A GET-RICH-QUICK SCHEME THAT “IS HONORABLE, SQUARE, AND LEGITIMATE, AND ENTIRELY FREE FROM HUMBUGGERY AND CLAP-TRAP OF EVERY DESCRIPTION”; Advertising packet offering secret recipes for Magic Cold Water Pens, Artificial Honey, Magic Ointment (for horse or man), Arabian Horse Tamer Secrets, and more
Burlington, Vermont: H. G. Fay, circa 1881-1882. Envelope or Cover. This grouping includes a large (10” x 14”) double-sided broadsheet, a form letter, and the original promotional mailing envelope. The envelope is franked with a grey-blue 1-cent stamp (Scott #206) that was sold between 1881-1882. It was canceled with a...... More