The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-08-18
A DETROIT BUILDER.
He Tells a Remarkable Story Of
His Life.
CAME TO DETROIT ABOUT FORTY
YEARS AGO.
levi Eisey's Experience worthy ssrioes
Attention.


IRON the DctFoit Evening NcWhl
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 leafcovered trces, and the people you
meet are typical Of industry, economy and
honest toll. There arc many pretty resi-
dences. but none more inviting In It's neat
ness and homelike comfort than that OF MIR.
Levi Elsey, the well-known builder and con-
tractor, at "a Moran street Just OF Gratoit.
Mr. Elsey Is an Old resident OF Detroit,
having moved here about forty years ago.
He has erected hundreds Of houses In differ
ent parts OF the city, and points with pride
90 such buildings as the Newberry * Nc
Mullan and Campaw blocks In which he dis
played his ability as c superintendent
~ have seen Detroit grow from village
20 a city" he observed yesterday IN CONVEX
sation with the writer, land don't think
there are many towns In America to-day
equal 70 It In point OF beauty. know al
most everybody In the city, and an incident
which recently happened In my lite has in
terested all my friends
1T is now about eight years ago since I
was stricken down with my first case Of
illness One cold, clustering day l was
down town and through my natural careless
I
chilled right through. When arrived home
that evening felt serious pain In my left
leg bathed II that night, but by morning
found IL had grown worse. In fact, II was
so serious that sent for my family physi-
clan. and he informed me that | was suffer
ing from vaIicose veins My leg swelled
up TO double its natural size and the pain in
! creased In volume. The agony was simply
awful. i 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 propped up In the
bed at an angle OF 30 degrees in order 70
| keep the blood from flowing 10 my extremi-
/ ties.
81 had several doctors attending me, but
believe my own judgmenthelped me better
than theirs. After Siege OF two months
/ could move around, still / was on the sick
I list and had TO doctor myself for years
was never really cured and suffered any
amount Of anguish.
about two years ago noticed an article
IN the Evening Neics about my friend, Mr.
Northrup, the Woodward Avenue merchant
In an interview with him he stated that he
had used Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People ana that they cured him. l knew
him very well, having built his house out
on Woodward Ave, and thought would
| follow Ris suggestion. must confess die
so with marvellous success. From the timt
began 70 take the Pink Pills felt myself
growing to be n new man. They acted oil
me like magical stimulant. The pain de
parted aud / soon was as strong and healthy
as ever. Before trying the Pink Pills hal
used any amount OF other medicine withou
any noticeable benefit But the Pills curet
me and was myself again.
"When a person finds himself relieved
aud enjoying health he Is apt 10 expose him
self again 10 another attack of Illness. SOM
three months ago l stopped taking the PM
Pills, and from the day did so i noticed
change In my condition. "A short time sine
l renewed my habit of taking them with III
same beneficial results which met me for
merly am again nearly as strong as ever
although am aman about 80 years OF age
tell you, sir, the Pink Pills are a most won
dcrful medicine, and II they do as well II
other cases as they did in mine they are tn
best IN the world. freely recommend then
70 any sufferer
Or. Williams Pink Pills contain, In con
densed form, all the elements necessary Z
give new life and richness 20 the blood ant
restore shattered nerves. They are an M
failing specific for such diseases az loco
motor ataxia, partial paralysis, 81. Vitus
dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism
nervous headache, the after effect OF /
grippe palpation of the heart pale and sa
low complications, oil forms OF weakness
either in male or female. Pink pills ar
sold by all dealers, or will be sent postpai
on receipt OF price go cents box, or 81
boxes for S2.50-they are never sold in tul
or by the 1901 by addressing DR.. Wtlliami
Medicine Co. Schenectady, n. Y.