The Portland daily press., 1893-09-23
A MICHIGAN MIRACLE.
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.

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| A Singular story of a Detroit Molder-
| A, Terrible Battle Which Lasted
Monthss-One of the Remark
able Incidents Bordering
on the Romantic.
from the Detroit Free Press]
| Thomas Hagen was seated in comfor-
| able rocking chair at his cosy home,
| 1889 Russell Street, yesterday morning,
when visitor was announced. The
gentleman arose and greeted the new
conner with the grace of diplomat, and
! as he opened up a. conversation it was
| evident that Mr.. Hagen was a person OF
more than ordinary intelligence. To his
visitor the remarkable changes and pc.
| culiar career of this man was a source of
much interest. The wonderful transfer
nation in his appearance within the past
two years is itself worthy of the study
| of a scientist. Mr.. Hagen couple of
years ago. was so weak and emaciated
| that today he does not seem the same in
| dividual. ~
Rheumatism was the cause of his ter
rible sufferings.
seen the light Of day in this city 36 years
ago. When quite boy he was appren-
| ticed to the molder's trade, and ever
since he has followed this avocation. HE
| is quite prominent member of the local
| Stove molder's Union, and can be found
| nearly every Saturday night in attend
ance at the meeting. Of the order
seriously affected with rheumatism, the
result of working in draughts of cold air.
"The shooting pains of rheumatism are
actually, believe, the most horrible pen
alties that can be inflicted on mankind.
I can not begin to tell you of the agony
I suffered. I had a thorough experience
in the art Of torture, and no matter what
used to ease the pain, it seemed as
thought was doomed to greater suffering.
had mum Der OF friends who took great
interest in my case, and recommended
numerous remedies, which / tried with
out avail Nothing seemed to do me any
good. | was under the care of several
we'll known Detroit physicians, but
their services were absolutely without
favorable results. was bedridden. Why
could not move from one chair to anoth-
er without assistance. Some days l
would feel little brighter than others.
"But presently another attack OF that
internal rheumatism would strike me,
leaving me a veritable wreck on the
barren shores Of humanity.
se"By accident / read two years ago
Canadian paper containing remarkable
story of miracle at Hamilton, Ont.
1t was that of a man who was tortured
to death by rheumatism. He was in
duced to use DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People He was Immediately.
cured. l doubted the truth of the
matter at first, but thought | could
try it. 1 had my people hunt all
over town, but they could not find the
pills at any of the drug stores. The
only place they were then sold at was
over in Windsor. Well, my relatives went
over there and purchased a few boxes.
Great Christopher! but my mind goes
back in ecstasy to the change which inn
mediately came over me after using the
Pink Pills. began to improve, and in
few weeks rheumatic pains left me,
and in short time l was able to be out
and around. 8. From shat time IAhave
been at work
ut was not long after 1 secured the
pills over at Windsor that | found they
were for sale here in Detroit. at Brown
gress, Michel's and Bassett & L'Hom-
medieu's, Woodward avenue. | pur-
chased them for fifty cents per box.
/ guess YOU can buy them now at almost
every drug store in Detroit
II have recommended the Pink Pills
to several of my friends around town,
and although their cases were similar
to mine, they have all been cured. There
is nothing on the face of Gods earth
equal to them for rheumatism and other
diseases. Until my dying day will
praise the pills for being the cause of my
present happy and contented condition.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are not a
patent medicine in. the sense in which
that term is usually understood, but are
scientific preparation successfully used
in general practice for many years before
being offered to the public generally.
They contain ina condensed form all
the elements necessary to give life and
richness to the blood and restore shat
tered nerves. They are an unfailing
specific for such diseases as locomotor
ataxia partial paralysis, ST. Vitus'
dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism,
nervous headache, the after effects of la
grippe, palpitation of the heart, pale and
sallow compilations, that tired feeling
resulting from nervous prostration; all
diseases depending upon vitiated humors
in the blood, such as Scrofula, chronic
erysipelas, etc. They are also specific
for troubles peculiar to females, such as
suppressions, irregularities, and all forms
of weakness. They build up the blood
and retores the glow of health to pale or
sallow cheeks In the case of men they
effect radical cure in all cases arising
from mental worry, overwork, or excesses
of whatever nature.
These Pills are manufactured by the
DR.. Williams Medicine Copmany, Sche-
nectady, NY, and Brockyille, Ont and
are sold only in boxes bearing the firms
trade mark and wrappers, at so cents
box or six boxes for So. so. Bear in mind
that DR.. Williams Pink Pills are never
sold in bulk, or by the dozen or hun
dred, and any dealer who offers a substi-
tute in this form is trying to defraud
you and should beavoided. DR.. Williams
Pink Pills may be had of all druggists
or direct by mail from DR.. Williams
Medicine Company from either address,
The price at which these pills are sold
makes a course of the treatment compar-
atively inexpensive as compared with
other remedies or medical treatment