Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-08-02
A Miracle IN Missouri
THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF MEDIC
AL SCIENCE FAR MORE WON
DERFUL THAN THE MAG
IC OF THE EAST.
The Remarkable Experience of Post
master Woodson of Panama, No..
For ten Years a Cripple-To-day
A Well and Hearty Man.

"A WCAA hhN NHuhs
The people Of Rich Hill, Mo, and vi.
entity, have recently been startled by
seeming miracle Of healing For years
one Of the best known men in Bates and
Vernon counties has been Mark M
Woodson, now postmaster at Panama,
and brother of ex-State Inspector Of
Mines, O. @. Woodson, of this city. The
people Of Rich Hill, whore he formerly
resided, and Of his present home, remem-
Der we'll the bent form, misshapen al
most from the semblance of man, which
has painfully bowed its head half to
earth and labored snail-like across the
walks season after season, and when ono
day last month it Strengthened to its
full height, threw away the heavy butt
of cane which for years had been its on
ly support from total helplessness, and
walked erect, firmly, unhesitatingly
about the two cities, people looked and
wondered. The story Of the remarkable
case has become the marvel OF the two
counties. Exactly as Mr.. Woodson told
it to Times reporter it is here pub
lished
"For ten years I have suffered the
torments Of the damned and have been
useless invalid; to-day am we'll and
hearty man, free from almost every
touch of pain. 1 don't think man ever
suffered more acute and constant agony
than have since 1884. The rheuma-
tism started then in my right knee, and
after weeks of suffering in bed I was at
last relieved sufficiently to arise, but it
was only to get about on crutches for
five years, the ailment having settled in
the joint Despite constant treatment Of
the most eminent physicians the rheuma-
tism grew worse, and for the last four
years L have been compelled to go about
bent half toward the ground. In the
winter of 1890-91, after the rheumatism
has settled into its most chronic form, L
went to Kansas City upon advice Of my
brother, and for six weeks 1 was treated
in one Of the largest and best known
dispensaries Of that city, but without
the slightest improvement. Before l
came home secured strong galvanic
battery, this + used for months with the
sameresult. In August, 1892, Invent to
st. Louis, and there conferred with tbs
widely known Dr. Mudd, of hospital prac-
tice fame, and DIR. Kale of the city hospi-
tai. None of them would take my case
with any hope Of affording me more than
temporary relief, and so came home,
weak, doubled with pain, helpless and
respondent.
StAbout this time my attention was
called to the account Of remarkable
cure by DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People Of locomotor ataxia, rheumatism
and paralysis. ordered some Of the
Pills as an experiment. When 1 began
to take them, the rheumatism had de-
veloped into phase Of paralysis; my
leg from the thigh down was cold all the
time and could not be kept warm. In
short time t1e bills were gone, and SO
was the cane. was able to attend to
the duties Of my Office, to get about as a
we'll and strong man. L was free from
pain and could enjoy sound and restful
nights sleep, something had not
known for ten years. To-day am prac-
tically, and I firmly believe, permanently
cured Of my terrible and agonizing all
ment. No magician 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 ques-
ton of doubt Mr.. Woodson made the
following affidavit:
STATE OF Missouri, 49,
COUNTY OF BATES. %
I, NJ M. Woodson, being duly sworn
on my oath state that the following
statements arc true and correct as l
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