The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-08
A MIRACLE IN MISSOURI.
The Achievements of Medical Science
Far More Wonderful Than
the Magic of the East.
The Remarkable Experiences OF Poet
q master Hoodson, OF Panama. Mo-
For Ten Years = Crfppie-fo-
DAY Wei and Hearty Man

The people Of Rich Hill, NO, and yicin-
ity have recently been startled By seem
ing miracle of healing. For, years enc Of
the best known men IN Bates and Vernon
counties has been Mark VI. Woodson,
now postmaster ST Panama. and brother
90 ex-State Inspector of Mines G. 4
Woodsos. OF this city. The people OF
Rich Hill, where he formerly resided. and
OF his present home, remember well the
bent form, mis-shapen almost from the
semblance Of man, which has painfully
bowed IT'S head half 10 earth and labored
snaii-like across the walks season
after season, and when one day last
month il Strengthened 10 it's full height,
threw away the heavy butt OF cane which
for wears had been its only support from
total helpiessness, and walked erect.
firmly, unhesisatingsy 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 Il to Times reporter.
it is here published:
For ten wears | have suffered the tor
menfs OF the damned and have been a Sc
less invalid; today am q well and hearty
man. free from almost every touch of pain.
don't think man everouffered more acute
and constant agony than have since isS4.
The rheumatism started then In my right
-.
Was at last relieved sufficiently to arise. but
il was only to get about on crntches for five
years, the ailment having settled IN the
Joint Despite constant treatment of the
most eminent physicians the rheumatism
grew worse, and for the last four years
have been compelled 10 go about bent half
toward the ground. In the winter OF 1890
81, after the rheumatism had settled intoits
most chronic form, | went TO Kansas City
upon advice of my brother. and for six
weeks ] was treated IN one of the largest
and best-knogn dispensaries OF that city,
but without the slightest improvement.
Before | came home / secured strong gal
vanic battery; this | used for months with
the same result. In August. 1892, | went
TO 81. LOUIS and there conferred with the
widel-known DIR. Mudd of hospital prsc-
tice fame, and DIR. hale. OF the city hos
pital More 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 de-
spondent.
About this time my attention was
called 20 the account of a remarkable cure
by DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
ole of locomotor ataxia, rheumatism and
paralysis | ordered some of the pills as
an experiment. When | began to take
them the rheumatism had developed into
phase OF paralysis; my leg hom the
thlgn down was SOlu All tue time anu
could not be kept warm. In a short time
the pills were gone, and so Vas the cane.
| was able to attend 70 the duties of nv
Office, to get about as q well and
strong man. | was free from pain and
could enjoy a sound and restful nights
sleep. something L had not known
for ten years. Today am practically. and,
/ firmly believe, permanently cured OF my
terrible and agonizing ailment. No ma
gician of the Far East ever wrought the
miracle with his wand that Or. Williams
Pink Pills did tor me-"
To verify the story beyond all question
OF doubt Mr.. Woodson made the following
affidavit:
STATE OF Missouri :.
COUNTY or Bates 90
I, NJ NJ. Woodsou, being duly sworn on
my oath state that the following state
ments are true and correct as verify be-
lieve. NJ. NJ. WoopsoS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
Sd day of March. 1894.
JOHN ID. MOORE Notary Public
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are manufactured by the DIR. Williams
Medical Company. Schenectady. y. Y,
and are sold only in boxes bearing the
firms trade mark and wrapper at 80 cents
box or SIX boxes for $3.50. Bear in mind
that DR.. Williams Pink Pills are never
sold in bulk or by the dozen or hundred,
and any dealer who offers substitutes in
thus form Is trying 10 defraud you and
should be avoided. DR.. Williams Pink
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by mail from DR.. Williams Medicine Com
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