"Increases the facility with which invitations may be extended and accepted." (Image by Infrogmation.)

A print newspaper advertisement from 1899:

“Telephone service increases the facility with which invitations may be extended and accepted. Telephone service saves time, strength and nerves. Telephone service keeps members of the family in constant touch, no matter in what part of the country they may be located. Telephone service adds immeasurably to the comfort of suburban life by bringing the city within speaking distance. Residence service as low as 81 cents per week. The New York and New Jersey Telephone Company, 81 Willoughby Street, Brooklyn, New York.”