The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-07-18
Au.. FROM THE
Aioany evening journal.

which was originally and continues to be manufac.
tured inAhs city, at fHt by the Doctor himself and
by Clapp Townsend the present proprietors. Since
the partnership formed the Doctor has resided in
New York where he keeps store, and attends to the
business that aecumuates st that point. The manu-.
factory is in this city, and is conducted by the junior
partner Mr. Clapp-here all the medicine is msnpsac-
Few of our citizens have any idea OF the amount of
this medicine that is manufactured and sold Besides
the sales nhis country It Is shipped to the Canadas
West India Islands, South America, and even to Eu
ope, in considerable quantities. At the mandatory
they employ steam engine, besides large number
OF men, women and girls in the preparation of the
ready for shipment 400 dozen per day, nearly
5000 bottles. This is aD-enormous quantity.
The great sale the medicine has acquired, has in
duced number of me n 10 get upimtations and there
is at the present time, other medicines for sale that
are called Dr. Townsend's snrsapara,p One in par.
tcular started short time ago in New YORK. is called
"0ld Doctor Jacob Townsends sarsaparlla" and ap.
parently with view by dint of Advertising and the
usual remedies ssorted to IN such efforts to appropri
and thus gain all the advantages resulting from the
popularity Of the name which he has acquired for it,
Townsend, formerly of this city, as is well known
here s the inventor and original proprietor of the
medicine known as DR. Townsend's 'sarsaparilla,''
and we think those persons who attempting sell
their article as the genuine, should be exposed
New York Daily Tribune.
Gl3- We published an advertisement inadvertently
some time since that did injustice to Dr. S. z. Town
send who Is the original proprietor of the preparation
OF sarsaparilla known as 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
same name; This medicine was advertised in The
Tribune as the original, &c This advertisement also
contained matter derogaory to the character of DR..
s. p Townsend and that of his medicine. we regret
it appeared, and in justice to the Dr. make this ex
PLANTATION. M
FROM THE
New York Daily Sun.
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occupies an entire page Of the Sun will not escape
notice. DIR. 5. z. Townsend, who is the original pro
prietor OF Dr. Townsends Safsaparilla and whose Of
bee next door TO ours where he has be en- for sever
yr'rs, Is driving immense business. He receives
no less than otr hundred dozen of sarsaparila per
day, and even this esormous quantity does not supply
the demand No medicine ever gained so great q
popularity as his preparation of the saraparia. His
edition Of Aimapaes Tor is4s cost $4,000, and he
has paid the New York Sun for advertising, in the
last four years. over $4,000. and he acknowledges
that it is the cheapest advertising he has had done
dies, south America and Europs, in considerable
quantities, and Is coming into general use In those
countries, as well as here.
swindiers.
Druggists and others that sell sarsaparilla for the
genuine and original DR.. Townsend's sarsaparilla
that Is not signed by 8. p Townsend commits fraud
and and. swisdles the customers Men that would be
land no Druggist of common intelligence but knows
that ours is the only genuine.
Old Jacob Townsend.
Some people who are not-wel informed, and have
not read the papers not seen our ad
have been lod to suppose that because these men I'D.
verse their stuff as sold Jacob Townsends" that IL
must of course be the original II is loss t.an one
year since they commenced to make their medicine.
Ours has becnin the market over ten yeers
This Old Jacob Townsend.
They are endeayorng to palm off on the public as
Phy yscian, and attempted to manufacture med
icine, until these hired him for the use of his
name. They say they do not wish the people to be.
leyc that their SafrnnArla or aam a--h