The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-08-18
A DETROIT BUILDER.
He Tells a Remarkable Story OF
His Life.
CAME TO DETROIT ABOUT FORTY
YEARS AGO.
Levi Elsey's Experience Worthy Serious
Attention.
From the Detroit Evening News.l

From the Detroit Evening News.1
Away out Gratiot Avenue. far from tn,
din and turmoil of the business center, Their,
are many attractive homes. The intersect
ing streets are wide, clean and shaded b,
large leaf-covered trees, and the people Vol
meet are typical of industry, economy ant
honest toll. There are many pretty resi-
dences, but none more inviting in its neat
ness and homeiike comfort than that of Mr.
Levi Eisey, the ~wellknown 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
ent 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 a superintendent.
Il have seen Detroit grow from a village
to a CITY," he observed yesterday in CONVEX
satiOn with the writer, ''and / 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 lite has in.
terested al my friends.
1t is now about eight years ago since ]
was stricken down with my first case of
Illness. One cold, clustering day l was
down town and through my natural careless
ness at that time | permitted myself to get
chilled right through. When l arrived home
that evening | felt a serious pain in my left
leg. l bathed it that night, but by morning
l found it had grown worse. In fact. it was
so serious that l sent for my family physi-
clan. and he Informed me that | was suffer
ing from vacicose veins My leg swelled
up TO doubl its natural size and the pain in
creased in volume. The agony was simply
awful. was laid up and never left nv bed
foreiGht weeks. At times | felt IS though
l would grow frantic with pain. My leg
was bandaged and was prOpped up in the
bed at N angle of 81 degrees in ordec TO
keep the blood from flowing to my extremi-
ties.
Il had several doctors attending me. but
l believe my Cwn jud"mcnthelped me better
than theirs. After a siege of two months |
could move around, still | was on the sick
list and had to doctor myself for years. l
was never really cured and suffered any
amount of anguish.
About two years ago 1 noticed an article
in the ErcHing NcTs about my friend. Mr..
Northrup, the Woodward Avenue merchant.
In an interview with him lie stated that he
had used DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People and that they cured him. l knew
him very well, having built his house out
or Woodward Ave, and / thought | would
follow his suggestion. must confess | did
Sc with marvellous success. From the time
l began TO take the Pink Pills | felt myself
growing to he a new nan They acted on
me like Il magical StImulant. The pain de-
parted and | soon was as strong and healthy
as ever. Before trying the Pink Pills | had
used any amount of other medicine without
any noticeable benefit. Blu the Pills cured
me and | was myself again.
when Il person finds himself relieved
and enjoying health he is apt to Expose him
self again TO another attack of illness. Some
three months ago l stopped taking the Pink
Pills. ard from the day l did so l noticed a
change In my condition. y short time since
l renewed my habit of taking them with the
same beneficial results which met me for
merry. am again nearly as strong as ever,
although | am aman about IS Years of age. l
tell You. Sir. the Pink Pills are 4 most won
derful medicine, and if they do as well in
other cases as they did in mine they are the
best Ill the world. l freely recommend them
to anv sufferer"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain. in a con-
densed form, all the elements necessary TO
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are an I'M
failing specific for such diseases as loco
atayia, partial paralysis. st. Vitus'
dance, s~ciatica. neuralgia. rheumatism,
headache. the after effect of Ia
palpation of the heart. pale and sal
complications, ali forms of weakness
either in male or female. Pink Pills are
sold by all dealers. or will be sent postpaid
on receipt Of price go cents a box. or six
boxes for - j0-they are never sold in balk
or by the 1907 by addressing DIR. WilliaIns'
Co. Schenectady. Y. Y.