Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-11-26
Old Doctor Jacob Townsend,
THE ORIGINAL pIscovERER OF THE GENUINE
TOWNSEND'S SARSPARILLA.

THERE ARE A CLASS OF SPECTATORS
i who being both ignorant and unprincipled,
seize upon anything by which they can delude
the public and fill their own pockets The
great Sarsaparilla root as a 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
duccd 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.
He has been compelled to quit the business and his
article is now thrown into the market at any
price to get rid of it.
If any desires proof of this we only ask them
to step into any wholesale drug store and en-
quire for s. p. Townsend'S Sarsaparila. The
day for creating reputation for a medicine by
newspaper putting and forged certificates, is
passed, and it is only those of real ,rort! which
can stand the test of time.
Whilst this is the fate OF most of the Sarsa-
parilla Extracts,
OH Dr.. Jacob Tarascnds
al
lie, ana the sales have never been large as at
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 Agentto facilitate their bus
mess transactions.
We ask only One Trial.
The person who purchases bottle of this
Sarsaparilla finds that he has a honey syrup,
prepared by a scientific man--in the manufac-
ture of which the highest knowledge of chem.
stry, and the latest discoveries of the arts, have
all been brought into requisition.
Preparsd i'll this way it is made the most
powerful agent in the
Cure far Mnuneruble Diseases.
And the reason why we hear Communications
upon every side, from men, women and children.
you have used ten, fifteen twenty bot
ties of Sarsaparilla, made by S. 2. Townsend
and others, and found no relief and even injury
draw not the unreasonable and unjust conclu-
sion that the
Genuine !SaiSapnIn,
Prepared by Old DR. Jacob Townsend is also
worthless, or similar article.
20 to HtadgaarteTS
And we will marrontvou VIII derive more ben
Eft from one bot, of this
Pure, Concentrated and Tnadu2tc,utcd
Article,
Than from all the Others which Won have ,sea
The proprietors of this Sarsapari,,a nay;nr
been compelled by the unI5arpTejed success
which has attended t.le sales in "The West :"
to open bran".l Office in Cincinnati, Ohio. that
tneir customers may be promptly supplied de-
Gre tmat the public should distinctly under
stand that they are not connected in any way
with the manufacture of an article known as
$. =. 1owascnd's SdrSopGyHla.
We could gain no credit or advantage, moth
ing but loss, indignation and wrath; from dis
appointed agents and purchasers by being
lDEN Titled with him or his peculiar produc
tons.
That ii may be Kno,on
What is thought of the true article in New
\ ork 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 aud others who sell Sarsaparilla by S. p
Townsend. which is calculated to bring us and
our business into reproach, feel called upon to
state our personal views of the real merits of
the two T0wnSend's Sarsaparila Ofthe claims
preferred by the parties to the original Sarsi-
parilla we have nothing to do, and leave them
to settle that matter between themselves. But
since We are called "swindlers," and branded
with the declaration of being willing 'sto com
nit any fraud for money" and as "men having
no honor, and should not be trusted" we feel
that We ought to give the reason why we prefer
to sell Old DR., Jacob Townsends Sarsaparilla
to Mr.. 5. 7, Town>eud's, and leave the public
to Judge whether We are ''dcceivers and swim
dlers,' and not to be trusted by doing.
FIRST,
our experience and obs eryation have satisfied
US that the Old Doctors Sarsaparilla possesses
more medical power and virtue than S, p.
Townsend's, and the testimony of the public
would seem TO be the same and we ALWAYS
make 1t matter of conscience and dnty when
two articles bearing the sane name and pur-
porting to cure the same disease are in market
to state that which We consider the BEST.
The Fact
that S Townsend's Sarsaparila has greatly
sourcd tcrmented and exploded the bottles
thereby giving great dissati, faction to our Gus
toners, has influenced us in our preference of
the Old Doctors PREPARATION We do not feel
ourselves called upon to decide the true merits
of either article as standard preparations but
when asked by our customers for our opinions
which We believe under all circumstances to be
the best we should not hesitate in giving our
preference III FAVOR OF Old DR.. Jacob Town
sends With these views we leave the public
to decide if we are not justified in giving the
Old Doctors preparation that preference which
1t seems to deserve as a medicinal compound
as well as the choice of the people SO uniyer-
sally manifested in its favor
We have given the names of
Sirty Druggists,
among whom are
Sirtcen cducatcd Physicians
all disintefested persons, and who of all the
world besides are best qualified to Judge of the
merits of a medicine and who,
Meier haze and ncrc7 1ciU
recommend any article unless they prove it to
be good, now
Voluntarily gire
their testimony in favor of Old DIR. Jacobs Sar-
saparilla. We now leave it with a discerning
public TO choose for themselves
Be sure and call for Old DIR. Jacob Town
sends Sarsaparilla.
Principal office for the Western States, on
Vine street, 3 doors above Fourth
G, 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 manujactu-
rers prices.
From Cuba.
A ND ALWAYS HAVE BEEN, AND AL
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