The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-07-21
A MIRACLE IN MISSOURI
Tho Achievements OF Medical
Science Far More Wonderful
Than the Magic OF the Bact
The Remarkable Experience OF Post Mas
ter Woodson, of Panama. Mo.-for
Ten Years n Cripple-ro-Day
Well and Hearty Man.
[rrom ,Ae Kansas cIty rImssl

The people OF Rich Hill, Mo, and vicinity,
have recently been startled by seeming
miracle OF healing. For years one OF the
best known men In Bates and Vernon coun-
ties has been Mark NJ. Woodson, now post
master at Panama, and brother OF ex State
Inspector OF Mines q. 9. Woodson, OF this
city. The people Of Rich Hill, where he
formerly resided, and OF his present homo,
remember we'll the bent form, misshapen
almost from the semblance OF man, which
has painfully bowed its head half 70 earth
and labored snail-like across the Walks
season after season, and when one day Last
month II Strengthened 10 It's full height
threw away the heavy butt OF cane which
for years had been its only support from
total helplessness, and walked erect, firmly,
unhesitatingly about the two cities, people
looked and wondered. The story OF the re-
markable case has become the marvel OF the
two counties. Exactly as Mr.. Woodson told
Il 70 q Times reporter, II Is here puolsnedi
s'For ten years / have suffered the tor
ments OF the damned and have been use
less Invalid; to-day am well and hearty
man free from almost every touch OF pain.
don't think man ever suffered more acute
and constant agony than have since 1884.
The rheumatism started then In my right
knee, and after weeks Of suffering in bed
was at last relieved sufficiently 10 arise, but
Il was only 10 get about on crutches Tor nve
years, the allment 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 TO go about bent half
toward the ground. In the winter OF 1890
/ OF, after the rheumatism had settled into ia
| most chronic form, went 70 Kansas City
upon advice OF my brother, and for SIX
weeks was treated in one OF the largest
! and best known dispensaries OF that city,
/ but without the slightest improvement
Before came home secured strong gal
yanic battery, this used for months with
the same result In August, 1897 / went
10 st. Louis, and there conferred with the
widely known DR. Mudd OF hospital prac-
tice fame and DR.. Kale Of the city hospital.
None OF them would take my case with any
hope of affording me more than temporary
relief, and so / camo home, weak, doubled
with pain, helpless and Respondent
"About this time my attention was called
20 the account OF remarkable cure by DR.
Williams Pink pills for Pale People OF
locomotor ataxla, rheumatism and paral'
ysis Il ordered some OF the pills as an ex
pertinent. When l began 70 take them
the rheumatism had developed into phase
OF paralysis, my leg from the thigh dowr
WINS cold all the time and could not be kept
warm. In short time the pills were gone
and 80 was the cane. ] was able 70 attend
20 the duties of my office, TO get about as
well and strong man. was free from pair
and / could enjoy q sound and restfu
nights sleep, something / had not known
for ten years. To-day am practically, aud
firmly believe, permanently cured OF my
terrible and agonlzing ailmcnt. No ma
gician OF the Far East ever wrought thu
miracle with his wand that DR.. Williams
Pink pills did for me-
To verify the story beyond all question o
doubt Mr.. Moodson made the following
Rftidavit;
STATE or Missouri, "a
COUNTY or BATES,
l. NJ M Woodson, being duly sworn on
NV oath state that the following statement
are true and correct as / verify believe,
M M.sWoopsoS.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me thisS
day Of March, 1894.
JonN ID. MooRE, Notary Public.
DR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Ieopl
are manufactured by tho DIR. Wilhami
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N y. /, an
! are sold only in boxes bearing the firm
! trade mark and wrapper, NJ 80 cents DO
1 or six boxes for s2.50. Bear In mind that ID
Williams Pink Pills are never sold In bul
or bv the dozen or hundred, and any deale
, who offers substitutes in this form Is trytn
: 10 defraud you and should be avoided. ID
I Williams Pink Pills may be had OF q
druggists or direct by mail from DR.. WI
llams Medicine Co.