The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-21
A Lansin gbmg Miracle.
A RAILWAY MAN TALKS.
Literally half Dead, his Case Pronounced
Hopeless by Prominent Physicians,
Story of Surprising Interest
Verified under Oath.

Hopeless by Prominent PhyslclaHs'
Story of Surprising Interest
Verified under Oath.
IRON Troy ". T.. Times.)
l am the most conservative reporter on
the staff. l despise the chlmerical,
court the real. l burrow in facts. / am
from Lansingburg. We don't often get
good thing from there, but here is one.
&c. Kimball last night gave me the fol"
lowing:
81 am plain straightforward man.
Originally from Lansingburg, where now
reside my mother, brother and sister.
Several years ago | moved to Rochester
Railroad as yard and freight superinten~
dent After a strain to my back,
caused by heavy lifting, three years ago,
I developed so-called rheumatism. 1t
was an increasing thing for two years.
at times worse, again better. worked
| would fall down. My feet and legs
soon lost feeling-were numb. This eX-
tended to my stomach and at times 30
my hands. Doctors Lee and Spence" OF
Rochester finally pronounced ny t. Sc
progressive locomotor ataxia, said 1t was
incurable, and that they could only ease
my sufferings', and SO lay Up, to
this time l had been sick nearly two
years Before this and for several
months was confined to my bed. Pins
stuck into my limbs the full length gave
me no feeling whatever: my legs seemed
wooden. To pound them gave off polse
like wood. So | say, as | lay there was
ABSOLUTELY one-half dead-dead from the
waist down. There was one word written
in large characters all over that sick
roomSC-L-A-Y. Life departed from
my limbs, that word best expressed what
was left. You, of course, have read Of
John Marshall. The reporter in describing
the remedy which cured him. for DIR.
Williams Pink Pills, to Schenectady, N.
Y. and tried them. They didn't seem
to help. All of sudden one morning
one of my legs began to pricklc--secmed
as though rubbed with nettles. Then.
perhaps, you think dld not investigate
that medicine. | began to mend fast
got some circulation, got control of my
bowels, and after a few weeks got out
OF my bed and tried to stand. AT last l
fetched it. Could walk-now can run.
And Pink Pills cured me. The doctors
said I couldn't be cured, but am.
What am now telling you is merely a
the DR.. Williams Medicine Company at
Schenectady, and my affidavit to the
same is now in their hands. Here also
is letter which my mother wrote to
them and to which she has made affidav-
it, as you see.
1856 Second Ave, Lansingburg, NY.
Dear Sirs:-My son Fred has just writ
ten you letter concerning himself to
which I desire to add few words in en-
tire confederation of all he has said. He
has told you of his agony and his cure
The remembrance of the whole thing
makes me shudder as 1 think of it. 1t
is all too wonderful for me- [ was resigned
to his fate. Now as | look at him walk
ing about and feeling well, with his old
health and ambition returned it does
seem that he has been born again and
rescued from death for a fact. Gould
therefore, say too much to you Of thanks
in the fullness of my gratitude? Can
/ we'll cease blessing you? Yet the inten-
sity of my feelings make my words OF
thanksgiving to you seem but,empty in
deed for the lost is found, and he that
was dead is alive again. Yours.
HARRIET j. KIMBAII.
Sworn and subscribed before me this
9TH day of April, 1898.
M.L.FANCHER,
Notary Public.
Mrs. Kimball said: "While 1 believe
in answers to prayer and prayed earnest
ly for his recovery, for am a Christian
woman, and believe my prayers were an
swered, do think Pink Pills were the
means the Lord used to effect my sons
Mrs. G. H. Morrison, with whom we are
living here, and the Rev. George Fairlee,
pastor of Westminster Church, who lives
with us, rand hear what they have to
say.n So Mrs. Kimball brought them in
and while the story as told was most
complete and could be added to by moth
ing they might say, yet the reporter
heard from The lips of the sister and
their pastor, corroborative words of all
that has been said. The reporter also
ran across the son-in-law, Mr.. q. Ii. Nor
rison, cashier of the National Bank of
Troy, and spoke to him of Mr.. Kimball.
He is a busy man and though he could
only be detained for a moment he said:
81 know nothing of the case technically.
He SAYS he was cured by DR.. Williams
Pink Pills, and think that is about the
size of it."
Mr.. William II. Flandreau, the druggist
of s14 River ST., Troy, said: ut is the
most wonderful cHrc from locomotor
ataxia-a so-called incurable disease.
Mr. Kimball tells me he owes his recovery
to Pink Pills entirely and | have every
reason to believe him.
Pink Pills restore pale people and sal
low compilations to the glow OF health,
and are specific or all the troubles pc
culiar to the female sex. While in the
case of men they effect radical cure III
all cases arising from mental worry or
excuses of whatever nature"
These Pills are manufactured by the
DR.. williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, ". Y. and Brockville, Ont,
and are sold in boxes (neyer in loose
form by the dozen or hundred, and the
public are cautioned against numerous
limitations sold in this shapc) at SO cents
a box, or six boxes for 81. so, ana may be
had Of all druggists or direct by mail
from DR.. Williams; Medicine Company
from either address
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