Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-07-30
Old Doctor Jacob Townsend,
THE ORIGINAL DIscovERER OF THE GENUINE
TOWNSEND'S SARSPARILLA

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THE ORIGINAL DIscovERER OF THE GENUINE
TOWNSEND'S SARSPARILLA.
THERE ARE A CLASS OF SPECULATQRS
i who being both ignorant and unprincip1cd,
seize upon anything by which they can delude
the public and fill their own pockets. The
great Sarsaparilla root as cure for all forms
Of diseases, has induced many Of these men to
to attempt to palm off some compound which
they label as an extract of the pure Honduras
Sarsaparilla. The country Has been flooded
with these compounds, and many have been in
duced to purchase them, but the only result has
been cruel disappointment. A thin, washy
mess of stuff, cooked up without any regard to
the effect upon the patient, can but bring down
upon the manufacturers the condemnation of a
deceived public.
One of these Humbugs,
Which has had more extensive sale than most,
has Just exploded. We'refer to that notorious
Sour fermenting compound of S p. Townsend's.
lie has been compelled to quit the business, and his
article is now thrown into the market at any
price to get rid OF ito
if any desires proof of this we only ask them
to step into any wholesale drug store and en-
quire for S. p. Townsends Sarsaparilla. The
day for creating reputation for a medicine by
newspaper putting and forged certificates, is
passed, and it is only those of rssi sc0rth which
can stand the test OF time.
Whilst this is the fate Of most Of the Sarsa-
parilla Extracts,
Cd DR.. .laco5 Iovnscnds
Has gradually grown into favor with III ruhN
lie, and thu sales have never been ~ g q
the present time. To meet with the demand
from the West the proprietors have been com
appoint Q General Agent S1s.s@s< ~.
mess transactions,
We ask only One Trial.
The person who purchases bottle of this
Sarsaparilla finds that he has a honey syrup,
prepared by scientific MANN the manufac-
ture of which the highest knowledge of chem
istry and the latest discoveries of the arts have
all been brought into requisition.
Prenarad in this way it is made the most
powerful agent in the =
Cure for Innumc,uble Diseases.
And the reason why we hear concentrations
upon every side, from men. women and children.
If you have used ten, fifteen or twenty bot
ties of Sarsaparlla, made by S. P. Townsend
and Others and found no relief and even injury
draw not the unreasonable and unjust conclu-
sion that the
Genuine Sarsaparilla,
Prepared by Old DR.. Jacob Townsend, is also
worthless, or a similar article.
Go TO Headquarters
And we will ,rarrantyou will derive more ben
eft from one bottle Of this
Pure, Concentrated and UnadMtcruted
Article,
Than from all the others which you have used.
The proprietors of this Sarsaparilla having
been compelled by the unparalleled success
which has attended the sales in "The West, I"
to open branch office in Cincinnati, Ohio, that
their customers may be promptly supplied de-
sire that the public should Distinctly under
stand that they are not connected in any way
with the manufacture of an article known as
s. p. Ionnsend's ;Sarsapa,1lla.
We could gain no credit or advantage, moth
ing but loss, Indignation and wrath; from dis
appointed agents and purchasers by being
IDENTIFIED with him or his peculiar produc-
tons.
That 1t may be Knoun
What is thought of the true article in New
York, where both are manufactured, we invite
the attention of Dealers, and Consumers to the
following Card of the first Retail Druggists in
that City. 1t is doubly valuable coming from
this source-for it is only the retail dealers who
become acquainted with the character of med
icine.
CARD TO THE PUBLIC.
We, the undersigned, physicians and drug
gists of New York. Brooklyn and Williams
| burg, having seen an advertisements adtrc3eed
20 US and others who sell Sarsaparilla by~S. P
Townsend. which is calculated to. bring us and
our business into reproach, feel called upon t.
state our personal views of the real merits o.
the two Townsend Sarsaparilla. Ofthe claims
preferred by the parties to the original Sarsa
parilla we have nothing to do, and leave then
to settle that matter between themselves. Bu
since We are called "swindlers," and branded
with the declaration of being willing "to com
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no honor, and should not be trusted" we fee
that We ought to give the reason why we prefer
| to sell Old DIR, Jacob Townsend's Sarsaparill;
to MIR. s. r. Townsends, and leave the publ,
| to Judge whether we are ''deceivers and swim
| dlers," and not to be trusted by SO doing.
First,
our experience and observation have satisfied
us that the Old Doctors Sarsaparilla possesses
more medical power and virtue than s,
Townsend's, and the testimony of the public
would seem to be the same, and we Away.
make 1t matter of conscience and duty wheI
two articles bearing the same name and pur
porting to cure the same disease are in marke
to state that which we consider the best.
The Fact
that S. P Townsend's Sarsaparilla has great,
soured, fermented and exploded the bottles
thereby giving great dissatisfaction to our Gus
toners, has influenced us in our preference o
the Old Doctors preparation. We do not fee
ourselves called upon to decide the true merit
of either article as standard preparations, bu
when asked by our customers for our opinions
which webeleve under all circumstances to b.
| the best We should not hesitate in giving GU
preference in favor of Old DR.. jacob Town
sends. With these views we leave the publ
to decide if We are not justified in giving tn
Old Doctors preparation that preference whicl
1T seems to deserve as a medicinal compound
as well as the choice of the people so univer
sally manifested in its favor.
We have given the names of
Sirty Druggists,
among whom are
Sirteen educated Physicians
all disinterested persons, and who of all tn
world besides are best qualified to Judge of tn
merits of medicine and who,
Nercr hare and nerer ,cM
recommend any article unless they prove it L
be good, now Eussf,Q atlnn al -
- Foluntarily givc
their testimony in favor OF Old DR.. Jacobs Sal
saparilla. We now leave it with discernin
public TO choose for themselves.
Be sure and call for Old DR.. Jacob Towr
sends Sarsaparilla.
Principal office for the Western States, o
Vine street, doors above Fourth.
G. W. Calhoun, General Agent to whom a
orders must be addressed.
Also, for sale by
l.. b. Il o. A. Patterson agents for Iowa Cit
and vicinity. Dealers supplied at manufact'
rers prices.