Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-05-30

to judge which the genuine and original and ~ the
nones.y o. me men who are employed in selling
tne onsinal Ut, rownsend's Sarsapara. DR.. S. p
Townsend was the original proprietor and inventor Of
Or. Iownsenas sarssaparilla and his medicine has
He manufactured over one million Of bottles last year
and is manufacturing at present 900 bottles ner dav
We use more Sarsaparilla and Yellow Dock in oyr
establishment each day. than all other
in the world. Principal ONCE las
Fulton-st
READ THE AFFIDAVIT.
City and County Of Nep.York s..
William Armstrong Of the said City, being duly
sworn doth depose and say that he is a practical
Druggist and Chemist That some time in the latter
part Of May, first of June ls4s, man by the name
OF Jacob Townsend who at that time was a book and
pamphlet peddler called upon deponent at the house
of Mr.. Thompson, No. Hudson-street, where depo-
nent boarded, and requested deponent to write him
recipe by which to make Syrup of Sarsaparills.
Deponent 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 Tow nsend had had frequent
tons with deponent respecting the manufacture of
article of sarapara to be sold under the Of DR..
Jacob Townsend.
That said Townsend stated he was an old man and
poor. and was not it for hard labor-and wished TO
make some money, in order to live easy in his old
days. and that if Sarsapara under the Of Town
send sold so well, and so much money was fn4de by
it, he could see no reason why he might not make
something out OF it too (hs name being Townsend)
if he could get capable person to prepare a recipe,
and manufacture it for him. Deponent in Of the
conversations asked said Townsend if he related
o. T.
knew DR.. S. P. Townsend would be down him after
he should commence. But that he did not care for
him, as he had formed copartnershiP with men who
could furnish the requisite amount Of capal-and
well prepared to defend himself against any attack
that might be made on him.
DePonent further says, that pursuant to the request
oil SAID jacob Townsend, he wrote a recipe for the
manufacture of Syrup of Sarsaparia and gave to
him. Said Townsend observed that he wanted to
make specimen to exhibit 10 his partners for their
approval as he wished to crafty them in every thing
as they furnished all the captalsaid Townsend also
told deponent that the bottles they to
to be of the same size and shape as Dr. S P. Town.
Sends and deponent at the request of said Jacob
Townsend, went to the Office of DR.. S p. Town,end.
and procured of his labels.
And deponent further says that he has been inform
ed, and verify believes the Syrup of Sarsapara sold
Old Jacob Townsends made after the recipe fur
nished by deponent to Jacob Townsend, aforesaid
And further deponent saith not
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG.
Sworn to before me, this 24th day Of May, 1919.
C. s. Woodruff
Mayor of the City of New York
PROoF!! PROOF!!!
Here is proof conclusive that DR.. S P. Townsend's
Sarsaparla is the original. The following is from
some of the most respectable papers in this State
FROM THE
Albany Evening journal.
DIR. Townsend's Sarsaparilla.
There probably never has been popuara remedy,
or patent medicine as Dr. Townseads's Sarsaparills,
which originally, and continues to be manufac-
tured in this city, at first by the Doctor himself and
afterwards for several wears and TO the time
by Clapp & Townsend the present proprietors Since
the partnership formed the Doctor has resided in
New York, where he keeps store and attends to tho
business that accumulates at that point. The manu-
factory is in this city and conducted by the junior
partner, Mr.. Clapphere all the medicine manufac-
tured
Few of our citizens have any idea of the amount Of
this medicine that is manufactured and sold Besides
the sales in this country it is shipped to the Canadas,
West India Islands South America. and even to Eu-
rope in conside rable quantities. At the mandatory
they employ steam engine besides large number
of men, women and girls, in the preparation Of the
rnn1 Irin al hnxnc rlrttin 30 Op1t tr,
ready for shipment 400 dozen per day, nearly
5000 bottles. This is an enormous quantity.
