Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-07-19
To Newspaper People.


There is nowadays, no class of men more
imposed upon-oftener Swinded-than are
editors. The manner in which they are
'done" is as various as the individuals who
"do" them are numerous Among the
many ''artful dodges' practised upon them
is one, which we propose TO show up for
the benefit of our fellow craftsmen, who can
in times like these but lily afford to adver-
Use patent what is its" without fair re-
turn for the outlay. Let none suppose that
because we have happened to light on this
particular case, and attempt to air it a lit
tie that there are none Of those who adver-
tse in country papers doing fair and le
gitimate business, and who pay their prin.
ter's bills, for there are, we are glad to say,
many of them who are not only honest, bnt
the articles they advertise for sale are OF
real utility. But to the case-if hereafter
any of our friends are stuck we can only
say we pity them We have no iced in some
of our exchanges q column Of these "sells, u
headed Russell, Ward 81 Co.'S column, u
they protesting to be advertising agents
and so they are for advertisements emiuat-
ing from themselves. Having had our at.
tention called to this advertising agency we
have taken some little pains to inform our
selves in relation TO their responsibility etc.
The result of our investigation was quite
enough to satisfy US that we could gain
nothing by anything coming from the house
of Russell, Ward d Co., Adv. Agts." AT
the address given was discovered indica.
tions of MeSsrs Russell, Ward & Co.; we
also found signs of DR.. Rosseau IL Co, and
that the business of the Doctor and the
Advertising Agency and Others was trans
acted at the same place. Upon further ex
animation we found heading the advetise
mcnls of Russell, Ward & Co.-one o
some patent filling for decayed teeth, whiol
is represented as being better than gold
Just the article we were looking after-anC
Offering great inducements to male and fe
nale agents-as high as hundred dollar:
a month-we wouldn't advise any one, auC
particularly female, to apply for an agen
cy. This bait gave the same address al
that given by the Advertising Agency
Next on the list is an advertisement headeC
"Important to Females" and after enumer
ating some of the ills for which they are a
remedy-names certain conditions in whicl
they must aOL be taken. 1t is perhap
unnecessary to caution our readers agains
all nostrums of this class This is signet
''Dr. Hunt, Druggist" and gives location
where it would puzzle that acute ndividua
"a Philadelphia Lawyer TO find any sigp o
habitation. The next is an announcement
of "Mrs. Woods celebrated Stimulating
0uguent for the Wbiskers and Hair" an
i is copied from the advertisement of auothe
establishment of a similar nature. and sigr
J ed Horace Wood, cor. Grand aud Sout
1 7th streets, Wiliamsbugh, streets runnin
; parallel and are seven blocks apart. Tn
. is followed by another of Rosseau q Co
t for beauufying the eyes--samples of whic
, are generously given free" Then cons
! a Wonderful Toilet Novelty" style
| "Frangipani Kid Glove Powder" whic
q according to the advertisement, is mira
5 ulOus compound, aud among It's many oth'