The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-08
From the Minneapolis Journal

from the AsooeApoilS Journal
Precious is the panacea sha. cures when
hope is gone and medical advice pro-
nounces the death sentence-lncurabie.'
How terrible it is TO think of leaving this
sweet life before the allotted years Of
mans time here on earth are spent" Thus
spoke ]. B. White. of 1901 Taird street.
\. E., last night to . Journal reporter. Mr..
White has been much talked about of late.
and the following conversation explains
Why:
II am 3 native of Shediac, New Bruins
wick, and OF French descent. l have been
in Minneapolis for many years. am now
60 years old. l fell from a building two
years ago and broke my thigh. besldes in
juring myself internally. The doctors
could do nothing for me but let the bones
grow together As best they could. When
was able 10 walk on clutches | came near
dying from the complication Of troubles
. that had set in after the fall. For one
year and half I walked ON clutches.
STRIVING in vain to find some relief from
the misery | felt night and dag. The
worst part OF my Affections as that
could not eat anything Ii could have
taken nourishment and KEEP; it down /
could have stood the pain better. l had
four doctors, and kept taking all sorts Of
medicines. l had TO stop all OF them or
would have been dead man. I have
enough bottles left TO star, drug store. l
would be troubled 50 with headaches. and
my hips would pain me SO that often
thought should go crazy. was so ema-
ciated that there Was nothing 10 me but
skin and bone. Last summer l fel, as if
vas nearly dead. Ny kidneys then began
TO bother me. | got SO I could not sleep
only At intervals. Finally l gave up in
despair. One day l vas sitting on. on the
porch. 1t was . beautiful. sunny day.
The singing OF birds and the odor of flow
ers Sc, me to thinking Of my childhood
days. From that my thoughts reverted
To the little French weekly paper. lie Nom
itsur Acddien, that We got. and l thought
would like TO read il and see how things
were at my old home. told my wife TO
give me the last number. She brought me
the one that came that morning. The
first thing l sax was long article about
the miraculous cure OF cripple l read
on and on. becoming more interested than
ever. The patient described in the ar,i-
Gle said that DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People cured him and they would
cure others. The story aroused my inter
est and induced my druggist to send for
them. did not expect relief right away,
bu, soon they made the headache pass
away. After taking them some days |
could eat. People laughed At me when l
began to take the pills, telling me | was
taking SO much candy. But the day l
threw away the clutches they thought diff
ferent. l am now well and hearty as .
young man of Is.
AT this juncsure his married daughter.
Mrs. n. White. came into the store.
There" said he, lis another case. She
has tried them, too" The reporter
thought il would be a good idea 10 speak
of her case. also. since il was . woman's.
Mrs. White married = man Of the same
name rs her father, 50 this accounts for
the same name.
THE doctors" she said, "toid me had
uterine trouble. / Was In miserable con.
dition. Nothing that took could allevi-
ate the pains that would feel in my limbs
and abdomen. | often had Suffering of
the heart and frequent weak spells.
would eat, but 1t would do me no good. l
could not sleep. was in misery and de-
SPAR. Ny father took Dr.. Williams
Pink Pills, and his Improvement was SO
rapid tina; thought / would take them.
toe. At first l felt worse, and then began
to mend SO rapidly that 4 was asionished.
l have taken seven boxes and am now
near.y well. can do ny own work and
can sleep and eat we'll. In the mornings l
feel refreshed after nights rest"
August Grotefend. who keeps the Ger
mania drug store At l0ii Main street.
n +. corroborated wha. Mr.. White had
said above in regard TO his condition,
saying: II have sold q great many since
these cures. Some OF the lumbermen GO
ing in the woods have taken half-dozen
box lots of these pills with them. They
certainly have done wonderful lot OF
good and should have the entire credit OF
the cures"
On inquiry the journal reporter found
tina, these pills are now on sale 1T the
various wholesale drug houses OF Mime
apolls ard st. Paul. ard are meeting with
good sale. but not as fast as they Will
sell as soon rs thciv merit is fully known
He also found that they were manu-
featured by DIR. Williams Msdieine Com
pany. Schenectady. y. y. and Brockyille.
Ontario. and the pills are sold in boxes
(never in bulk by the hundred1 AT % cents
a box, or SIX boxes for 81 so
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills are perfect
blood builder and nerve restorer. curing
such diseases as rheumatism. neuralgia,
partial paralysis, Iocomotor ataxia, 81
Vltus' dance, nervous headache. nervous
prostratioa and the tired feeling there
from, the alter effects OF Ia grippe. in
fiuenza and severe colds. diseases depend
ing on humors in the blood. such as
scrofula. chronic erysipeias, etc. Pink
Pills give q healthy gov 10 pale and saiiow
compie xions and are specific for the
troubles peculiar to the female system: in
men they effect a radical cure in all cases
arising from mental worry. oye:So.k or
excuses of any nature.
The l6-year-oli daughter Of Jacob smith, Of
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