Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
THE MIRACLE CITY.
a NEW NAME SUGGESTED FOR
HAMILTON. ONT.
Other Remarkable Cases which
would Indicate That the Name
Would Ee Quite Appropriate.
detroit News.l

ing in Hamilton together with the state
ment OF Mr.. &. Il. Northrop, of this city,
is causing general comment throughout
the country. To those who know the in
side facts there is not the least cause for
wonderment The remarkable cure of
MIR. John Marshall, who was known TO al
most every citizen in Hamilton, gave the
Pink Pills an enormous sale in the city,
one retail druggist alone selling 1920
boxes in the past six months People
whose cases had been considered hopeless
as was Mr.. Marshalls, took hope from his
cure, persisted in the use Of the pills. with
equally wonderful results in their cases
And what is happening in Hamilton in the
way OF remarkable cures, is happening in
all parts OF the country. and every day
adds TO the pile OF grateful testimonials
which the proprietors of DR.. Williams
L nix Pills are receiving. Recently the
Hamilton Times investigated two moro
eases, the result of which Is told in the
following article:
| The account OF Mr.. John Marshal's
wonderful cure, after suffering Tor years
with locomotor ataxy naturally brought to
light several other cases Of almost equally
miraculous cures in this city. Among the
many citizens who prohted by Mr..
Marshall's experience and who have been
troubled for many years with the same
Afllction was Mr.. William Webster. For
4 long time he was in the flour and feed
| business in the Market Square and for
over 10 years while in his office he was
compelled 10 remain in reclining position
on "A couch, covered with heavy buffalo
robes winter and summer. II was with
difficulty that he could make his way.
even with the aid OF crutches to his
! residence but a short distance from the
store. He attributes his trouble 70 con-
slant exposure at the open door OF his
store, carrying heavy bags OF grain in and
out. and when overheated aid perspiring
sitting over an open cellarway in order to
cool OF. About a year and Il half ago he
! found il necessary TO give up his business,
owing 10 the fact that he was becoming
utterly helpless from his terrible disease.
In June last, on hearing OF Mr. Marshalis
case, he began 10 take that well-known
remedy, DR.. Williams Pink Pills and has
| been grea ly benefited thereby.
Mr.. Webster was seen by Times re-
porter at his residence, Macnab street
porth, and was not at all loath 10 speak
about his case. with the exception OF
1 ths trouble with my legs" he said, II
have never been sick day since ! was Il
]
motor ataxy is a teri BILE disease. For
years my legs have seemed as though they
/ belonged to someone else. AS l have lain
/ asleep on winter night. one leg has fal-
/ len cut Of the bed, and when l would
awaken with the cold would have to feel
around with my hand before / could tell
which leg was out of bed. II were 10 try 10
place my foot on a spot on the carpet with
in easy reach | could no more do it than fly.
/ This pain at times has been terrible. / have
lain awake night after night, week after
week, alternately graspinP each foot in my
agony as the sharp pains like knife-stabs
shot through various parts OF my anatomy.
/ When ! was first attacked with pains in my
feet some ~ years ago, l tried several ply
sicians but could get no relief. Paralysis
then set in, and Immediately consulted q
a well-known specialist in Buffalo, who
told me that ! was suffering from locomo-
tor ataxy and could not get better. came
home again and on the advice Of friends
tried several hot springs, but with no cf-
feet except perhaps, TO aggravate my com
plant. finally became discouraged, and,
after two years doctoring, / underwent an
operation. | was placed under chloroform,
a cash two inches and hal in depth made
in the side of each leg near the hip, and
the doctors put their fingers in the cash
and stretched the sciatic nerves, in the
vain hope that such would give me relief.
Since then, now over ten years ago. until
June last, i took no medicine whatever,
and, retiring from business, became so
helpless that l could not walk step with
out my crutches, and sometimes the pain
was something awful. About June, how
ever, / got some OF Dr. Williams Pink
Pills, and after us ng the first box felt such
a beneficial effect from them that / con-
tnued to use them ever since with the re
suit that the terrible pains / used to suffer
! from have vanished, and with the excep-
ton of gentle little dart at rare intervals.
j might never know i had ever suffered
with them. Since using the pills l get 10
sleep early and sleep as soundly and peace
! fully as a baby AL night through. | can
also walk dozen steps or so without my
/ crutches." And TO illustrate, the old gen.
| tleman got up nd walked across the room
and back again TO his seat along side the
reporter. Now. | couldn't do that at all
| before last June" continued he ''and the
/ pills are certainly the pleasantest medicine
TO take that / ever tried. l would advise
anyone who is troubled with an affection
any way similar TO mine. or who is suffer
ing from any nervous disease. 10 try Dr.
Williams Pink Pills"
Another Case.
The other day Mrs. Martin, of Ferguson
avenue, Hamilton, Ont, called at Mr..
John A. Bars drug establishment and
asked for box of Pink Pills. She had "a
little girl with her in perambulator. aud
while the mother was in the store the child
climbed out over the side The mother
laughed over the incident and remarked:
IF it were not for Pink Pills my baby
would never have been able 10 do that" To
those in the drug store Mrs. Martin mar
rated the wonderful cure which had been
effected by Pink Pills in the cure Of her
infant When about a year old the baby
became paralyzed, and the anxious parents
consulted the best doctors in the city, but
their treatment was Of no avail. The
little one was not able TO move hand or
foot, and for a time the case was consid-
cred a hopeless one. Seeing an advertise
ment in the Hamilton Times. OF the won
derful cures icing effected by Dr. Williams
Pink Pills. Mrs. Martin procured a box
and before the younSster had taken all it