The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-06-14
A Man with a History.
THE TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE THAT
BEfELL JOHN w. THOMAS OF
THETA, TENNESSEE.
Afflicted with a Peculiar Disease. His
Body Covered with Lumps. Could
not Eat and Thought He was Go
ing to Dry Up. His Recovery
IA Marvel of Tennessee,
the Marvel of Tennessee.

the Marvel OF tennessee.
(From the Nashville, Tenn, Banner).
Mr.. John w. Thomas, Jr., OF Theta,
Tenn, is a man with most interesting
history. At present he is interested in
blooded horses for which Maury County
is famous.
"Few people, l take it," said Mr..
Thomas to a reporter who had asked
him for the story OF his life, have
passed through as remarkable chain
of events as l have and remained alive
to tell the story.
alt was along in 1884, when | was
working in the silver mines of New
Mexico, chat my troubles began; at first
suffered with Indigestion, and so acute
did the pains become that L went to
California for my health, but the trip
did me little good, and fully impressed
with the idea that my last day had
nearly dawned upon me, hurried back
here to my old home to die.
"From simple Indigestion my malady
developed into a chronic inability to
take any substantial food, l was barely
able to creep about, and at times was
Frustrated by spells of heart palpitation.
This condition continued until one year
ago. 1890 .ooo ,,,
OH UIt l1Jll VI n plllj lpuoS
collapsed, and for days | was uncon-
scious, in fact | was not fully myself I'M
til July. My condition on September
LIST, was simply horrible, l weighed but
seventy pounds whereas my norma
weight is l65 pounds. All over my body
there were Jumps from the size of 8
grape to the size of q walnut, my fingers
were cramped so that | could not more
than half straighten them. | had en-
tirely lost control of my lower limbs an'
my hand trembled so that | could no
drink without spilling the liquid. Moth
ing would remain on my stomach, ant
it seemed that / must dry up befol
many more days had passed.
81 made another round OF the physl
clans, calling in one after the other, an
by the aid of morphine and other medl
cines they gave me, | managed to llv
though barely through the fall"
Here Mr.. Thomas displayed his arms
and Just above the elbow OF each tner
was a large irregular stain as large
the palm of the hand and of purpl
color, the space covered by the mar
was sunken nearly to the bone. That,
said Mr.. Thomas, sis what the doctor
did by putting morphine into me.
son the 18th OF December, 1893, jus
eight months after / took permanent
to bed shall never forget the date
my cousin, Joe Foster, OF Carriers Cree
called on me and gave me box OF j
Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peopl
saying they had cured him of .partl
PARALYSIS, with which knew he had a
but died. l followed his directions ar
began taking the medicine, as result
stand before you to-day the most su
prised man on earth. Look at my han
1t is as steady as yours; my face has
healthy look about it; / have been q
tending to my duties for a month. Sin
| began taking the pills | have gained
pounds, and am still gaining. All t.
knots have disappeared from my boz
except this little kernel here in my pail
have a good appetite and am almo
as strong as l ever was. :,
Yesterday l rode thirty seven mil
on horseback, feel tired to-day but II
sick. | used to have from two to TO
spells of heart palpitation every nigl
since began the use of the pills 1 ha
had but four spells altogether.
81 know positively that l was cur
by DIR. Williams Pink Pills, and |
lieve firmly that it is the most wondt
full remedy in existence to-day, a
every fact | have presented 10 you
known to my neighbors as well as
myself, and they will certify to the trr
of my remarkable cure"
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sense that name implies. They W.
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used as such in general practice py
eminent physician. So great was tn
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now manufactured by the DR.. Willlal
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public are cautioned against numer
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