Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-05-04
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hwlndlerx and IsuInbugS.

h"lnOIPT& anu AsuH1UuRSs
VI that that 8 re r trick
that are mot vain" the New York
swindier5 are peculiar. The New
FORK IriJU7e Of late has been show
" up the faro banksand other large
tIsreputable establishments i'm that
city, causing tremendous sensation
in Gotham. Now lower class OF
swindlers and human vampires are
SHOWN up for the benefit Of the UNI
wary. We quote:
The raid Of the police on the lot.
{ .ry establishments on Broadway
recently iasattracted public attention
inew to the subject Of swindling and
sWindiers. The various modes Oh
iieeciDg the unwary have been 50
uften described in the newspapers
iaat there is little new to be said in
regard TO the matter. Owing to the
Vigilance OF the police, the mock
ancuon, Peter Funk, and bogus
j.we'ry concerns are being held in
cnrck; but there Is another class OF
svindlers, who have their head
Quarters in New York and vicinity.
who are doing business on Il very
Large scale. Our exchanges come to
~ from all parts Of the United States
containing the advertisements Of
t.ese dishonest gentry. These fell
lows usually carry on their business
through the mails, and by some hook
or crook manage to elude the vigil
20 Of the Post Office officials.
0pE FUTURE WIFE or HUSBAND.
Among the most frequently recur-
no advertisements are those in
which some Professor or Madame
inounccS that, by means Of won
corful process, he or she will furnish
PICTURES Of future wives and husbands
j.r the low price of fifty cents. y
party publishes the following an
nouncement:
e"RpRIsING, YET True! The adj.
Vertiser has discovered certain
.ethod Of producing the portraits oil
yJar future husband or wife. For
ftycent5 she viii send you picture,
t3gather with date of marriage, name
of PARTNER, etc. MADAME Is.
Now tho chances are ten to one
that this wonderful "Madaine" is q
f How with mustaches, beaver and
atcnt feathers, who, by means OF
J s ill-gotten gains, is enabled to
" ar diamonds, drive fast horses and
he quite "sport." He has stand.
ing contract with some Photographic
{, 4 lat to furnish him with q miseella.
Ernns lot of pictures, lat Il stated price
Ter thOus0nd. TIE worthy ladies
n,d gentlemen who raironize oul
photog hic gallcriesarcaware that
the negatives upon which the sun
fas stamped their features, are pre-,
3 rived, but they little think Of the
/, .es to which they are liable to be
~ How would the reader like the
d,a If having pictures Of his or hcl
.,iz sent broadcast over the land as
representations Of somebody's future
Wite or husband ssMadunc b., >
having made arrangements for g
supply ofpictures, has nothing more
H. do than tn mark them with some
caha'istic letters, dates and figures,
/, d send them by mail TO "her''
.drpes. This is, indeed, q very simple,
tcasy and efiectual method Of making
iloncy.
THE MUSICAL BOX.
Another party adver'ises musical
boxes, playing fifteen tunes, for fifty
cents. sent by mail postage paid, on
receipt Of the price" The great
wonder IL, how 50 elaborate an instru-
r,ent can he furnished for so small a
sum of money. We vii suppose the
reader lives in the coNttry AT co.-
siderable distance from New York.