Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-03-24
Old Doctor Jacob Townsend,
THE ORIGINAL DiscovERER OF THE GENUINE
TOWNSEND'S SARSPARILLA

Old Doctor Jacob Townsend,
TOWNSEND'S SARSPARILLA.
THERE ARE A CLASS OF SPECTATORS
L who being both ignorant and unprinciiplcd,
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 has been flooded
with these compounds, and many have 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 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 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 Sarsaparilla. The
day for creating reputation for medicine by
newspaper putting and forged certificates, is
passed, and it is only those of real ,corh which
| can stand the test Of time
Whilst this is the fate Of most of the Sarsa-
parilla Extracts,
Old Dr.. Jacob To,onscnds
Has gradually grown into favor with the pub
lie, and the sales have never been SO large as at
the present time To meet with the demand
from the West the proprietors have been com.
PEELED to open B-aaek 96kss in this city, and
] appoint GensEsa Assas 70 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 scientific man-in the manufac-
ture Of which the highest knowledge of chem
istry and the latest discoveries of the arts have
| all been brought into reQuisition.
Preparsd in this way it is made the most
powerful agent in the
Cure far Innumcrablc Diseases.
And the reason why We hear concentrations
upon every side from men women andchildren.
lfyou have used ten, fifteen or twenty bot
| ties OF Sarsaparilla, made by p Townsend
and others, and found no relief and even injury
draw not the unreasonable and unjust conclu-
sion that the
Genuine Sasaparlza,
Prepared by Old Dr. Jacob Townsend. is also
worthless. or similar article.
Go to Headquarters
And We will ,carrantyou will derive more ben
eft from one bottle Of this
Pure, Concentrated and Unadultcruted
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 distincly under
stand that they are not connected in any way
with the manufacture of an article known as
s. =. IoUnscnd's Sdrsapu,illa.
We could gain no credit or advantage, moth.
ing but loss, indignation and wrath; from dis,
appointed agents and purchasers by being
IDENTIFIED with him or his peculiar produc-
tons.
That it mag be Known
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
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 advertisements addressed
to us and 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
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," and branded
with the declaration of being willing "to 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 Mr., s. P. Townsend's, 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 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 duty when
two articles bearing the same name and pur.
porting to cure the same disease are in market
to state that which we consider the best.
The Fact
that P Townsend's Sarsaparilla has greatly
soured. fermented 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 merit.
of either article as standard preparations, but
when asked by our customers for our opinions
which We believe under all circumstances to b.
the best We should not hesitate in giving oul
preference in favor of Old DR.. Jacob Town
sends With these views we leave the public
to decide if we are not justice" in giving the
Old Doctors preparation that preference which
it eeems to deserve as medicinal compound
as well as the choice of the people so univer
| sally manifested in its favor
We have given the names Of
Sirty Druggists,
among whom are
Sirteen educated Physicians