The morning call., 1894-08-14
4 MIRACLE IN MISSOURI.
THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF MEDICAL SCI:
ENCE FAR MORE WONDERFUL.
THAN THE MAGIC OF :.
THE EAST. - +
The Remarkable Experience of POST
master Woodson of. Panama, Mo.
For Ten Years a Cripple-T6-
Day Well and Hearty
From the kansas City Times.

The people of Rich Hill (Mo.) and vi
entity have recently been startled by a
seeming miracle of healing For years one
of the best known mensl Bates and YER
non counties has been Mark M. WG0dson,
now Postmaster at Panama. and brother
of ex-State Inspector of Mines G. c. Wood
son of this city. The people of Rich Hill.
where lie formerly resided, and OF his
present home, remember we'll the bent
form, misshapen almost from the SEM
blance of man, which has painfully bowed
its head half to earth and labored snail
like across the walks season after season,
and when one day last month it straight
ened to its full height. threw away the
heavy butt of cane which Tor years had
been Its only support from total HELPLESS
ness. and walked erect. firmly, unhesitat-
lDgly about the two cities people looked
and wondered. The story Of the remark
able case has become the marvel of the
two counties. Exactly as Mr.. Noodsou
told 1t to Times reporter 1t is here pub
lshed: =
For ten years have suffered the tor
ments of the damned, and have been
useless invalid; to-day am a we'll 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 suffering
for weeks In bed was at ldStrelieVsd SUI
tclentiy 70 arise. but it was only to get
about on crutches for five years, the all
ment 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 to the
ground. In the winter OF 1S90-91, after
the rheumatism had settled into its most
chronic form, | went to Kansas: City upon
advice of my brother, and for six weeks
L was'treated i'll. one OF the largest and
best-known. dispensaries of that city,
but without the slightest Improvement.
Before i came home l secured strong GAL
yan1c battery; this used for months with
the same result In August, 1892, went
to St Louis, and there conferred with the
widely known DR.. Mudd of hospital praC-.
tce fame, and DR.. kale of the city hospital.
None of them would take my case with
any hope of affoTding me more than
temporary relief, and so I came home.
weak. doubled with pain, helpless and
respondent. go
"About this. time my attention was
called 10 the account of a remarkable cure
by Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie of lOc0motor ataxta, rheumatism and
paralysis. ordered some OF the pills as
an experiment. When / began to take
them the rheumatism had developed into
phase OF paralysis; my leg from the thigh
down was cold all the time and could not
be Kept warm. In short time the pills
were. gone and SO was the cane was
able to attend to the duties of my Office, 10
get about as a we'll and strong man. /
was free from pain and could enjoy a
sound and reStfgl nights sleep; something
| had not known for ten years. To-day
am practically, ard, firmly believe. per-
manently cured of my terrible and agoniZ-
ing ailment Monaghan Of the far East.
ever wrought the miracle with his wand
that DR.. Williams Pink Pills did for me. -
To verify the story beyond allauestion of
doubt Mr.. W0odson made the following
affidavit
STATE OF MISSOURI
COUNTY OF BATES. %
/. nj. NJ. Woadson, being daly, sworn on
my oath state that the folio wing statements
are true and correct as verify believe.
M. M. WooDS0N.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
Sd day of March, 1894. % $50.
80. JOHN d. MOORE, Notary Public
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