The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-26

Mr.. John w. Thomas, Jr., of Theta,
Tenn, is a man with q most interest
ing history. At pres ent he is interested
in blOodcd horses, for which Maury
county is famous.
Few people, I take it," said Mr..
Thomas to a reporter who had asked
him for the story Of his life, have
passed through as remarkable a chain
of events as l have and remained alive
to tell the story.
ut was along in 1884, when I was
working in the silver mines In New
Mexico, that my troubles began; at
first I suffered with indigestion, and SO
acute did the pains become that 1 went
to California for my health, but b
trip did me little good, and fully i'm
pressed with the idea that my last day
had nearly dawned upon me, l hurried
back here to my old home to die.
'From simple indigestion my malady
developed into a chronic inability to
take any substantial food, I was barely
able to creep about, and at times l was
Frustrated by spells Of heart palpita-
ton. This condition continued until
one year ago.
On the 18th of April, 1893, I sud-
denly collapsed, and for days I was IN
conscious; in fact, I was not fully my
self until July. My condition on Sep
TENDER LIST was simply horrible. I
weighed but seventy pounds, whereas
my normal weight is 165 pounds. All
over my body there were Jumps from
the size Of a grape to the size of a
walnut; my fingers were cramped so
that 1 could not more than half
zl..s-l4on %1,1~o r bod nrfS,pn1u 0ncf
control of my lower limbs, and my
hand trembled so that I could not
drink without splitting the liquid. Moth
ing would remain on my stomach, and
it seemed that I must dry up before
many more days had passed.
II made another round Of the physt-
clans, calling in one after the other,
and by the aid Of morphine and other
medicines they gave me I managed to
live though barely through the fall"
Here MI. Thomas displayed his arms,
and just above the elbow Of each there
was a large irregular stain as large as
the palm of the hand and of a purple
color, the space covered by the mark
was sunken nearly to the bone.
THAT" said Mr.. Thomas, "is what
the doctors did by putting morphine
into me.
ION the 18th of December, 1899, just
eight months after I took permanently
to bed shall never forget the date
nv cousin Joe Foster of Carter's Greek,
called on me and gave me a box OF
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie, saying they had cured him Of par
tial paralysis, with which I knew he
had all but died. I followed his d.
rections and began taking the medi-
cine. AS a result I stand before you
to-day the most surprised man on
earth. Look at my hand; it is as steady
as yours; my face has a healthy look
about it; I have been attending to my
duties for q month. Since I began
taking the pills I have gained 80
pounds, and I am still gaining. All
the knots have disappeared from my
body except this little kernel here in
my palm. I have O good appetite and
am almost as strong as I ever a
yesterday I rode thirty-seven miles
on horseback; I feel tired to-day but
, not sick. I used to have from two to
four spells of heart palpitatiOn every
night. Since I began the 8 Of the
pills I have had but four spells alto
gether.
II know positively that I was cured
by Or. Williams Pink Pills, and I be
lieve firmly that it is the most Won
derful rcmedy in existence today. and
every fact 1 have presented to you Is
klCWn to my neighbors as we'll as my
self, and they will certify to the truth
of my remarkable cure"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People are not a patent medicine in
the sense that name implies. They
were first compounded a. u prescrip-
ton and used as such in general prac-
tice by an eminent physician. So great
was their efficacy that it was deemed
wise to place them within the reach OF
all. They are now manufactured BY
the Ilr. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady. N. Y, and arc sold IN
boxes hever in loose form by ths
dozen or hundred, and the public are
cautioned against numerous limitations
sold in this shale) at 80 cents a box.
or six boxes for $3.50, and may be had
Of all druggists or direct by mail from
DR.. Williams Medicine Company.
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