Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-11-18
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Oath before the Mayor in 1914.
State Of New York:

OQLh OeJOTe me mayor IN 10Th. --.
City s'a'e ssd Gt County nsm dG'S o3 New York, IS
II 81 G. BENJAMIN SMITH. within named,
being duly sworn, deposes and says, that he is
citizen Of the United States, and resides in the ci
ty of New York: and that he is the original inven-
tor of Sugar Coated Pills. and that TO his knowl
edge or belief"Sugar Coated Pills had never been
manufactured or sold by ally person before, and
that the statements contained in the within are
true @. BENZ. SMITH, M ID =.
Sworn before me, this 18th day of June, 1874.
JAMES HARPER,
Mayor of the City of New York.
The above was sent to Washington with cur
specification and application for Patent. The
following is the reply
Patent Office
Received this 18th day Of June, 1914, from Dr.
G. Benjamin Smith, the fee of $780, paid on his ap-
plication for Patent for Pill Coated with SUI
gar H L ELLSWORTH,
Commissioner of Patents.
THE ABOVE CONFIRMED!It
The following certificate is from the first Drug
gists and others in New York, which shows in
vented Sugar Coating in 1643, before which time
Sugar Coating was never heard of
G. BENJAMIN SMITH, NJ ID
New York, June 26th. 1874
We, the undersigned, never saw or heard of 'Su-
"
ufactured and exhibited them to US about year
since.
Rushton d Co no Broadway and 10 Astor House
Israel Randolph, NJ d Sc Liberty street
Horace Everett, SO Hudson street
John Castree 81 Hudson street. And also to
Gen c w Sanford, IL Warren-slreet, N Y, and
Also, hundreds of agents
G BENJAMIN Smith. NJ D-D Dear sir: | believe
you were the first by about year, 10 make and
introduce Sugar Coated Pills. and are following
your business with honorable and praiseworty ex-
ertions Yours SHERMAN, NJ d
fo6, Nassau-street N Y
Important Fact--We, the undersigned, whole
sale Druggists in Louisville, Kentucky, are satis-
fled from the information we can obtain, that DIR.
G Benjamin Smith is the original inventor of the
Sugar Coated Pills. We are prepared to supply
dealers at the New York price
Robinson, Peter q Carey, 492 Main-street
j S Morris q Co 46l do
Rupert q Linden5erger, 5ll do
George Lapping q Co 79 Fourth street
Bull q Alden, 81 do
The danger Of being deceived is now appare Mt
as DR.. Smiths Pills have become very popular
throughout the country, imtators have sought TO
palm off worthless stuff with coating of sugar
to cover up most dangerous compound
Dr. Crumbecker, of Wheeling, Va, says that
person I'M that place came near losing his life from
Also, gentleman in Louisville, Ky, was seized
with violent vomiting after their use.
Get the genuine or get none, and see that @
Benjamin SmiM is written with pen the bot
tom Of each box
DR.. CHILTON'S EVIDENCE.
Some of DR. Smiths opponents have circulated
the report, that the astonishing cures these pills
have made, are attributable to mercury but the
first Chemist in New York, after minute chem
IL tb~E Eo11
have analysed box of Doctor Smiths Sugar
Coated Indian Vegetable Pills, and find that they
do-not contain mercury in any form
James r Chiffon, NJ d. Chemist
New York, July 90, ls45
State of New-York,
City and County of New-York, {SS
Personally appeared before me DR. Benjamin
Smith, and made oath that the statement of Doct.
Chiffon above is true and that these Pills do not
contain any injurious substance, but they are en-.
tirely composed Of vegetable properties; and fur
ther that he is the inventor of Sugar Coated
Pills. G. BENJAM SMITH
Sworn before me this 18th day of Aug A D 1S45
w + HAVEMEYER, Mayor
tFrom Messrs. Post & Willis, of Rochester NY,
Your Improved Indian Vegetable Sugar Coated
Pills very popular here, particularly among the
higher classes. Clergymen and others have used
them, and think them decidedly preferable to any
other pills. We sell more of yours than all others
put together. Yours truly Post d Wallis
Principal Office I79 Greenwich ST., large brick
block, N Y. Price 25 cents box.
Agents in Monroe Co.
Theodore Schoch, Stroudsburg
Brodhead g. Brothers, Duto,sburg.
Jno. Marsh, Fennersvie
Daniel Brown. Chesnuthill.
And sold throughout the United States and
Canada. NAV 90, lS47
Fine Pen-kniyes and Razors
good assortment. for sale. loyv, by
JOHN II. MELICK.