The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-14
THE HOTEL CLERKS STORY.

1t is the fashion among many so-called
humorists to represent the American hotel
clerk as lordly and supercilious being,
who, with headlight diamond in his i'm
maeulate shirt front and look of con-
temptuous dis,'ain upon his classic fea-
lures, sends tired and travel-stained arri-
walls off TO impossible regions in the fiji
tecnth story, or haughtily refuses them any
lodging whatever.
The fact is that the true American hotel
clerk is an invaluable feature OF our civili-
cation. Thetime of the arrivals and depar-
lures of all the trains on all the railroads is
at his tongues end he is full of informal
ton about what is interesting at the thea
tres, and of stories of actors and actresses
who have stopped at his hotel, and withal
a kindly man, who, If the house is crowded,
will let YOU sleep on billiard table Mr..
w. p. Hammond, who is the clerk at the
West End Hotel, SOB and sos West Mad
ison street, Chicago is of this obliging dis
position and is always ready to give any
information regarding the hotel to those
who seek it. The accomplished landlady
of the West End has recently suffered with
rheumatism. The story of her cure is
thus told by clerk Hammond:
"Our landlady was taken with quite a
severe attack of rheumatism in the lower
limbs, suffering much pain and being
scarcely able to walk. She heard Of Ath-
lophoros and of the cures it had effected,
and sent me to the drug store to buy
bottle of it. ] got it, and in half dB hours
time after she had taken the first dose she
felt relieved, and in a few days the rheu-
matism was entirely gone"
GLOW much did she take?"
"Ab0ut one bottle"
Has she had any return Of the pain?"
"Not to my knowledge" replied Mr..
Hammond, "and am certain she would
lie likely to say something about it if she
had. She speaks Of Athlophoros in the
Highest terms, and has recommended it to
many. In one ease remember the cure
was as quick as in her own"
The accuracy Of clerk IIanmond's state
ments is fully confirmed by the landlady
herself, who is not aycrSc 10 having il
known how she WAS cured.
al VIII tell You something ahont nv
cure" she said to visitor who called to
learn the facts in her case. {" was So
lame and suffered so much pain that it was
impossible for me to bend my limbs or
walk around my room without taking hold
Of the back OF a chair for Support. My
relief, after taking the first dose of Athlo-
phoros, was almost immediate. In fact,
after taking 4 few doses / was well and
have not been troubled since. At the
s;ume time that was suffering from the
rheumatism, there was lady boarding in
my hotel who was suffering with facial
neuralgia SO much that it was impossible
for her to sit up. | advised her to try
my remedy that being the name have
for Athlophoros. After she had taken
two doses Of it she was well, and the next
thing knew saw her rushing for a street
car to 90 up town. My confidence in Ath-
lophoros cannot he shaken. / find it a
positive cure for nervous headache and
shall always keep some in the hotel, rs |
cannot afford to suffer from rheumatism,
neuralgia ar any snah trouble while
can get medicine like Athlophoros.'
ffy0n cannot set ATHIorHoRos OF yonr drug
eist, we " IA send IL express paid ON receipt II
regular pricc-one dollar pcr bottle We prefer
that yOu buy IL from y1ut druggist, but if he
hasn't it, do not be persuaded 10 try something
else but order az once from IT'S. Us directed.
ATHLorHoEos Co. 2l2 hUlI Street New York.