Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1851-05-08
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City and County Of Nc,c- Torl SIS.
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
pant Of May, first of June, Isls by the name
III Jacob Townsend, who at that time book and
pamphlet pediler called upon deponent al the house
al MIR. Thompson. No ~ iludSan-Stlcei where depo
hent boarded, and requested deponcnt to write him
recipe hy which to make Syrup al Sarsspsrilia
DcpoEent further SAYS that he became acquainted
h said Townsend al the office of Theodore Foster
FAD. Book Publisher, with whom said Tow nsend
dealt That said Townsend hTl had frequent converse
tiuns th deJonent respecting the manufacture of
article Of Sarsapara to he sold under the name of Dr.
s That said Townsend stated he was on old man. and
poor and Gas not fit far hard abor-snd wished to
make some money, an order TO live easy IN hls old
days aud that If Sa*aparilla under the of Town
send sold we'll and so much money was made by
it he could see no reason why he might not make
something ont Of il too (hiS name being TownSendD
II lac could get capable person To prepare recipe
and manufacture it or him. DepoueHt in one of the
cISationS asked said Townsend II he related
Dr.. 8. p Tow nSend, 10 " hich lie replied that he
knew DR.. s. r. Townsend wouid be down on him after
he should commence. But that he did not care for
him, as he had formed partnership with men who
could furnish the requisite amount OF capltal-and was
we'll prepared 10 defend himself against any attack
that might be made on him.
Deponent further SAYS that pursuant to the request
af SAID Jacob Townsend he wrote a recipe for the
manufacture Of Syrup of SarsaIaris and gave it to
him. SAID Tow wnsenG observed that he wanted TO
make specimen to exhibit 90 his partners for their
approval as he wished To CRAFTY them in every thing,
they furnished all the alital-Sad Townsend also
tud deIonent that the bottles they were To
a. Ice "i the same size and shape as Dr. S z. Town
sends and dePnnent at the request Of said Jacob
Tow nSend, went Ia the office OF Dr S 7. Townsend,
aud procured one of his labels.
And deponent further saws that hc has been inform
ell, and verify believes the Syrup Of SarSapara. sold
a. Old Jacob Tow nsends is made after the recipe fur.
nshed by deponent TO Jacob Townsend, aforesaid.
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
Sworn to before me. this Ith day of MAY, 1919
c. :. WOODHULL
Mayor Of the City Of New ork
PROoF!! PROOF!!!
Here Is proof conclusive that DR. 5 p Townsend's
SaI>dparia is the original The following is iIom
some oi the most respectable papers in this State
FROM THE
New York Daily Tribune.
G-7- We published an advertisement inadvertently
time since that did injustice 10 Dr. S. r. Town
send who is the original proprietor OF the preparation
,i Sarsspsrilla known DIR. TownSend's. Other
parties have within the past few months engaged
connected themselves with by the name Of
Townsend who put mp medicine and calls il by the
came name Tins medicine WAS advertised in The
Tribune the original. &c This advertisement also
contained matter derogatory to the character of Dr
:. r Townsend and that OF ls medicine. We regret
If appeared, and in justice to the DR.. make this
l'lsImtlOn.
FROM THE
New York Daily sun.
DR. TOwNsEND's extraordinary adveltr which
occupies an entire page OF the Str, Will not escape
notice. Dr. S. r. Townsend, " no is the original pro
prictor of DR. Townsend'S Sarsapaiia, and whose of
fee is next door 10 ours where he has been for
al Years is driving immense business He receives
me- less than four hundred dozen OF Sarsamiila per
day and even this enormous quantity does not supply
the demand. No medicine ever gained great
popularity his preparation of the SaIsaparla His
edition Of Almanacs for 1879 cost $4,000 and he
has paid the New York SrN for advertising, in the
last four years. $1,000. 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 in those
countries, as well ds here.
Sysindiers.
Druggists and others that sell Sarsapsrilla for the
genuine and original Dr. Townsends Sarsaparilla,
that is not signed by s. p Townsend, commits fraud
and swindleS the customers. Men that would be
guilty OF such an 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 seen our advertisements
have been led 10 suppose, that because these ad
rertise their stuff as Old Jacob Townse nds" that il
must, of course, be the original II is less than one
year since they commenced TO make their medicine
OuIs has been in the market over ten years.
This Old jacob Townsend
They are endeavoring to palm OFF on the public ss
an old Physician sc. lie is not regular educated
fhl sicIan and never attempted to manufacture med
Icine, until these hired him for the use OF his
name They say they do not wish the people to be-
ieve that their Sarseparilla ours the same-but
the better to deceive the public they the same time
assert that theirs is the Old DR. Townsends and tie
original and endeavor to make the people believe
that The stuff they manufacture, is the Dr. Townsends
Sarsaparilla, that has performed many wonderful
cures for the past ten years. and which has gained
reputation which no other medicine enjoyed
which is q base, villainous. unprincipled alsehood
We have commenced suits against these men for
damages We wish TO be understood that the old man
relation to DIR. Townsend whatever In their ad-
veTtisements and circulars, they publish q number of
gross talsehoods respecting Dr.. Townsend, which
will not notice
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 have
given up business sc. &c. The public should be on
their guard and not be deceig ed by these unprinci
pied men,
Notice Of RemOrGl-After tn, first OF September
lS49, DR.. S. r Townsend's New York Office will be
in the South Baptist Church, No. 50 Nassau street,
which Is now undergoing thorough change, and
will be fitted for the better accommodation Of the pro-
pIietors and the public.
Take particular kofice--No Sarsaparilla is the
genuine end original DR. Townsend's Sarsaparills nm
less signed by S. p. Townsend.
AGESrs.-Redding \ Co, No. statestreet, and
Mrs. f. Kidder, No 100 CouIt-street Boston Samuel
Kidder Jr, Lowell; Henry Pratt, Salem James B.
Green, Worcester; Allison Gault, Concord; J.
Bach & Son. Providence and by Druggists and Aler.
chants generally throughout the United States West
Indies and the Csnadas
A fresh supply Of the above for sale at this
Office.