Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-08-22
A DETROIT BUILDER.
HE TELLS A REMARKABLE STORY
OF HIS LIFE.
CAM K TO DETROIT ABOUT FORTY
YEARS AGO.

Levi Elsey's Experience Worthy Serious
Ate ution.
tFrom the Detroit Evening News
Away out Gratiot Avenue. far from
the din and turmoil of the business
centre, there are many attractive
homes. The intersecting streets ar
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 MIR. Levi Elsey. the well.
known builder and contractor. at Il
Moran street Just off Gratiot. Mr.. FL
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
don't think there are many towns in
America to-day equal to it in point Of
beauty l 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 ago
since l was stricken down with my
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 felt serious pain in my left
leg. | bathed it that night but by
morning found it had grown worse.
In fact it was so serious that | sent for
my family physician, and he informed
me that was suffering from varicose
veins. My leg swelled up to double
its natural size and the pain increased
in volume. The agony was simply aw.
full. l was laid up and never left nv
bed for eight weeks. At times 1 felt
as though would grow frantic with
pain. My leg was bandaged and was
propped up 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 L 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 Peo
pie and that they cured him. l knew
him very well, having built his house
on Woodward Ave, and | thought |
would follow his suggestion. | must
confess did so with marvellous sue.
cess. From the time | began to take
the Pink Pills felt myself growing to
be a new man. They acted on me like
magical stimulant. The pain de-
parted and soon was as strong and
healthy as ever Before trying the
Pink Pills had used any amount of
other medicines without any notice
able benefit. But the Pills cured me
and was myself again
when person finds himself re-
heved and enjoying health he is
apt to expose himself again to another
attack OF illness. Some three months
ago l stopped taking the Pink Pills.
and from the day did so | noticed a
change In my condition. A short time
since | renewed my habit of taking
them with the same beneficial results
which met me formerly. / am again
nearly as strong as ever, although I
am man about Sc years of age.
tell you, sir, the Pink Pills are most
wonderful medicine and if thev do as
well In other cases as they did in mine
they are the best in the world freely
recommend them to any sufferer"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain. in
condensed form, all the elements
necessary to give new life and richness
to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are an unfailing specific
for such diseases as locomotor ataxia
partial paralysis, St Vitus' dance, sci
atica, neuralgia, rheumatism. nervous
headache, the after effects of la
grippe, palpitation of the heart. pale
and sallow complexion, all forms of
weakness either in male or female.
Pink Pills are sold by all dealers. or
Will be sent post paid on receipt of
price, go cents box, or six boxes for
S2.5O-they are never sold in bulk or
by the 1907 by addressing DR. Will
Jams Medicine Co, Schenectady, N. Y.