The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-06-20

and Is manufacturing at present oOvo poies per dey
establishment each day. than all the other Sarsapala
Manufacturers in the world. Principal Office, lac
READ THE AFFIDAVIT.
Ciiy and County of Ne,o. York, sa
William Armstrong, of the said City, being duly
Druggist and Chemist. That some time in the latter
Of Jacob Townsend, who at that time was book and
pamphlet peddler. called upon deponen at the house
of Mr. Thompson No, a. Hudsonstreet where depo
nent boarded and requested deponent to write him
recipe by which to make a Syrup OF sarsaparilia
Dseoasn further Y that as be j asSspFss
ESQ., Book Publisher with whom said Townsend
dealt That said Townsend had had frequent conversa
ons with deponcnt respecting the manufacture Of an
article of sarsapara to be 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 labor-and wished to
make some money, in order to live easy in his old
lays and that IL Sarsaparilla under the of Town
send sold SO well, and so much money was made by
IL he could see no reason why he might not make
something out OF 1t too, (hs name being Townsend)
Il he could get capable person to prepare recipe,
convemations asked said TOWNSEND il he was related
to DR.. S. p. Townsend, to which he replied that he
knew DR.. s. P. Townsend would be down on 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 capita-and was
well prepared to defend himself against any attack
nat might be made on him.
Deponent further says, that pursuant to the request
Of said Jacob Townsend, he wrote recipe for the
manufacture of Syrup of sarsapara, and gave it to
aim. Said Townsend observed that he wanted to
make specimen to exhibit to his partners for their
approval he wished to crafty them in every thing,
old deponent that the bottles they were to
20 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 Townsend,
and procured one of his labels.
And deponent further says that he has been inform.
ed and verify believes the Syrup of sasaparilla sold
as Ola Jacob Townsends made after the recipe fur.
nished Oy deponen to Jacob Townsend, aforesaid.
And further dePonent saith not .n,,,u
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
Sworn to before me, this 2ith day of May, 1872
Mayor of the City of New York
PROOF! PRooE!!! :.
sarsaparllla 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 so populara remedy
or paen. medicine, as Dr. Townsendss Sarsaparilla,
which was originally and continues to be manufac.
tured in this city, at first by the Doctor himself and
afterwards for several years and to the present time
by Clapp & Townsend, the present proprieors. Since
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 Mr.. Clapp-here all the medicine is manuzac
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 il is shipped to the Cansdas
West India Islands, South America, and even to Eu
rope, in considerable quantities At the mandatory
they employ a steam engine, besides large number
medicine, making boxes, printing, kc, and turn out,
ready for shipment 400 dozen per day nearly
5000 bottles. This is enormous quantity
The great sale the medicine has acquired has in
duced number of men to get up limitations and there
at the present time, other medicines for sale that
are called Dr. Townsends sarsapara." One in par.
tcuar started short time ego in New York is called
odd Doctor Jacob Townsend's sarsaparilla" and ap.
parently with view by dnt of advertising and the
usual remedies rcsorted to in such efforts to appropri
ate the name OF DR.. S. P. Townsends great remedy,
and thus gain all the advantages resulting from the
by years OF patient and expensive lsbors. DR.. P.
Townsend formerly of this city, as is we'll known
here the inventor and original proprietor of the
medicine known DIR. Townsend's Sarsaparillas y
and we think those persons who attempting to sell
their article as the genuine, should be exposed
FROM THE
New York Daily Tribune.
00- We published an advertisement mad ertently
some time since that did injustice to Dr. S. p Town
send who is the original proprietor Of the preparation
of sarsaparila known as DR. 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 advertised In The
Tribune as the original, &C. This advertisement also
contained matter derogatory to the character of DR.
$. p Townsend and that Of his medicine. We regret
it appeared, and in justice to the Dr. make this sx
PLANTATION.
FROM THE
New York Daily Sun.
DR. TowNsESDs extraordinary adv ertsement which
occupies an entire page Of the Sur will not escape
notice DR.. S. r. Townsend, who Is the original pro
prietor of DR.. Townsends Sarsaparia, and whose Of
6ce next door to ours where he has be for
g yrNrs, is driving an immense business He receives
no less than four hundred dozen of Sarsaparlla per
day, and even this quantity does not supply
the demand No medicine ever gained great o
popularity as his preparation Of the sarsaparilla His
edition OF AlmaEacs 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 is the cheapest advertising he has had done
dies, South America and Europe in considerable
quantities. and g coming into general use In those
countries, as well as here.
Swindlcrs.
Druggists and others that sell sarsaparlla for the
genuine and original Dr. Townsend's Sarsaparilla.
that Is not signed by S. p. Townsend commits fraud
guilty Of such act, would commit any other fraud
-and no Druggist of common intelligence but knows
that ours is the only genuine.
Old Jacob Townsend.
Some people who not well informed, and have
not read the papers, and not seen advertisements
have been led to suppose that because these i'd
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 years
This Old Jacob Townsend
They are endeavoring to palm of on the public as
an old PLY sician, sc. He Is not regular educated
Physician, and never attempted to manufacture med
uIui lnese men nlfeQ MIN f0r the use oil his
name. They say they do not wish the people to be.
eve that their sarsaparilla is ours the same-but
the better to deceive the public they at the same time
assert that theirs is the Old DR. Townsend's and the
original and endeavor to make the people believe
that the stuff they manufacture Is the Dr. ownsends
sarsapaHlla, 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 a base, villainou7, unprnciped faisehood
We have commenced suits against these men for
damages We wish to BE- understood that the old man
no relation to Dr. Townsend whatever In their ad.
vertsements and circulars they publish number of
gross ielsehoods respecting Dr. Townsend, which we
False Reports.
Our opponents have published in the papers, that
DR. g. 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.
Piled men. .t.
Notice Of Remopai.--Afer the first Of September
ls49, Dr. 8. r. Townsends New York Office will be
in the South Baptist Church, No. 90 Nassau street.
which Is now undergoing thorough change, and
will be fitted for the better accommodation Of the pro-
pretors and the public.
8 Take particular Nottee.-No ssrsapariIla Is the
genuine and original Dr. Townsends sasaparills, un,
less signed by s. r. Townsend.
AoEsrs.-Redding & Co, No. 8 State. street, and
Mrs. L. Kidder, No. 100 Courtstreet Boston Samuel
Kidder Jry Lowell Henry Pratt, Salem; James B.
Balch Son. Providence and by Druggists and hier
chants generally throughout the United States Wsa
lndies and the Canadas
JOHN r. MOYER, DRUGGIST,
Is the sole agent IN Bloomsbury, for the sal,
of Dr. s. p. Townsend's Sarsaparilla- 36-1y
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