Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-05-16


to judge which is the genuine and original and of the
honesty OF the men who are employed IN selling as
the original DE- Townsend's Sa isaparia- DR.. 8.
Townsend was the original n and inv eutor Of
DR.. Townsends Sarsaparla and his medicins has
gained reputation that no other remedy gainel
He featured million Of bottles last YEAR
and manufacturing at present 5000 bottles per day
We use more Sarsaparia and Yellow Dock in our
establishment each day than all the other sarsapara
Manufacturers in the world. Principal Office, k2s
READ THE AFFIDAVIT.
.t0r-s h.e City aud County of New.York, S.
William Armstrong, of the said City, being duly
sworn, doth depose and say that he is 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 book and
pamphlet pedler called nPon deponent at the house
nent boarded and requested deponent to write him
recipe by which to make Syrup of sarsaparilla
Deponent further says, that he became acquainted
with said Townsend at the office of Theodore Foster,
ESQ, Book Publisher with whom said Townsen5
dealt That said Townsend had had frequent
tons with deponent respecting the manufacture Of an
article of Sarsaparia be sold under the Of Dr.
Jacob Townsend Ia.
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
days. and that if Sarsaparlla under the Of Town
send sold so well. and so much money was made BY
it he could see reason why he might not make
something out of il too, (his name being TownsendD
if he could get capable person to prepare recipe.
and manufacture il for him. Deponent in OF the
conversations asked said Townsend if he related
to DR. 8. P. Townsend, towhich he replied, that no
knew DR.: S P. Townsend would be down on him after
he should commence. But that he did not care ZOE
him, as he had formed a copartnership with men VINO
could furnish the requisite amount Of capital and wa
well prepared to defend himself against any attack
that might be made on him
Deponent further says, that pursuant to the request
OF sad Jacob Townsend, he wrote q recipe for the
manuiaetuTe OF syrup OF sarsaPaIila and gave to
make specimen to exhibit to his partners for their
approval as he wished to crafty them in every thing
as they furnished all the capitalsaid Townsend also
told deponent that the bottles they were to use were
to he of the same size and shape 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 of his labels r...
And deponen further says, that he has been inform
ed and verify believes the Syrup Of Sarsapara sold
Old Jacob Townsend's made after the recipe fur
nished by deponent to Jacob Townsend, aforesaid
And further deponent ,, saith not .,,s,oc
Sworn to before me. this 24,h 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
sarsaparlla is the original The following is from
some OF the most respectable papers in this State.
FROM THE
Albany Evening journal.
DIR. Townsends SarsaparilIa.
There probably never has been popular remedy
or patent medicine, DR. Tow nds's Sarsaparilia
which was originally. and continues to De 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 propretors 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., ClaPphere all the medicine is manufac-
lured.
Few Of citizens have any idea of the amount Of
this medicine that is manufactured and sold Besides
the sales in this county it is shipped to the Canaas
West India Islands, South America and even to Flu.
rope in considerable quantities At the mandatory
they employ a steam engine besides large number
q IN he stiOro Of
medicine making boxes printing, &c and turn out,
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 to get up limitations and there
at the present time, other medicines for sale that
are called Dr. Townsends Sarsaparilla.' One in par
ticular started short time ago in New York is called
"od Doctor Jacob Townsend's apariIla" and APP
parenty with view, by dnt of advertising and the
usual remedies resorted to in such efforts to appropri
ate the name of DR.. S. P Townsend's great remedy
and thus gain all the advantages resulting from the
popularity of the which he has acquired for it.
by years of patient and expensive labors. DR. S. p
Townsend formerly of this city as is well known
mere IS the inventor and original proprietor Of the
medicine known as DR. Townsend's Sarsaparilla,p
and think those persons who attempting to sell
thsir article as the genuine, should be exposed.
FROM THE
New York Daily Tribune.
% We published an advertisement inadvertently
some time since that did injustice to DR. S. p Town
send who 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 ~ the
This medicine was advertised in The
Tribune the original sc. This advertisement alsa
contained matter derogatory to the character of DR.,
s P. Tow nsend and that of his medicine. We regret
it appeared, and in justice to the Dr. make this
PLANTATION
FROM THE
New York Daily Sun.
DR. TOWNSHIPS extraordinary advertisement which
occupies an entire page OF the SuS will not escape
notice. Dr. P, Townsend, who is the original pro-
Is S2T and e
fee is next door to ours where he been for sever
al years, is driving immense business. He receives
no less than four hundred dozen of Sarsaparila per
day and even this enormous quantity does not supply
the demand No medicine ever gained so great q
popularity as his preparation Of the Sarsapara His
edition oil Almanacs for lS49 cost $4,000, and he
has paid the New York Sun for advertising in the
last four years, $4,000 and he acknowledges
that is the cheapest advertising he has had done
This medicine is exported to the Canadas, West In
dies, South America and Europe, in considerable
Quantities and is coming into general use in those
countries, as well as here.
rrr-ar bred SwindIers.
Druggists and others that sell Sarsaparilla for the
genuine and original Dr. Tow nsends Ssrsaparilla,
that is not signed by S. P Townsend, commits fraud.
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 ours is the only genuine.
Old Jacob Townsend
Some people who are not well informed and have
not read the papers, and not ad rtsements
have been led to suppose that because these adj
veTtse their stuff as Old Jacob Townsend that IL
must OF course be the original 1t 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 endeavorng to palm off on the nnbI;c ..
an old PLY stefan, SC He is not a regular educated
Physician, and never attempted to manufacture a med
icine until these men hired him for the use of his
name They say they do not wish the people to be-
lie e that their Sarsapara is ours or the same-bnt
the Deter to deceive the public they at the same time
assert mat theirs Is the Old Dr. Townsend's and the
.. and endeayor to make the people believe
that me stuff they manufacture is the DR. Townsepds
Sarsaparilla, that has performed so many wo3derful
cures Tor the past ten years, and which has gained
reputation which no other medicine ever enjoyed
winch is base, viainous, unprincipled falsehood.
We have commenced suits against these men for
damages We wish to be that the old man
no relation to Dr. Townsend whatever. In their ad-
vertisements and circulars, they publish number Of
gross falsehoods respecting DR.. Townsend which we
will not notice. l.
False Reports.
Our opponents have published in the papers that
DR. S p Townsend was dead. This they send to their
agents about the country, who report that we have
given up business, &c. sc. The public should be on
their guard, and not be deceived by these unprnci
pied men.
Notice Of RemorGr.-After the first of September.
Is49 DR.. S. P. Townsend's New York Office will b
in the South Baptist Church, No. 81 Nassau street
which is now undergoing thorough change and
will be fitted for the better accommodation Of the pro
prietor and the public
Take particular Notice-No SarsapariIla is the
gensne and original DR.. Townsends Sarsaparia, un-
less signed BY $. P. Townsend
Acknowledging & Co. No. q state.strest and
Mrs E. kidder, No. 100 Court-street Boston samnes
kidder, Jr, Lowell Henry Pratt, salem james p.
s Raseh worcester Allison Gau rists and M.s
chants generally throughout the United S'&'s' -
Indies and the Canadas
,hef A. G, Page .,r,Y
NV orlv ,u.L;red Agent for BAL ID; John