Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-04-02
Helmbold tie Buchu Man.

DR.. HELMB0LD but a few years ago was
famed throughout the whole civilized world
a. probably the shrewdest business man in
the line Of pharmacy the age has yet pro-
duced. Mention of his name will also recall
in the minds of the many the splendid es-
tablishments at Saratoga, Newport, Long
Branch, Baltimore, and many other Eastern
cities, of which he was owner. The splen-
did parade in which the Doctors six beau
tiful eguines OF the swiftest and nimblest
feet IN the whole country formed the most
prominent attraction on the occasion of the
celebration of the peace jubilee in New
York City between Germany and the United
States in 1871, will also be brought into
recollection. Owing to the brilliant history
which Or. Helmbold has made for himself,
we suspected that he was a silyer-hiired,
tottering, broaen down old man, but such is
not the case. He is as bright, rs active, and
as quick-witted as ever. One cannot be
long in conversation with the Doctor until
it is found that he is wonderfully versatile
in all lines of thought, and very fluent IN
expression. A short biographical sketch of
the Doctor seems just now opportune. lie
was born in the city of Philadelphia in the
year 1881. and educated at the Central High
School of the same city. He afterward
graduated at the Philadelphia College of
Pharmacy, and on The occasion of his grad
uation at that institution wrote thesis on
90 Extracts of Buchu and Sarsaparilla," ="
which drugs he afterward brought into such
prominence. In 1Sis he learned the busi-
ness of pharmacy with George W. Carpen-
ter, and started up in that line for himself
in 1852, on the northeast corner of Broad
and Brown streets, Philadelphia, where he
carried on the business with such wonder
full success that he was soon compelled to
remove to large five story brown stone
building, No. $50 Chestnut street. From
that time he was met with every encourage
ment, and before he had attained the age of
| thirty-five he found himself proprietor OF
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drug stores in America, and before he
reached forty be had handled about $io,-
OOO, 900. The Doctor attributes his almost
incredible success to a liberal use of prin-
ter's ink, having paid upward OF $1,000. 900
to the press, one might say, OF the whole
civilized world, for advertisements. His
name appeared in 400 journals in connec-
ton with extensive advertisements, which
comprised those of the United States,
South America, the West India Islands,
Canada, ard the Old World. By the kind
treatment which he has received at the
hands of Philadclphis, Baltimore, and other
kindred cities throughout the Union hi.
confid .nce over the entire country will soon
be restored. The great drugs which he has
60 much distinguished and brought 10 the
surface of the world, are the extracts Of
Buchu and SarsapariiIa. These he first dis
covered and brought TO light their healing
properties. Before that time these drugs
elutt.d the market in the iEconveniept form
OF leaves, and the only mode in which they
were administered as medicines was in teas
The extracts are made in vocuo. The Doc
tor deserves the patronage Of the country
which undoubtedly he will soon secure
Cincinnati Timer.