The great sale the medicine has acquired, has in
duced number of men to get up limitations and there
is at the present time, other medicines for sale that
called DR.. Townsend's Sarsaparilla.n One in par
ticuar started short time ago in New York is called
-Old Doctor Jacob Townsends Sarsaparilla" and APP
parently with view, by dnt of advertising and the
usual remedies resored to in such efforts to aPproprj
ate the name of DR.. S. r. Townsend's great remedy,
and thus gain all the advantages resulting from the
popularity of the which he has ACQUIRED for H.
by years of patient and expensive labors. DR. s. p
Townsend formerly of this city, is well known
here is the inventor and original proprietor of the
medicine known DR. Townsend's Sarsoparilla"
and we think those persons who attempting to sen
their article as the genuine, should be exposed.
FROM THE
New York Daily Tribune.
90 We published an advertisement inadv ertently
some time since that did injustice TO Dr. S. P Town.
send who is the original proprietor OF the preparation
of Sarsapara known Dr. Townsend's. Other
parties have within the past few months engaged or
connected themselves with man by the name Of
Townsend who put up medicine and calls it BY the
name. This medicine advertised in The
Tribune as the original SC This adv ertsement alsS
contained matter demgaory to the character of DIR.
S. P. Townsend and that OF his medicine. We regret
it appeared and in justice to the DIR. make this
PLANTATION
FROM THE
New York Daily Sun.
Dr. Townships extraordinary adv risen nj which
occupies an entire page OF the SrS will not escape
notice. DR.. S P Townsend who is the original pro-
prietor of Dir. Townsends sarsaparila and whose Of
5 In pur yIha hp hash cpn
al years is driving immense business He receives
no less than four hundred dozen OF Sarssparilla per
day. and even this enormous quantity does not supply
the demand No medicine ever gained so great 4
popularity as his preparation Of the SarssparilIa His
edition oil Almanacs for lS49 cost S220 and he
has paid the New York SrS for advertising, in the
last four years, over $4,000, and he acknowledges
that it is the cheapest advertising he has had done
This medisine is exported 10 the Canadas, West In
dies Sonfh America and Europe, in considerable
quantities and is coming into general use in those
countries, as well as here.
SwindIers.
Druggists and others that sell Sarssparllla for this
genuine and original Dr. Townsend's Ssraparilla,
that is not signed by S. p Townsend commits fraBs
and swindlcs the customers. Men that would be
guilty Of such act would commit any other fraud
and no Druggist of common intelligence but knows
that is the only genuine.
Old Jacob Townsend.
Some people who are not well informed and have
not read the papers, and not ad
have been led to suppose, that because these men adj
vertise their stuff Old Jacob Townse nds that IL
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.
This Old Jacob Townsend
They are endeavoring to palm off the public an
an Old Physician &c. He is not regular educated
Physician. and never attempted to manufacture med
icine until these men hired him for the use Of his
name. They say they do not wish the people to be-
ieSe that their Sarsaparia is ours or the same-but
the better to deceive the public they at the same time
assert that theirs is the Old DR. Townsends and the
original and endeayor TO make the people believe
that the stuff they manufacture the Dr. Townsenda
Sarsaparilla, that has performed many woaderful
cures Tor the past ten years and hich has gained
reputation which 10 other medicine ever enjoyed
which is base, villainous unprincipled falsehood
We have commenced suits against these men for
damages We wish to be understood that the old man
vertsements ana circulars, they publish a number Of
gross talsehoods respecting Dr.. TewRselA which We
will not notice.
False Reports.
Our opponents have published in the papers, thai
DR.. P. Townsend was dead. This they send to their
agents about the country who report that we have
given up business, &c. &c. The public should be on
their guard, and not be deceived by these unprinci
pied men.
Notice Of Remoral-After the first of September.
ls4e, Dr. s. P. Townsend's New York Office will be
in the South Baptist Church, No. 50 Nassau street
which is now undergoing thorough change and
will be fitted for the better accommodation of the pro-
prietors and the public.
Take particular Notice-No SarsapariIla Il the
gcnainc and original DIR. Townsends Sarsaparis un-
less signed BY S P. Townsend
Acrsrs.-Redding & Co, No. state-street and
Mrs E. kidder, No. 100 Court-street Boston; Samuel
kldder Jr, Lowell Henry Pratt Salem james b.
G un' worcester; Allison & Gault Concoiu :.
csanas sOn and BY sstsa Wee
Indies and the Canadas.
A. G, Page,
Il AEON