The invention was a success, the device being, indeed, similar to that of the modern district messenger box; but it was soon noticed that, in spite of the regularity of the report, "SF" could not be raised even if a train message were sent immediately after.
"Edison, His Life and Inventions"
Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin
Had he lived long enough to finish another half dozen books, he would have been among the SF greats of the sixties....
"Uller Uprising"
Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr
If you believe this sort of thing, you have no business writing SF, and you probably shouldn't be reading it either.
"Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town"
Cory Doctorow