Get-rich-quick advertising
Subject(s): Deceptive advertising--Law and legislation, Scarborough, George, Swindlers and swindling
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George Scarborough, a special agent for the Department of Justice, has discovered that newspapers have no scruples about selling fake ads for “get rich quick” schemes. Scarborough would like to arrest the newspaper ad sellers as well as those buying the ads, but “men higher up” in Washington think that this is going too far.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-02
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Get-rich-quick advertising. [February 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o304051. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Get-rich-quick advertising. [Feb 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 24, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o304051.
APA:
Unknown., [1911, February]. Get-rich-quick advertising.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o304051.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 24, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
