The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-04-18
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part Of May, first of June. iets man by the
of Jacob Townsend who at thatrtime book and
pamphlet pedder called upon deponent, at the house
Of Mr.. Thompson, No "a Iludson.street, where depo
nent boarded and requested deponent to write him
recipe by which to make Syrup Of sarssparills
DcPonent further says, that he became acquainted
with said Toxnsenl at The Office OF Theodore Foster
fsq., Book Publisher, with whom said Tow nseni
ieat That said Tow nseud had had frequent converse
tions with deponen respecting the manufacture Of
article Of Sarsaparila to lie sold under the name Of Dr.
Jacob Townsend.
That said Townsend stated he was an old man. and
poor. and was not fit for hard iabor-and wished to
make some money, in order to live easy in his old
days. and that f sarxapariila under the Of Town
send sold so we'll. and 80 much money was made by
Il, he could see no reason why he might not make
,omethiDg out Of II too (his name being Townsend
u he could geta capable person to prepare q recipe
and manufacture II for him. Deponent in of the
TO DIR. s. r. Townsend, 10 which lie replied, that he
knew DR. S. r. Tow nsend wanld be down him after
he should commence. But that he did MT for
him ss he had iormed co partnership with men who
could furnish the requisite amount Of csptal-and
we'll prepared 10 defend himself against any attack
hat might he made on him. 80. =.
Deponent further says that pursuan to the request
nf SAID Jscob Townsend. he wrote a recipe for the
manufacture Of Syrup Of ssrsapars. and gave il to
iim. SAID Townsend observed that he wanted to
make specimen 10 exhibit o his partners for their
approval as he wished to crafty them in every thing
old deIonent that the bottles they were use were
~ he OF the same size aud shape as Dr. $. r. Town.
sends, and dePsnent at tho request Of said Jacob
and procured one Of his labels. T.
And dcponent further says that he has been inform.
as ua Jacob Townsend's. is made after The recipe fr.
nished Wy deponent to Jacob Townsend. as sforessd
And further d'r0nent w1IniSM s1iih nS,i .nusrnoSa
C. s. wooDHULL,
Mayor of the City Of New York.
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ssrsapsra is the original. -The following is from
some of the most respectable papers in this State.
FROM THE
Albany Evening journal.
DR.. Townsend's Sarsaparilla.
There ptobsbly never has i-een so populara remedy
OF paten. medicine, DIR. TownSendss Ssrsaparills
tured in this city, st frst by the Doctor himself and
afterwards for several wears and 10 the present time
by Clspp TOWNSEND the present prorrietors Since
the partnership vas fined tile Doctor has resided in
New York. where he keeIs store and attends to the
business that accamalates at that point. The
factory is in this city aud is conducted by the junior
partner Mr Clspp-here all the medicine is manpAc-
tured
Few Of our citizens have any idea of the smount Of
this medicine tbst is manufactured and sold Besides
the ssles this cosatry. s shipped the Csnadas
West India Islands, South America and even 70 Eu
,oPe ia considerable quantities A. the msnuiactory
of men, women and eiIis in the Ireps ra,ion of .ae
medicine, making boxes. printing, nc, and turn out
ready for shipment over 100 dozen PER day. nearly
5000 bottles. This enormous quantity.
The great sale the medicine hiss scquired, has in
auced number OF men to get mp limitations and there
at the present tme other nedicnez far sale that
are called Dr. Tnw nsenis Ssnspsrlis" One in par.
ticuiar started short time ago in New York. called
"Old doctor jacob Tow nsends ssaf~rillap and on.
parenty with view. by dmt Of sdyertisips and the
usual remedies iesorted 10 in sach ssa.ts spprotti.
ate the name OF Dr. S Z. Tow.sesd's great remedy,
and thus gain all the adv sntsges resulting from tie
popularity Vi the name which he has acquired for it,
by years Of patient and expcn,ive iahors. Dr. s r.
Townsend. formerly of fl,is city, ss is we'll known
here. is the inventor and origsI proprietor OF te
medicine knonn as "Dr Tow ends ssrsaparillss
and we think those persons who attempting to sell
their article rs the genuine. should be exposed
FROM THE
New York Daily Tribune.
