a moment’s notice, to command the service of his nearby station, he be- comes a power to whom all ship owners and passengers are indebted. Always on Guard In the same way, the Bell Telephone in your home and office is always on guard. By itself, it is only an ingenious instru- ment; but as a vital unit in the Bell System, which links together seven million other telephones in all parts of this country, that single telephone instrument becomes a power to help you at any moment of any hour, day or night. : It costs unwearying effort and millions of dollars to keep the Bell System always on guard, but this is the only kind of service that can adequately take care of the social and commercial needs of all the people of a Nation. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES Every Bell Telephone is the Center of the System. Please mention this magazine when answering advertisements. COMICLOOCKKS.EGO©