Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-10-25
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- City and CoWntg Of Neac.Terk ST. g..
William Armstrong, Of the said City, being duly
sworn doth depose and , say that he Is practical
Tart of May, first Of June less man by the name
Of Jacob Townsend, who st that time was book and
pamphlet psddlef called upon deponen at the house
of Mr. Thompson No ~ Hudson-street, where depo-
nent boarded. and requested deponent to write him
recipe by which 70 make Syrup of Sarsaparilla.
Depencnt further says, that he became acquainted
with said Townsend at the Office OF Theodore Foster,
Esq- Book Publisher, with whom said Townsend
dealt That said had had frequent converse
tuns NTH deponent respecting the manufacture Of
article Of SarSaparla TO be sold under the name of Dr.
Jacob Townsend.
That said Townsend stated he was an old man, and
poor, snd was not fit for hard lsbor-and wished to
make some money, in order to live easy in his old
days. and that il Sarssparlla under the of Town
send sold so well, and so much money was made by
IL he could see no reason why he might not make
something ont of il too (his name being Townsend,)
If he could get capable person TO prepare recipe
and manufacture it for him. DePonent in one of the
Conversations asked said Townsend if he related
70 Dr. S. ?. Townsend To which he replied, that he
knew Dr. S. P. Townsend would be down on him after
he should commence. But that he did not care for
him, as he had formed copsrtnership with men who
could furnish the requisite mt Of captal-and
well prepared TO defend himself against any attack
that might be made on him
Deponeat further says that pursuant tn the request
Of SAID Jacob Townsend, he wrote recipe for the
manufacture of aSyrup OF Sarsapailla and gave to
him. SAID Townsend observed that he wanted to
make specimen TO exhibit 20 his partners for their
approval as he wished 10 graty them IN every thing
they furnished all the ca,al-said Townsend also
told deponent that the bottles they to were
10 be az the same size and shape DR.. S P. Town
sends, and deponent at the request Of said Jacob
Townsend. went to the Office of DR. s L. Townsend,
and procured one Of his labels
And deponent further SAYS that he has been inform.
as Old Jacob Townsends is made after the recipe fur
nished by deponent to Jacob Townsend as aforesaid
And further deponent saith not.
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
IN bafar ma he .iapn nf
$780, C. s. wOODHULL
ss.1- Mayor of the City OF New York.
49,. PRooF!! PRoOF!!!
Here IS proof conclusive that DR. $. P. Townsend's
sarssPsrilla is the original The following is from
some Of the most respectable papers this State
FROM THE
-. New York Daily Tribune.
67- We published an advertisement inadvertently
some time since that did injustice to DR. S. P. Town
send who is the original proprietor of the preparation
OF Sarsapsrilla known as Dr. Townsend's. Other
parties have within the past few months engaged
connected themselves with man by the name Of
Townsend who put up medicine and calls il by the
as S THIS as: d
s. p Townsend and that of his medicine. We regret
il arpeared, and in justice to the Dr. make this eK-
pianation.
7- FROM THE
New York Daily Sun.
DR.. TowNsENDs extraordinary advertisement which
occupies an entire page Of the Suy, will not escape
DOlCe III. D Z 1oWusen0 who is the original
prietor of Dr. Townsend's Sasapariila and whose Of
fire is next door TO where he has been for sever
al years is driving immense business He receives
no less than four hundred dozen of SarsspaIla per
day, and even this enormous quantity does supply
the demand No medicine ever gained crest 9
popularity ss his preparation of the ssrssparia His
edition OF Almsnacs for 1919 cost $4,000, and he
has paid the New York Srs for advertising in the
last four years over Sl0,0oo and be acknowledges
that il is the cheapest advertising he has had done
This medicine is exported to the Csnadas, West In
1srr Gr.rxfh oxl - L.
quantities. and is coming into general in those
countries, as well as here.
Swfndiers.
Druggists and others that sell Ssrssparilla for the
that is not signed by s. p Townsend commits fraud,
and swindles the customers. Men that would be
guilty of such an act wonid commit any other fraud
and no Druggist of common intelligence but knows
that ours is the only genuine.
Old Jacob Townsend,
Some people who are not well informed, and have
not read the papers and not seen advertisement
nse ira q % e
must Of course. be the original II is less than
year since they commenced to make their medicine.
Ours has been in the market over ten years.
THE Old Jacob Townsend
E They are endesvoribg 10 palm of the public as
an old Physician, sc. He is not regular educated
Ply yscian and never attempted to manufacture med.
icine, until these men hired him for the Of his
name. They say they do not wish the people to be.
eve that their Sarsapariia is ours the same-but
The better to deceive the public they the same time
assert that theirs the Old DR. Townsends and the
original and endeavor 20 make the people believe
that .he stuff they manufacture is the Dr. Townsends
Sarsaparilla, that has performed many wonderful
cures for the past ten years. and which has gained
reputation which no other medicine ever enjoyed
which is base, vllainous unprincipied faisehood.
We have commenced suits against these men for
damages We wish te be unde rstood that the old man
is relation TO Dr. Townsend whatever In their ad.
vertisemens and circulars they publish number of
gross faisehoods respecting Dr. Townsend which we
viii not notice
False Reports.
Our opponents have published in the papers that
DR.. S. P. Townsend was dead This they send 10 their
given UP business, &c &c The public should be on
their guard and not be deceived by these unprnci-
pied men.
Notice of Remorsi-After the first of September.
lsse, DR.. s. p. Townsend's New York Office win be
in the South Bsptist Church, No. 50 Nassau street.
which is now undergoing thorough change, and
will be fitted for the better accommodation OF the pro-
pEietors and the public 49,
:. Take porficular Notice.--No SarsapariIla is the
genuine and original Dr. Townsends Sarsaparills un-
less signed by s. 7. Townsend.
AaEsrs-Redding & Co, No. State-street, and
Kidder Jr, Lowell Henry Pratt, Salem James B.
Green, Worcester Allison Gault Concord; J.
Bslch & Son, Providence and by Druggists and Mer.
chants generally throughout the United States, Wea
Indies and the Canadas.
fhe above medicine is kept on hand for S;
S;roudsburg. by
q FRANCIS S. PAUL., Agent