Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1851-05-22
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William Armstrong of the said City, being duly
sworn, doth deeose and say that he is practical
DrgegiSt and chemist THAT some time in the latter
part OF 3iay. first " June slS. man by the name
0! Jacob Townsend who at that lime was book and
pamphlet peadler called upon deponent at the house
ot Air. Thompson No - lluJsnn-street where depo-
neni boarded and requested deponent to write him
recipe by which TO make syrup OF saIsapaIi,ai;
Depouent further says, tAat he became acquainted
with said Townsend at the clHce OF Theodore Foster
ESQ. Rock Publisher, with whom said Townsend
dealt That said Tow nSend had had eqGeht conversa'
lions with depoent respecting the manufacture of an
article Sarsspsrlla to be sold under the name of DR.
Jacob Townsend.
7'hat sajd Townsend stated he was an old man. and
POOR and was not st iOr hard lahor-and wished to
make money. in order 10 live easy in his old
days and thet il Sarsapara under the name of Town
send sold so well, and so n'uch money was made by
IT, he could see reason why he might not make
something out Of too (Ais name being TownsendO
i; he could get capable person TO prepare recipe
and manufacture il fer him. Deponent IN one OF the
coat ersations asked said Townsend if he related
~ Or. S. p Townsend, 10 which he replied that he
knew DIR. 6. P Tow user MI would he down him after
he should commence. But that he did not care for
him. he had formed CO partnership with men who
could furnish tic requisite amount OF capita-snd was
well prepared 10 defend himself against any attack
that might he made on him.
Deponeat further saws that pursuant to the request
oi said Jacob Townsend. he wrote a recipe for the
manufacture Of Syrup of SarSsparl!ia and gave II to
him. SAID Townsend observed that he wanted to
make specimen eNhiht 30 his partners for their
approval As he wished crafty them in every thing,
a. ihey furnished all the csptal-Sad Townsend also
tod Acrenent hat he bottles they were to use were
a.
sends and deponent st the request of said Jacob
Tow nsend Went 10 the cfce OF DR.. S P. ownsend,
sud procured one ~ his labels
And deponent further saws that he has been inform
ed and verify believes tie Syrup Of Sarsapara, sold
ola Jacoh Town~end'S, is made after the recipe fur
nshed by dePoneut 70 Jacob townsend, as Aforesaid
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG.
Sworn to before me, this ith day Of May, ls!9
{. s WOODHULL,
Mayor OF tie City Of New York
PROOFiI PROOF!!!
I!cre is proof conclusive that DR.. P. Townsend'I
ssr~aPsrla is the original. The folloYing is from
Of the most respectable papers in TINS State
FROH THE
New York Daily Tribune.
G7- We published an advertisement inadvertently
time since that did injustice DR.. S p Town
kead who the original proprietor of the preparation
of SsHBparilla known DIR. TovnSend's. Other
parties have within the past few months engaged
connected themselves wIth man by the name of
Townsend who put up medicine and calls il by the
same name Tins medicine advertised in Thr
Tribune the original &c This advertisement also
contained matter derosatory to the character OF DR.
=. P Townsend and that of his medicine. We regret
II appeared, nna in justice TO the Dr make this
l4anatlon.
New York Daily Sun.
Dr. TowEsrNU's extraordinary advertisement which
occupies q entire page Of the Sun Will not escape
notice. DR.. s. 2. Townsend who is the original pro-
Tetor Of Dr.. Tow nsends Sasaparilla, and whose Of
neNt d"or 10 where he has been for sever
al years, Is driving an immense business lie receives
less than our hundred dozen OF SaTsapaIilla per
day and even this enormous quantity does not supply
the demand No medicine ever gained SO great
popularity his preparation of the Sarsapalilla His
edition Of AlmaHacs for 1919 cost $4,000, and he
las paid the New York SrN for advertising in the
last four Years $4,000 and he acknowledges
that il is the cheapest adv etIsing he has had done
THIS medicine is exported to the Canadas, West In
dies South America and Europe, in considerable
quantities, ana is coming into general use in those
countries, as ell as here.
SvyindIcrs.
Druggists and others that sell sarsspara for the
~ AZ Ca.c llo
that is not signed by S r Townsend commits fraud,
aud swindes the customers Men that would be
guilty OF such act would commit any other fraud
and 10 Druggist Of common intelligence but knows
that OuTs is the only genuine.
Old Jacob Townsend.
Some people who not well informed, and have
read the papers and moi seen advertisements
have been led TO suppose that because these ad
vertise their stuff Old Jacob TOwnsends" that il
must Of course be The original IT is less than one
year since they commences to make their medicine.
Ours has been in the market over ten years.
This Old Jacob Townsend
They are endeavoring 10 palm of on the public as
gn old Physician &c lie Is rot regular educated
Phl sicIan and never attempted TO manufacture med
icine, until these men hired him for the of his
name. They say they do not wish the people to be-
eye that their Sarsaparilla is ours the same-but
the better to deceive the public they the time
assert that theirs is the Old Dr. Townsend's and the
original and endeayor to make the people believe
that the stuff they manufacture is the DR. Townsends
SarSaparilla that has performed many wonderful
for the past ten years, and which has gained
reputation WHICH other medicine ever enjoyed
which is base villainous unprincipled falsehood.
We have commenced suits against these men for
damages We wish it to he understood that the old man
relation to Dr. Townsend whatever In their ad.
veriSements and circulars they publish number Of
gross falsehoods respecting DR. Townsend which we
Will not notice.
False Reports.
Onr opponents have published in tie papers, that
DR. S 2. Townsend dead. This they send to their
agents about the country, who report that We have
given up business sc. sc. The public should be on
their guard, and not be deceived by these unprinc
Piled men.
Notice Of Remorol.--After tha first of September
1919, DR. S. P. Townsends New York Office will be
in the South Baptist Church. No 81 Nassau street.
which is now undergoing thorough change, and
viii be fitted for the better accommodation Of the pro
p;ietoIs and the public.
Take particular Hotice.--No SarsapariIla is the
genuine and original DR.. Townsend's Sarsaparla,
less signed by S. P. Townsend.
AeENrs-Redding & Co, No. State street and
Mrs. +. Kidder No 100 CouItstreet Boston Samuel
Kidder, Jr, Lowell Henry Pratt Salem; james B.
Green, Worcester Allison s. Gault, Concord J.
Balch Son, Providence and by Druggists and Mer.
chants generally throughout the United States, West
indies and the Canadas.
A fresh supply Of the above for sale at thi
Office.
Nav 8. 1851