Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1851-08-28
4. r READ. THE AFFIDAVIT.

Ciiv and County Of Netc- York, IS.
William Armstrong of the said City, being duly
sworn doth depose and say that he is practical
Druggist and Chemist That time in the latter
part of May or first Of June, lsis, man by the name
al Jacob Townsend, who at that time was book and
pamphlet pedder called upon deponent at the house
Of MIR Thompson No - Hudson-street, where depo-
Eent boarded snd requested deponent TO write HIM
recire by which to make a Syrup of Ssrsaparilla.
Depoaent further says, that he became acquainted
with said Townsend at the efce Of Theodore Foster,
EsG Book Publisher with whom said Townsend
dealt That said Town end had had frequent
tnns with deponent respecting the manufacture OF an
article Of sarsaparlla to be sold under the name OF Dr.
Jacob Townsend
That said Tow nsend stated he was old man. and
ponr' and was not az for hard labor-and wished to
make some money, in order to live easy IN his Old
days and that If SarsapaTs under the name OF Town
gend sold well, and so much money was made by
H. be could reason why he might not make
something out Of it too (hs name being Townsend)
il he could get capable person TO prepare recipe
snd manufacttHe il for him. Dep0nent in one OF the
caneeI Isatonsssked said Townsend if he was related
To Dr. S P. Townsend, TO which he replied that he
knew Dr. S. P. Townsend would be down on him after
he should commence. But that he did not care for
him. he had formed co-partnership with men who
could furnish the requisite amount OF capitaland was
~sIl prepared 10 defend himself against any attack
that might be made on him.
Deponent further SAYS that pursuant to the request
OF sad Jacob Townsend, be wrote recipe for the
manufacture Of Syrup Of Ssrsapariila and gave II to
him. SAID Townsend observed that he wanted to
make specimen to exhibit 20 his partners for their
approval he wished to crafty them in every thing,
they furnished all the ca1italSaid Townsend also
tols deponent that the bottles they were to were
e. DC Of the same size and shape Dr. S. P. Town
sends, and deponent, at the request Of said Jacob
Townsend went 10 the Office of DIR. s ?. Townsend,
snd procured ore OF his Labels
And dePonen further says, that he has been inform
cd and verify b. lieyes the Syrup of Sarsapars sold
ola Jacob Townsends made after the recipe fur
aished by deponent 10 Jacob Townsend aforesaid.
And further deponent saith not
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG.
Sworn to before me, this oath day Of May, l8!9
c. S WOODHULL,
Mayor Of the City of New York
PROOF!! PROOF!!!
Here is proof conclusive that DR. S. P Townsepd's
SsrSaparlla is the original The following is from
Of the most respectable papers in this State
FROM THE
New York Daily Tribune.
l17- We published an adv ertisement Inadvertently
time since that did injustice to Dr. S. P Town
send who is the original proprietor of the preparation
si Ssrsaparla known as DR. Tovnsends Other
parties have within the past few months engaged or
connected Themselves with man by the name of
Tins medicine advertised in The
TSibane as the original sc This advertisement also
contained mstter derogatory 10 the character OF DR.
;. P Townsend and that OF his medicine. We regret
Al appeared, and in justice to the Dr. make this ex
Planstion.
New York Daily Sun.
DR. TowNsEND's extraordinary advertisement, which
occupies an entire page Of the SUS, will not escape
notice. DR.. s ?. Townsend, who is The original pro
pTietor of Dr. Townseud's SanapaTilla and whose Of
fec is next door to ours where he has been for sever
nl years, is driving immense business. he receives
less than four hundred dozen OF Sarsaparilla per
day, and this enormous quantity does not supply
the demand No medicine gained great
popularity his preparation of the ssrsaparilla His
edition of Almanacs for Is49 cost S22O00, and he
has paid the New York SuN for advertising, in the
fast four years over Sl0000 and he acknowledges
that it is the cheapest advertising he has had done
This medicine is exported to the CaBadas, West In
dies South America and Europe, in considerable
quantities, aud is coming into general use in those
countries, es well as here.
Swlndiers.
Druggists and others that sell Ssrsaparilla for the
genuine and original DR.. Townsendis Sarssparilla,
that is not signed by s. P. Townsend commits fraud
and swindles the customers. Men that would be
guilty of such act would commit sny other fraud
-and no Druggist of common intelligence but knows
that ours is the only genuine
Old Jacob Townsend.
Some people who ere not well informed and have
mot resdbe paners and not seen our ad vertisepents
have been led to suppose that because these men adj
vertise their stuff as Old Jacob Townsends" that il
must of course, be the original II is less than one
year since they commenced to make their medicine.
Ours has been in the market over ten years.
This Old Jacob Townsend
They are endeavoring to palm of on the public as
en- old Physician, &c. lie is not regular educated
Physician, and never attempted to manufacture med
ieine, until these hired him for the use of his
name. They say they do not wish the people to be-
leve that their Sarsaparilla ours the same-but
the better to deceive the public they al the 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
Ssrsspara, that has performed many wonderful
cures for the past ten years. and which has gained
reputation which no other medicine ever enjoyed
which is base, vilianous, unprincpled falsehood.
We have commenced suits against these for
damages We wish il to be understood that the old man
relation 70 Dr.. Townsend whatever In their ad
vertisements and circulars, they publish number Of
gross iasehoods respecting Dr.. Townsend, which we
will not notice.
False Reports.
Our opponents have published in the papers, that
DR. S P. Townsend dead. This they send to their
agents about the country, who report that we have
given up business. &C. sc. The public should be on
their guard and not be deceived by these unprinci
pied men,
Notice Of RemOual.-After tha first of September
lS49 DR.. s. p Iownsend's New York Office viii be
in the South Baptist Church, No. 81 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 Nofice.--Eo SarsaparIla is the
genuine and original DR. Townsends Sarsaparila un-
less signed by S. P. Townsend
Acknowledging & Co, No. Stste-street and
Mrs f. Kidder No 100 Court-street, Boston Samuel
Kidder Jr, Lowell; Henry Pratt Salem; James B.
Green Worcester Allison & Gault, Concord J.
BRlch & Son, Providence and by Druggists and Mer-
chants generally throughout the United States West
indies and the Canadas.
a fresh suppls Of the above for sale at thi