Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-03-07
GREEN GOODS.

Green goods dealers are sending
by mail, IN article that claims to
have been cut from newspaper
stating that they have lot of N 1ney
that was printed from plates stolen
from the Uaited States Treasury, and
that a green goods man who vas
selling that kind of monay WAS caught
by a detective with one hundred
thousand d pllars Of the money on his
person, and that he was sued for
.counterfeitiug, but that they failed
to prove the money counterfeit mon
ey and chat he was acquitted. The
object OF the article is to induce peo-
pie t. send TO the green goods men
for some of their green back money.
The article tha' they claim to have
clipped from a newspaper, doubtless
never appeared in a newspaper, but
was set up in soma job office and
was printed for them as 50 much q
thousand.
Accompanying the SO called news
paper article is a circular explaining
how to eet the money that they have
to sell
People Who bite ut the bait, the
green goods men set for them lose
their money they 20 to New York
with, and find that they have traded
their money for saw dust, or pack
ages of blank paper. The green
goods met cheat their victims when
they haze their eyes wide open by
eight of hand performance.
The following circular is the o1-
planatory bait with which they ex-
Pect to catch the money Of the peo-
pie with whom they communicate.
Ny Dear Friend -
am desirous of obtaining a shrewd
Agent in your locality to handle
my goods, enclosed You viii find a
newspaper clipping which gives all
the information desired and explains
itself. Thinking you are in a posi-
ton to safely handle my goods I
cone,ulcd to write you. If you con-
clude to embrace this Golden opp,r-
tunity, and my business suits you, it
will be absolutely necessary for you
to come on here and see me in par
son, only deal face to face with my
customers. Experience has taught
me that this is the safest AMI most
satisfactory way for both. When
you meet me you see What you are
buying, and see who I am dealing
with, consequently we both fsel better
satisfied do not ask or expect one
cent until you have examined my en-
tire stock, select what You want and
the goods are III your possession.
You must carry the goods" away
with you, and if you desire I will sse
You safely out of the city. There are
people around you possibly in your
own town who have suddenly become
rich without any apparent cause for
their sudden prosperity and still no
one would imagine that they might
have engaged in a similar business
to the one 1 am speaking of to you
at present.
Ny prices are as follows, $3.50 buys
1000 Of my goods $500, buys 1900,
$3.50, buys 1850 and $1,000 buy S
$4,000; The sizes are 81, 81, S5 $40, !
and $40. If you invest $3.50 or
more l will agree to give you the ex-
elusive State Right.
Now if you wish to do business
with me you must obey the following
instructions, never as long as you
live write me a letter without my
permission, as l viii refuse to receive |
IT. fyou intend to handle my goods
send me a telegram worded and |
numbered as bslow, do not sign
your name to your telegram as it is
not necessary, just sign your pass
word and number. Send the follow.
ing telegram by the Western Union