People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-24
A ,ETR0IT BUILDER.
He TELLS A REMARKABLE STOR'I
nF HIS LIFE.
CAM e TO DETROIT ABOUT FORTY
YEARS AGO.
Levi Elsey's Experience Worthy Serious

Levi Elssy's Experience Worthy Serious
Ate ntion.
From the Detroit Evening News
Away out Gratiot Avenue, far from
the din and turmoil of the business
centre, there are many attractive
homes. The interesting 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
residences but none more inviting in
its neatness and home-like comfort
than that Of Mr.. Levi Elsey, the we'll
known builder and contractor, at "A
Moran street just off Gratiot. Mr.. Ell
sey is an old resident of Detroit, hav-
ing moved here about forty years ago.
he has erected hundreds of houses in
different parts of the city, and points
with pride to such buildings as the
Newberry & Mcmillan and Campaw
blocks in which he displayed his abili-
ity as superintendent.
Il have seen Detroit grow from a vii
lage to city," he observed Yesterday in
conversation with the writ +. and
don't think there are many towns in
America to-day equal to il in point o.
beauty. know almost everybody in the
city, and an incident which recently
happened in my life has interested all
my friends
1T is now about eight years age
since | was stricken down with nv
first case of illness. One cold. buster
ing day was down town and through
my natural carelessness at that time
permitted myself to get chilled right
through, When arrived home that
evening l felt serious pain in my left
leg. bathed it that night but by
mo ling found it had grown worse,
In fact it was SO serious that l sent for
my family physician, and he informed
me that | was suffering from varicose
veins, Ny leg swelled up to double
its natural size and the pain increased
IN volume. The agony was simply aw-
ful. l 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
proppedup in the bed at an angle of 80
degrees in order to keep the blood
from flowing to my extremities.
Il had several doctors attending me.
but believe my own Judgment
helped me better than theirs, After a
siege of two months l could move
around, still l was on the sick list end
had to doctor myself for years. was
never really cured and suffered any
amount of anguish.
About two years ago l noticed an
article in the Evening News about nv
friend, Mr.. Northrup, the Woodward
Avenue merchant. In an interview
with him he stated that he had USED
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale PEG
pie and that they cured him. knew
him very well, having built his house
on Woodward Ave, and thought
would follow his suggestion. l mus
confess did so with marvellous sue
cess. From the time began to take
the Pink Pills l felt myself growing t
be new man. They acted on me lik,
a magical stimulant. The pain de
parted and soon was as strong anC
healthy as ever, Before trying tn,
Pink Pills | had used any amount o
other medicines without any notice
able benefit. But the Pills cured m
and was myself again.
when person finds himself re
ieved and enjoying health he i
apt to expose himself again to anothe
attack Of illness. Some three month
ago stopped taking the Pink Pills
and from the day did so l noticed
change IN my condition. A short tim
since renewed my habit of takin.
them with the same beneficial result
which met me formerly. | am agai,
nearly as strong as ever, although
am a man about Sc years of age.
tell you, sir, the Pink Pills are a mos
wonderful medicine and if they do a
well in other cases as they did in min
they are the best in the world. | freel
recommend them to any sufferer"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain. !,
a condensed form, all the element
necessary to give new life and richnes
to the blood and restore shattere
nerves. They are an unfailing specif
for such diseases as locomotor ataxis
partial paralysis, St. Vitus' dance, Sc
Atica, neuralgia, rheumatism. nervou
headache, the after effects of
grippe, palpitation of the heart, pal
and sallow complexion, all forms c
weakness either in male or female
Pink Pills are sold by all dealers. q
will be sent post paid on receipt c
price, $50 cents box, or six boxes fo
S2.50-they are never sold in bulk G
by the 1907 by addressing DR.. VII
Jams Medicine Co., Schenectady, y.
Natural.
Little Ethel-Johnnv took nv h;