The Globe-republican., 1894-08-17
A DETROIT BUILDER.
He Tells q Remarkable Story Of
His Life.
CAME TO DETROIT ABOUT HoRU
YEARS AGO.
Levi Elsey's Experience Worthy seesoua
Attention.
From the Detroit Evening Nevs1

II rom the OetrOlC Evening NcWAJ
Away out Gratiot Avenue, far from tn
din and turmoil Of the business center. ther,
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 ani
honest toll. There are many pretty resi-
dences, but none more inviting in its neat
ness and homelike comfort than that of Mr.
Levi Elsey, the wellknown builder and con
tractor, at "a Moran street just of 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 superintendent.
II 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.
1T is now about eight years ago since
was stricken down with my first case of
illness. One cold, clustering day I was
down town and through my natural careless.
ness at that time permitted myself to get
chilled right through. When I arrived home
that evening felt serious pain in my left
leg. bathed it that night, but by morning
I 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 swelled
up to double its natural size and the pain in
creased in volume. The agony was simply
awful. Twas laid up and never left my bed
Tor 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 extremi
ties.
81 had several doctors attending me, but
believe my own judgmenthelped me bette,
than theirs. After siege of two months1
could move around, still I was on 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 Erenfn0 Ncrs about my friend, Mr..
Northruo, the Woodward Avenue merchant.
In an interview with him he stated that he
had used DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
him very well, having built his house out
on Woodward Ave-, and thought would
follow his suggestion. must confess did
80 with marvellous success. From the time
l began to take the Pink Pills felt myself
growing to be new man. They acted on
me like magical stimulant. The pain de-
parted and soon was as strong and healthy
as ever. Before trying g the Pink Pills had
used any amount of other medicine without
any noticeable benefit. But the Pills cured
me and was myself again.
'sWhen person finds himself relieved
and enjoying health he is apt to expose him
self again to another attack of illness. Some
three months ago stopped taking the Pink
Pills, and from the day l did SO I noticed a
change in my condition. A short time since
renewed my habit of taking them with the
same beneficial results which met me for
merry. l am again nearly as strong as ever.
although am aman about Sc years of age. I
ell you, sir, the Pink Pills are most won
ierful medicine, and if they do as well in
,ther cases as they did in mine they are the
'est In the world. freely recommend them
o any sufferer
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, in con-
lensed form, all the elements necessary to
i've new life and richness to the blood and
estore shattered nerves. They are an I'm.
alllng specific for such diseases as loco
motor ataxia, partial paralysis, ST. vitus'
ance, sciatlca. neuralgia, rheumatism,
ervous headache, the after effect of la
rippe, palpation Of the heart, pale and sal
nv complications, all forms of weakness
ither in male or female. Pink Pills are
old by all dealers, or will be sent postpaid
n receipt OF price go cents a box, or six |
oxeS for S2.5G-they are never sold in bulk |
r by the 1907 by addressing DIR. Williams
ledicine Co., Schenectady, n. Y.