The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-09-22
a DETROIT BUILDER
He Tells q Remarkable Story q,
His Life.
cA16D 20 DETROIT ABOUT FoRry
YEARS AGO.
Lovs Elsey's Experience Worthy Serious
$780, Attention.
IFrom tho Detroit Evening Ncws.1

tFrom tho Detroit Evening News1
Away out Gratiot Avenue, far from the
din and turmoil of the business center, there
are many attractive homes. The intersect
ing 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 resi-
dences, but none moro inviting In it's neat
ness and homelike comfort than that OF MIR
Levi Elsey, the ,vell-known builder and con
tractor, at a Moran street just of Gratoit
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 Canpaw 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 I don't tainb
there arc many towns in America to-day
equal to it in point of beauty. know al
most every body in the city, and an incident
terested all my friends.
1T Is now about eight years ago since
was stricken down with my irst case OF
illness. One cold, clustering day I was
ness at that time permitted myself to get
chilled right through. When arrived home
that evening felt serious pain in my left
leg bathed it that night, but by morning
found it had grown worse. In fact, 1t was
50 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 was laid up and never left my bee
for eight weeks. At times felt as though
I would grow frantic with pain. My les
was bandaged and was propped up in the
bed at an angle of 80 degrees IN order tt
keep the blood from flowing to my extremi
tics.
II had several doctors attending me, but
believe my own judgmenthelped me- better
than theirs After q siege of two months
could move around, still was on the sick
list and had to doctor myself for years. J
amount of anguish.
'About two years ago noticed an article
in the Eocni,g Ne,rs about my friend, Mr.:
Northrup, the Wood ward Avenue merchant
In AN interview with him he stated that he
had used DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People and that they cured him. I knew
him very well, having built his house out
on Woodward Ave-, and thought would
follow his suggestion. must confess did
SO with marvellous success. From the time
l began to take the Fink Pills felt myself
me like magical stiululan Tho pain de-
parted and soon was as strong and healthy
ased sny othe er9 aa
any noticeable benefit. But the Pills cured
::When a person finds himself relieved
and enjoying health he is apt to expose him:
Fis, and from The day aid a SO not d as
Of taking WITH s9 ee
same beneficial results which met me for.
merry. am again nearly as strong Us ever
tell you, sir, the Pink Pills are a most won.
derful medicine, and il they do well in
other cases as they did in mine they are the
to any sufferer
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, in a con.
deilsed form, all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are an I'm.
failing specific for such diseases loco.
motor ataxia, partial paralysis, st. Vitus'
dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism,
grippe, palpation Of the heart, pale and sal.
low complications, all forms of weakness
either in male or female. Pink Pills are
sold by all dealers, or will be sent postpaid
on receipt Of price go cents a box, or six
boxes for g. 5O-they are never cold in bulk
or by the 1907 by addressing DIR. Williams:
Medicine Co. Schenectady, N. Y.