message vs telegram

message

verb
  • To send a message to; to transmit a message to, e.g. as text via a cell phone. 

  • To send (something) as a message; usually refers to electronic messaging. 

  • To send a message or messages; to be capable of sending messages. 

noun
  • An errand. 

  • See messages (“groceries, shopping”). 

  • A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed. 

  • An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something. 

telegram

verb
  • To send (a message) in a telegram. 

  • To send a telegram to (a person). 

  • To send a telegram. 

noun
  • A message transmitted by telegraph. 

How often have the words message and telegram occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )