The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-05-02

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to judge which is the genuine and original and Of the
honesty of the men who employed in selling II
the original DR.. Townsenj's Sarsaparilla. Dr. s. P.
Dr. Townsend's sarsaparilia, and his medicine has
gained reputation that no other remedy ever gained
He manu- actured million OF bottles last year
We sauaparlla and Yellow Dock in our
establishment each day. than oil the other saraparlla
Manufacturers in the world. Principal Office, l26
READ THE AFFIDAVIT.
City aud County Of Nep.York, ss.
William Armstrong of the said City, being duly
sworu doth depose and soy that he Is a practical
Druggist and Chemist. That time in the latter
part of May, or first OF June sis man by the name
OF Jacob Townsend, who at that time was book and
pamphlet peddler, called upon deponent at Tie house
of Mr.. Thompson No. ~ Iludson.street where depo
nent boarded, and requested deponent to write him
recipe by which TO make Syrup of Sarsaparilla.
Dcponent further says, that he became acquainted
with said Towsxend at the office Of Theodore Foster,
dealt That said had had frequent
tons with deonent respecting the mappfacture Of an
article Of sarsaparla to be sold under the of Dr.
Jacob Townsend.
That said Townsend stated he was an old man. and
poor. and was not ct for hard labor-and wished to
make some money, in order to live easy In his old
days. and that If Sarsaparilla under the name OF Town
send sold SO well, and so much money was made by
II, he could see no reason why he might not make
something out Of it too (his name being Townscnd)
If he could get a capable person TO prepare recipe.
and manufacture 1t for him. Deponent in of the
conversations asked said Townsend If he was related
to Dr. S. r. Townsend, to which he replied, that he
knew DR.. g. p. Townsend would be down on him after
he should commence. But that he did not care for
him, as he had formed coparnership with men who
could furnish the requisite amount of capsl-and was
we'll prepared TO defend hmself against any attack
nat might be made on him.
Deponent furthe rsays that pursuant to the request
oil SAID Jacob Townsend he wrote recipe for the
manufacture of Syrup of Sarsapara, and gave IL to
him. Said Townsend observed that he wanted to
make specimen to exhibit to his partners for their
approval as he wished to crafty them in every thing
old deponent that the bottles they were IN use were
20 be OF the same size and shape as Dr. g. p Town
sends, and deponent. at the request Of said Jacob
Tow nsend, went to the Office Of Dr. s. r. Townsend,
and procured one of his labels.
And deponent further says, that he has been inform
cd and verify @ believes the syrup Of saIsapars. sold
nislied deporn., To Jacob Townsend aforesaid.
And further deponent saith not .,sun
Sworn to before me, this 2lth day Of May, isis
C. s. WOODHULL,
Mayor OF the City of New York.
PRooF!! PRooF!!!
Here Is proof conclusive that DIR. 5, p Townsends
Sarsaparilla 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 probably never has been so popular remedy,
or paten. medicine, Dr. Townsends's Sarsaparila,
which was originally and continues to be manufac,
ured in this city, at first by the Doctor himself and
Afterwards for several years and to the present time
the partnership formed the Doctor has resided in
New York, where he keeps store and attends to the
business that accumulates at that point. The manu-
factory Is in this CITY, and is conducted by the junior
partner, MIR. Clopphere all the medicine is manpac-
tured
Few Of citizens have any idea Of the amount Of
this medicine that is manufactured and sold Besides
the sales in this country il is shipped to the Canadas
West India Islands, South America, and to Eu.
rope, in considerable quantities At the mandatory
OF men, women and girls, in the preparation Of the
medicine, making boxes, printing, &c, and turn out
resdy for shipment over 400 dozen per day, nearly
5000 bottles, This is an enormous quantity.
The grcatksale the medicine has acquired has in
duced number of men to get up limitations und there
is at the present time other medicines for sale that
called Dr. Townsends Sarsaparillsn One in mar.
ticular started short time ago in New York is called
odd Doctor Jacob Townsend's Sarsaparilla and ap-
parenly with view, by dint of ADVERTISING and the
ate the name oi DR.. S. r. Townsends great remedy,
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 is the inventor and original proprietor of the
medicine known as DIR Townsends sarsaparills.'
and we think those persons who attempting TO sell
their article as the genuine, should be exposed
FROM THE
New York Daily Tribune.
n9- We published an advertisement inadve vertently
u. .. II.
send who the original proprietor of the preparation
of ssrsaparlla known as Dir. Townsend's. Other
parties have within the past few months engaged or
connected themselves With a man by the name of
Townsend who put up medicine and calls il BY the
same name. This medicine was advertised in The
Tribune as tho ssisihal &c. This adv ersement also
s. P. Townsend and that of his medicine. We regret
appeared, and in justice to the Dr. make this ex
PLANTATION.
FROM THE
New York Daily Sun.
Dk. TowNsENp's extraordinary adv ertisement which
occupies an entire page Of the sur will not escape
notice. DR.. g. p. Townsend, who Is the original pro-
prietor OF Dr. Townsends ssrsaparilla and whose Of
fee next door to ours where he has bt for sever.
g yrTs, IS driving an immense business He receives
no less thap four hundred dozen OF Sarsapalla per
day. and this enormous quantity does not supply
the demand No medicine ever gained so great
popularity as his preparation of the sarsapara. His
edition OF Almanacs Tor ls49 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.
This medicine is exported to the Canadas, West in.
dies, South America and Europe, in conside rable
quantities, and il coming into general in those
countries, as well as here.
Syvindlers.
Druggists and others that sell Sarsaparilla for the
genuine and original DR.. Townsend's sarsaparills
that is not signed by 8. P. Townsend commits fraud
and swindles the customers. Men that would be
-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 our
sstse their stun 5 %od JACOB hat III
must of course, be the original II is less than one
year since they commenced to make their medicine.
Ours has been in the market over ten yeors
This Old Jacob Townsend.
They are endeavoring to palm of on the public as
sn old Physician &c. lie is not regular educated
PLY ysican and never attempted TO manniacture med
m i'm for tha aofh
name They say they do not wish the people to be-
lieve that their sarsaparilla is ours the same-but
sssert that theirs Is the old Dr. Townsends and the
original and endeayor to make the people believe
that the stun they manufacture is the Dr. Townsends
Sarsspsrls IT,, that has performed SO many wonderful
reputation which no other medicine ever enjoyed
which is base, viliainous unprincipled falsehood.
damages We wish 1t to b. understood that the old man
10 no relation TO Dr. Townsend whatever In their ad
vertsements and circulars they publish number of
gross iaisehoods respecting Dr. Townsend which we
False Reports.
Our opponents have published in the papers, that
Dr. s. r. Townsend was dead. This they send TO the r
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 unprnci
pied men. .s. -rf
lsao DR.. s. ?. Townsends New York onice will be
in the South BAPTIST Church, No. 81 Nassau. street
which is now undergoing thorough change, and
will be fitted for the better Of the pro
: Take particular Noi,ee---No sarsapariIla is tho
genuine and original Dr. Townsends sasaparlla, un.
less signed BY s. 7, Townsend.
AoEsrs. .---Redding 4 Co, No. 9 state-street and
Mrs: Z. Kidder No. 100 Courtstreet Boston; Samuel
Kidder, Jr, Lowell Henry Pratt, Salem james H.
Green Worcester; Allison & Gault Concord; J.
Baleh & Son, Providence; and by Druggists and Mcr
chants generally throughout the United States. ws