G3- We published all sdvertisement inadvert
some time since that did injustice to Dr. s. r. Town
send, who the original proprietor of the preparation
oi saissparilla known as Dr. To~nsends Other
parties have within the past lew months engaged or
Townsend who put up medicine and calls it by the
same name. THIS medicine was advertised in Tas
contained matter de rogstory to the Character OF Dr.
5. y. Townsend and thet of his medicine We regret
i eppesred' and in justice to the Dr. make this ex
plantation ~ . 80 p
New York Daily Sum.
pk. TomsshSp,s extraordinary advertisement. which
occupies sn entire pegc of the suS will escape
notice DE- S +. Townsend, who Is the original pro
pretor OF Dr. Towhsend's Sssspsiilla and whose OF
hce IS next door to ours where he has be for
:. .rNs driving an immense business. lie receives
no less than four hundred dosen of sarssparilla pcr
day end even this enormous quantity does not supply
the demand No medicine ever gained great .
popularity his preparation Of the sarsaparlia Ills
edition or Almanacs for 1850 cost S27OoO and he
has paid the New York Sus for sivertising, in the
last four years over $4,000. and he acknow ledges
that 1t is the cheapest advertising he has had done
This medicine is exported to the Canadas West In
dies sonth America and Europe, in consde rable
quantities, and Is coming into general use in those
countries, as well as here.
svindIers.
Druggists and others that sell Sarsaparllla + .
genuine and original Dr. Tow wnscnds '@r the
that is not signed by S r. Townsend, .sspsrills'
e,i,ty Of .,sb so sct s,nniI ed that would he
esnd no Druggist Of CONF .o:nmit any other fraud
that ours is the only ,oI Intelligence but knows
some reopie Je.cob TOWNSEND.
not reed IT, n, 20 are not well informed. and have
have been e u ans moi s seen our sdye
tleir stuff as old Jacob Townsends - that n
". y."r o. course be the original u is less tran one
Ours has been in the market over ten years
This Old Jacob Townsend.
They are endesvoring to palm on on the public O.
sn old Physician, &c. lie Is not regular educated
Physician, aud never attempted to manufacture med
lcine until these men hired him for the use of his
name, They say they do not wish The people to be.
the better To deceive The public they at lie same time
sssert that theirs is the old DR. Townsend's and liz
original or, and endeayor to make the people believe
mat me sun they manufacture 10 the Dr. Townsends
sarsapariia. that has performed so many wonderful
cures for the past ten years and which hss gained
reputation which no other medicine ever enioyed--
which is base. vilIainons unprincipied falsehood
We have commenced s1its against these men for
oamoges we wish II to b. understood that the old man
Is no relation to Dr. Tow nsend whatever In their ad
yertisements and circniars they publish a.number of
gross iasehoods respecting Dr. Townsend, which We
FaIse Reports. Fi t M
ns or opponents have published in the papers. that
ageats ahout tho country. who report that we have
given mp business, &c. &c. The public should be on
ther guard and not DO deceived by these unpriaci
pied men, '-.- '.' klsfl. = = = l--iT't -f--S'..
ketiee Of RsnopaI--Ancr the first Of septen,bey i
isig Dr. y 2. Townsends New York ONCE will BE-
~ the South Bsptst Church, No. 81 Nassau street
@n,ch , e now undergoing thorough change, and
VIII be ht'cd for the better accommodation of the pro
piietors and the public t.-,f -1,-.-
1ske particular keiice-No sarsapariiIa ID the
genuine and original DIR. Townsends s-rssparila un.
less sigsed by s. r. Townsend. -,
, AeESI,.-Redding & Co, No. 8 statestreet and
MITE T. kdder, No. 100 Courtstreet Boston; Samuel
nIoder yr, Lewell; Henry Pratt Salem; James b.
Sreen, Worcester Allison C Gault, Concord; J
bsich Son. Providence and by Druggists and Ner
chants generally throughout the United States. wss
JOIN n. 1OYER. DRUG GIST.
the sole agent in Boomsbusg, for the sale
DR.. S,P. Townsend's Sarsaparilla-so.Iy
glaffs