Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-08-24
A DETROIT BUILDER.
He Tells O Re merlkable Story OF
His Life.
CAME TO DETROIT ABOUT FORTY
YEARS AGO.
Levi EIsey's Experience Worthy Serious
Attention.
IFrom the Detroit Erenlnr M Rs.l


Away ont Gratiot Avenue, far from the
din and turmoilof the business center, there
are many attractive homes. The intersect-
ing streets are wide, clean and shaded by
large leaf-covered trees, and the people you
meet are typical of industry, economy and
honest toll. There are many pretty resi-
dences, but none more inviting In its neat
ness and homelilSe comfort than that OF Mr..
Levi Elsey, the well-known builder and con-
tractor, at "a Moran street just off Gratoit.
Mr. Elsey is an old resident of Detroit,
having moved here about forty years ago.
He has erected hundreds of houses in differ
emit parts Of the city, and points with pride
to such buildings as the Newberry &; Nc
Mullan and Campaw blocks In which he dis
played his ability as superintendent.
~ have seen Detroit grow from village
TO city," he observed yesterday In CONVEX
sation with the writer, land don't think
there are many towns In America to-day
equal to it in point Of beauty. know al
most everybody in the city, and an incident
which recently happened In my life has in
terested all my friends.
sit is now about eight years ago since
was stricken down with my first case of
illness. One cold, clustering day / was
down town and through my natural careless
ness at that time permitted myself to get
chilled right through. When arrived home
that evening felt a serious pain in my left
leg. bathed 1t that night, but by morning
| found it had grown worse. In fact, it was
so serious that sent for my family physi-
clan, and he informed me that | was suffer.
ing from varicose veins. My leg swellec
up to double its natural size and the pain In
creased in volume. The agony was simply
awful. was laid up and never left my bed
for eight weeks. AT times felt as though
would grow frantic with pain. My leg
was bandaged and was propped up In The
bed at an angle Of 80 degrees in order to
keep the blood from flowing to my extrefai.
ties.
~ had several doctors attending me, but
believe my own judgmenthelped me better
than theirs. After siege of two months
,0uld move around, still | was I'm the sick
list and had to doctor myself for years
was never really cured and suffered any
amount Of anguish.
"About two years ago noticed an article
in the Evening Nous about my friend, Mr.
Northrup, the Woodward Avenue merchant
In an interview with him he stated that hi
had used DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People and that they cured him. / knew
him very well, having built his house ou1
on Woodward Ave-, and thought would
follow his suggestion. must confess die
so with marvellous success. From the tim,
began to take the Pink Pills felt myself
growing to be a new man. They acted OF
me like magical stimulant. The pain de
parted and soon was as strong and healthy
as ever. Before trying the Pink Pills | ha(
used any amount Of other medicine withou
any noticeable benefit. But the Pills cure(
me and was myself again.
"NNhen person finds himself relieved
and enjoying health he is apt to expose him
self again to another attack of Illness. Som
three months ago stopped taking the PM
Pills, and from the day did so noticed
change in my condition. A short time sine
| renewed my habit of taking them with th
same beneficial results which met me fol
merry. am again nearly as strong as ever
although am aman about Sc years of age
tell you, sir, the Pink Pills are most won
derful medicine and if they do as well il
other cases as they did in mine they are tn
best in the world. freely recommend ther
to any sufferer
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, IN n cor
densed form, oil the elements necessary :
4 give new life ana richness to the blood an
restore shattered nerves. They are an Ill
failing specific for such diseases as loco
motor ataxia, partial paralysis, st. Vitus
dance, sciatica. neuralgia, rheumatism
nervous headache, the after effect of
grippe, palpation of the heart, pale and sa
low complications, all forms of weakness
: either in male or female. Pink Pills ar
!. sold by all dealers, or will be sent postpai
! on reeeiptof price go cents box, or 81
boxes for S2.j0-they are never sold in bul
or by the l00) by addressing DR. Williams
| Medicine Co, Schenectady, n. Y.