Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-09-24
Old Doctor Jacob Townsend,
THE ORIGINAL pIscovERER OF THE GENUINE
TOWNSEND'S SARSPARILLA.

THE OkGLNAL oF TIE oFNIlNE
TOWNSEND'S SARSPARILLA.
HHERE ARE CLASS OF SPECTATORS
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 ehas been flooded
with these compounds, and many haze 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
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.
He has been compelled to 3dt tie business, and his
price to get rid of it.
If any desires proof Of this we only ask them
| to step into anyDwholesale drug store and en-
quire for s. P. Townsend's Sarsaparilla. The
day for creating reputation for medicine by
newspaper putting and forged certificates, is
passed and it is only those Of real scorta whiclf
/ can stand the test Of time
| nllSt tHlS Is Tue Idte Oh mOSt VI the OdIsd-
parilla Extracts,
Old d.. Jacob 7opnsend's
Has gradually grown into favor with the pub
lie, and the sales have never been SO large as at
1 the present time To meet with the demand
from the West the proprietors have been COM
PEELED to open branch office in this city. and
appoint General Agent to facilitate their bus
mess transactions. q
We ask only One Trial.
The.person who purchases bottle Of this
Sarsaparilla finds that he has honey syrup,
prepared by a scientific MANN the manufac-
| ture of which the highest knowledge of chem.
stry, and the latest discoveries Of the arts, have
all been brought into requistion.
PREPARED in this way it is made the most
powerful agent in the
Cure for Lnnumerube 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 Sarsaparilla, 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 Sarsdpdyil2a,
Prepared by Old DR.. Jacob Townsend is also
worthless, or similar article.
Go TO Headquarters
And we will marrantyou will derive more ben
eft from one bottle Of this
Pure, Concentrated and Unauthorized
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, .
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
i s. p. Iounscnd's Sa,sapu,illa.
We could gain no credit or advantage, moth
ing but loss, indignation and wrath; from dis
i appointed agents and purchasers by being
IDENTIFIED with him or his peculiar produc-
tons.
| That it may be Knoacn
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 advertisement addressed
to us and others who sell Sarsaparilla by s. P
| lOWnScDQ. WHICH 10 DflD3 us anU
Il our business into reproach, feel called upon to
state our personal views of the real merits OF
the two Townsend's Sarsaparilla. Ofthe claims
preferred by the parties to the original Sarsa
Parilla we have nothing to do, and leave them
to settle that matter between themselves. But
since we are called ''swindlers, aud branded
with the declaration of being willing .to com
init any fraud for money and as linen having
no honor, and should not be trusted we fee
that we ought to give the reason why we prefer
to sell Old DR., Jacob Townsend's Sarsaparll;
to MIR. s. p. Townsends, and leave the public
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 possesse:
more medical power and virtue than s, P
Townsend's. and the testimony of the public
would seem to be the same, and we Away.
make it 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. Townsends Sarsaparilla has greatly
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 opinion!
which we believe under all circumstances to b,
the best we should not hesitate in giving ou
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 thu
Old Doctors preparation that preference which
1T seems to deserve as medicinal compound
as well as the choice of the people SO uniyer
sally manifested in its favor
We have given the names of = - ia
Sirty Druggists,
among whom are
Sirteem educated Physicians
all disinterested persons, and who of all til,
world besides are best qualified to Judge of tn.
merits Of a medicine and who,
NegcT haze and neUes. ,ciW
recommend any article unless they prove it to
be good, now
Voluntarily giuc
their testimony in favor of Old DR.. Jacobs Sar-
saparilla We now leave it with discerning
public TO choose for themselves.
Be sure and call for Old DR.. Jacob Town
sends Sarsaparilla
Principal Office for the Western States, on
Vine street. doors above Fourth
| Z. w. Calhoun, General Agent to whom all
orders must be addressed.
| Also, for sale by
L. b. d O. A. Patterson agents for Iowa City
and vicinity. Dealers supplied at manatacta-
From Cuba.
| A ND ALWAYS HAVE BEEN AND AT.