Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-11-15
Albany Evening Jourcci.
DR.. Townsend's Sarsaparilla.

There probably never has been so popular o re-
medy, or patent medicine, as DR. Townsends's Sar.
saparila which was originally, and continues to be
manufactured in this city, at first by the Doctor
himself and afterwards for several years and to the
present time, by Clapp Townsend the present
proprietors Since the partnership was formed, the
Doctor has resided in New York, where he keeps
store and attends TO the business that accumulates
at that point The mandatory is in this city, and
Is conducted by the junior partner, MIR. Clapp-here
oil the medicine is Manufactured
Few of our citizens have any idea Of the amount
of this medicine that is manufactured and sold.
Besides the sales in this country 1t is shipped to the
Canadas West India Islands, South America, and
even to Europe, in considerable quantities AT the
mandatory they employ steam engine, oesdess
large number OF men, women and girls in the
preparation of the medicine, making boxes, print.
ing SC, and turn out ready for shipment, over 400
dozen per day, or nearly 5000 bottles This is an
The great sale the medicine has acquired, has
induced a number Of men to get up limitations, and
there is at the present time, other medicines for
sale that called Dr. TOwnsend's Sarsaparilla"
One in particular started short time ago in New
York. is called Old Doctor Jacob Townsends
sasapara," and apparently with a view by dint
Of advertising and the usual remedies resorted to in
such efforts TO appropriate the name of Dr. y. =.
Townsends great remedy, and thus gain all the
advantages resulting from the popularity OF the
name which he has acquired for it. by years OF
patient and expensive labors. DR. 8 p Townsend,
lormerly of this city, as is well known here Is the
inventor and original proprietor OF the medicine
known as "Dr. Townsend's sarsaparilla," and We
think those persons who attempting to sell their
article as the genuine, should be exposed.
FROM THE
New York Daily Sun.
Ds Towssrrp's extraordinary advertisement
which occupies entire page of the Sun, will not
escape notice. DR.. s. 7. Townsend who is the
original proprietor Of DR.. Townsend's Sarsaparills
and whose Office is next door to ours, where he has
been for several years is driving an immense busi
ness He receives no less than four hundred dozen
of sarsaparlla per day, and even this enormous
quantity does not supply the demand No medicine
larttxY hta
Of the sarsaparilla. His edition of Almanacs for
lsl9 cost $4,000 and he has paid the New York
Sur for advertising, in the last four years over
$4,000 and he acknowledges that it is the cheapest
advertising he has had done. This medicine is ex
ported to the Canadss, West Indies, South America
and Europe, in considerable quantities, and is
coming into general use In those countries /" weu
as here.
Druggists and others that sell Sarsaparila for the
genuine and original DR.. Townsend's Sarssparilla.
fraud. and swindles the customers. Men that woull
be guilty of such act, would commit any other
fraud-and no Druggist OF common intelligence but
knows that ours Is the only genuine.
This Old Jacob Townsend
They are endeavoring 10 palm of on tho public
as an old Physician, sc. He is not q regular edu
Gated PLY and never attempted to manufac-
ture medicine. until these men hired him for the
people TO believe that their sarsapari rilla is ours
the samebut the better to deceive the public they
al the same time assert that theirs rs the Old Dr
Townsend's, and the original and endeavor 70
make the people believe that the stuff they manu-
facture, Ia tho Dr. Townsends Sarsapara, that has
performed so many wonderful cures for the past
ten years and which has gained reputation which
no other medicine ever enjoyed-which is base.
villainous, unprincpled falsehood We have com
menced suits against these men for damages. We
wish II to be understood that the old 10 rels
ton 10 DR.. Townsend whatever In their advertise
ments and circulars they publish number OF groee
falsehoods respecting Dr. Townsend, which we will
not notice.
Dr. 8. r. Townsends Principal ofice has been
removed from l26 Fulton To 50 Nassau street, in
the building formerly occupied by the South
Baptist Church
Ao.Srs-Redding 4 Co, No. 8 state-strsoL and
Mrs. y. Kidder, No. 100 Courtstreet Boston sam
uel Kidder Jr- Lowell Henry Pratt, Salem James
d. Green, Worcester Allison n Gsult. Concord
J Balch & Son, Providence and by Druggists and
Merchants generally throughout the United ststss.
wes, Indies and the Canadss-
For sale by r J. TAYLOR.