Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1851-07-31
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Ciiy aud County of NetU- York,
William armstrong, OF the said City, being duly
sworn. doth depose snd say that he is practical
Druggist and Chemist. That some time in the latter
rat of May, or FIRST of June, 1913 man by the
81 Jacob Townsend, who al that time book and
snFhie peddier called upon dePonent, at the house
a Ar. Thompson, No. - Hudson street where depO.
neat boarded, and requested deponent to write him
reclio hS which to make Syrup of Sarsaparila.
neroient further SAYS. that he became acquainted
.ih SAID Townsend al the Office of Theodore Foster
Fs4- BaDk Publisher with whom said Townsend
dealt That said Town end had had frequent conversa
t"n> with deponcn respecting the manufacture of an
aftc Of SsSspsriiia TO be sold under the Of Dr.
Jacob Townsend
! bsi saiG Townseni stated he was an old man and
poor 8ad was moi ht for hard labor-and wished to
ia'ke sone money, IN order TO live easy in his old
d'ys aai that il SsTsapagis under the maze of Town
s~A3 s'd 50 well, ani SO much money made by
At he cnali see no reason why he might not make
something out OF il too {his being TownsendD
lie could get capable person TO prepare recipe
and manufacture it inr him Deponent in one Of the
conve;sa satons asked said Townsend if he was related
80 Dr. s P. Tow nsond TO which he replied that he
knew Dr. s. 2. Tow would be down on him after
he should commence But that he did not care for
him. IS he had formed copartnership with men who
could furnish the requisite amount OF capal-and
we'll prepared 10 defend hImsef against anv attack
t.at igat he made on him.
6cTpneut further SAYS that pursuant 20 the request
oi saId Jacob Tow nseld. ne wruie recipe for the
manufacture of Syrup ef Sarsapaia and gave it to
ann sad Townsend observed that he wanted TO
r.ako specimen to exAibit his partners for their
sVpr's al as ne Wslei to CRAFTY them in every thing
t',ey furnished al the cap1-said Townsend also
1't dei9nent that tho bottles they to were
- ae o the same SIZE and shape as DR. =. p Town.
- Ids and 9eTonent, at the request Of said Jacob
townsend Went to the Office OF DR. ) p Townsend
a.i procured oae of his iabes
Ard deponen further saws that he has been inform
Fl and Feily believes the SyTup of Sarsapars sold
IS elf Jacob rownsend's is made after the recipe fur
hr.i"d by deponent 10 Jacob Townsend, Aforesaid
Aad further deponent saith not.
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
sworn to before ne tbs 2ith day Of May, 1919
c. S WO0DHULL
Mayor Of the City OF New York
PRooF!I PRoOF!!!
Hete Is proof conclusive that DIR $ p Townsend.s
>ars5psrllla-is the original The following Is from
soioe u the most respectable papers in this State
FROM THE
New York Daily Tribune.
&C. We published adg ertsement inadvertently
some time since that did Injustice to Dr. s. P Town
seaa ~ho is the original proprietor Of the preparation
q s4rsaparllla known as DR. Toynsend's Other
parties have within the past few months engaged or
connected themselves with by the name Of
fownsend whe put up medicine and calls il by the
tsne name THIS medicine was advertised in Tho
I,isans IS the original &c This advertisement also
Contained matter derrgatory 10 the character OF DR.
; Iownsend and that OF his medicine. We regret
II appeared, and in jnstice to the Dr. make this ex.
pisaation.
FROM TIE
New York Daily Sun.
pr. TowNsEND's extraordinary adv eItiserent which
ercuides entire page .. the Sex will not escape
neilce- III ; 2 Townsend, who is the original pro-
FrietoT OF DrTownsends SaTsaparilla and whose of
e Is next door to ours where he has been for sever
al years driving an immense business He receives
less than -four hundred dozen of SarssparilIa ner
'at and even this enormous quantity does supply
tie demand No medicine ever gained so great q
pruisrts as his preparation Of the SaIsaparilla His
tsiition OF Almanacs for ls49 cost S22OGO and he
has paid the New York SrN for advertising in the
last foRr years over $4,000, and he achnox ledres
taet IT Is tie cheapest advertising he has had done
ihE medicine as exported to the Csnadas, West In
dies South America and Europe in considerable
quantities, and is coming into general use in those
countries, as well ds here.
SwIndiers.
Druggists and others that sell sarssparills for the
genuine and original DR.. Tow nsend7s Sargaparilla
thot is not signed by s r Townsend commits a fraud
sud swindles the customers Men that would be
guilty OF such an act would commit any other fraud
--snd no Druggist ofcommon intelligence but knows
that ouIs is the only genuine.
Old Jacob ToyTnscnd.
Some people who not well informed and have
not read the papers and seen our adre1ser1ents
have been led to suppose that because these men ad
FeItse their stuff as Old Jacob Townsendsn that il
must Of eoulse be the original II is less than one
ear since they commenced TO make their medicine
oais has been in the market over ten years.
This Ole Jacob Townsend
Trey are endeayoring to palm of on the public
ia, scian, and never attempted to manufacture med.
olne, unth these men hired him for the use of his
meme. Ihey say they do not wish the people to be-
lee at their Sarsaparilla is ours the same-but
the letter. deceive the public, they al the same time
assert thai theirs is the Old DIR Townsends and the
original and endeavor to make the peonle believe
Sarsaparilla that has performed so many wonderful
cures Tor the past ten years, and which has gained
reputation which no other medicine ever enjoyed-
Mhlch is base villainous unprincipled falsehood
We have commenced suits against these men for
damages We wish il &c he understood that the old man
IS no relation to Dr. Townsend whatever lrtheir ad
FeTiisements and circulars they publish number of
G gross ialsehoods respecting DR. Townsend which we
viii not notice
False Reports.
Our opponents have published in the papers thai
Or S. 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 tha first Of September
ls99 Dr. S p ToWnsend's New York Office will be
in tie South Baptist Church. No. 81 Nassau street
which is now undergoing a thorough change and
viii be fitted for the better accommodation Of the pro
pTietors and the public
Take particular Nofiee.--No Sarsaparilla is the
yeBupe and original DR.. TownsendS Sarsaparills un.
ess signed by S. P. Townsend.
Acknowledging s. Co, No State.s.reet and
drs T. Kidder No 100 CouTt-stleet Boston; Samuel |
iidder Jrs Lowell; Henry Pratt, salem; James 81
Green Worcester Allison GauIt, Concord: j.
Bsich Son, Providence and by Druggists aud Mer
hants generally throughout the United States West
ndies and she Csnadas
a fresh supply Of The absse for sale al this
fire