Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-06-20
A MIRACLE IN MISSOURI
THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF MEDICAL
SCIENCE FAR MORE WONDER
FUL THAN THE MAGIC
OF THE EAST.

The Remarkable Experience of Pos
Master woodson, of Panama, Mo-
For Ten Years Il CrippIe-To-Day
Well and Hearty HIan.
Lrom the Kansas City Tirssj
The people OF Rich Hill, Mo-, and vicinity
have recently been startled by a seeming
miracle OF healing. For years one OF ths
best known men in Bates and Vernon coun-
ties has been Mark NJ. woodson, now post
master OF Panama. and hrother Of e1-Stats
Inspector OF Mines, c. C. Woodson. OF this
city. The people OF Rich Hill. where he
formerly resided, and OF his present home,
remember well the bent form, misshapsn
almost from the ssmblance of man, which
has painfully bowed its head half to earth
md labored snail-like across the walks
season after season, and when one day last
month II Strengthened to its full height,
threw away the heavy butt Of cano which
for years hal been its only support from
total heiplessness, and walked erect, firmly,
unhesitaiingly about the two cities, people
looked and wondered. The story Of the re.
markable case has become the nsarvel OF tha
Two counties. ExIctly as Mr.. WooIson told
At ~ q 4 t'i'tS itlO IL - hciO
'For ten years have suffered the tor
ments OF tho damned AMI have been a USE
less invalid; today am q well and hearty
man, free from almost ever touch Of pain.
I don't think man ever suffered more acute
and constant agony than have since 1854.
The rheumatism started then IN my right
knee, and after weeks of suffering in bed I
was at last relieved sufficiently to arise, but
il was only to get about on crutches for five
years, the ailmcnt having settled in this
Joint. Despite constant treatment of tho
most eminent physicians the rheumatism
grew worse, and for the last four years I
have been compelled to go about bent half
toward the ground. In the winter OF $780,
81, after the rheumatism had settled into Its
most chronic form, l went to Kansas City
upon advice of my brother, and for six
weeks L was treated in one OF the largest
and best known dispenssries OF that city,
II without the slightest Improvement.
BeiOrs l came homo received q strong Sal-
vanic battery, this 1 used for months with
the same result. In August, 1882 / went
10 st. Louis, and there conferred with the
widely known DR.. Mudd OF hospital prac-
lice fame, and DR.. Kale OF the city hospital.
None of them would take my case with any
hope OF RfIording me more than temporary
relief, and SO I came home, weak. doubled
with pain, helpless and respondent
TO the account OF remarkable cure by DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peopls of
locomotor ataxla, rheumatism and paral-
ysis. I ordered some OF the pills "a an
experiment. When 1 began to take them,
the rheumatism had developed into phase
Of paralysis my leg from the thigh dOwL
was cold all the time and could not be kept
warm. In a short time the pill were gone,
and so was the cane. / was able 10 attend
to the duties OF my Office, to get about as +
we'll and strong man. Twas fres from pain
and / could enjoy a sound and restful
nights sleep, something l had not known
for ten years. To-day am practically, and,
1 firmly believe, perm. nently cured Of my
terrible and agonizing ailment. No ma
gician OF the Far East ever wrought the
miracle with his wand that DR.. Williams
Pink Pills did for me-"
To verify the story beyond all question OF
doubt Mr.. Woodson made the following
effldavit;
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