The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
MANY VICTIMS.
Complexion Wash Fake ThriTes
In Topeka.

| Topeka women are patronizing a COM
plexion wash which the United States
authorities will soon attempt to sup
press. The government is after the IA
kris because they sell their goods With
out complying with the law requiring
the use of the revenue stamps.
This fake is extensive owing to the
numerous branches of business in when
it dabbles. The representatives sell a
decoctiOn guaranteed to remove moleS,
warts, superhuous hair, restore hair to
bald heads, make hair curly, remove
wrinkles a bust developer, fat and anti
fat remedies, to make ankles small, de-
velop the muscles, to make cheeks red,
lips rosy, eyebrows dark, and eye 1ashes
too, to remove tan, destroy freckles'
make smooth skin, beautify the com
plexion, clean the nails, cure corns,
make hair light or dark as the pos
SCISSOR chooses, and for any other pur-
pose which might be specified.
The same decoction is also guaran-
teed to cure instantly, cuts, burns and
bruises, incident to the task of house
keeping where stoves are used and
cooking is done and is especially recon-
mended to all good housewives.
It is even believed that the curative
powers of this wonderful discovery
would almost cure the burn" received
by people who buy the stuff At least one
trial is sufficient to convince the most
skeptical person that the stuff is worth
less. This is not the virtue claimed by
those who sell it, but it is nevertheless
one of it's principal properties.
It is truly a wonderful remedy, eSpec-
tally at the ridiculously low price of so
cents a box, at the outset at least If
the prospective purchaser evfnceS a dis
position to not purchase owing to the
price, this is quickly reduced to meet
the emergency.
Another fraud in connection with this
business is an agreement which the IA
kris attempt to make with druggists In
the event a druggist has a disposition
to handle this youth-renewing paste,
4-fA 1s-c-
to stay in town for a certain length of
time, selling the product and advertis-
ing the magnanimous druggist who
takes the exclusive agency"
It is reported to Topeka authorities,
representing the federal government,
that this agreement is a fraud, because
the authors of it do not fulfill Ats pro-
visions. The moment a contract with a
druggist is made the energetic aggre-
cation moves to another town.
NJ. W. Sutton, internal revenue col
lector for Kansas. has received from the
department at Washington, instruction
to pursue and arrest the men and woTn-
en- engaged in selling these articles up
on which there are no revenue stamps.
The department announces that many
complaints have been received from va
rious parts of the state, Topeka espec-
tally, that a fraud is being perpetuated.
Not only is a violation of he internal
revenue law being permitted, hut de-
signing persons, the complaints state,
are imposing upon the confidence of the
public.
The department has also instructed
the United States marshals to keep an
eye out for these fakirs and where they
are apprehended to appear with them
before a United States commissioner for
prosecution.
The fact that prosecution was posi-
bic caused one or two crowds who have
been living in style to leave the city on
midnight trains but it is said that the
complexion crowd is still in town. A
special revenue officer is expected from
Leavenworth to look after this case.