The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-11
From the Nugget, Chehalis, Wash.

From, the Nugget, Chehdtis, Wash.
The neighbors called her a walking corpse.
For fifteen years she had suffered from loss
of blood and dropsy. She had not the
strength to stand alone. She had spent
thousands of dollars with the doctors and
had been unable to find relief. Her case
was considered hopeless.
That is the experience of Mrs. c. Reed, a
well-known lady of this city.
A Nugget reporter called upon her at her
home last Tuesday. She was willing to be
interviewed, she said, if she could be the
means of pointing out to other unfortunates
the way to recovery and good health.
at has been over fifteen years since the
malady asserted ITSELF" said Mrs. Reed.
"Since then, until within the last few
months, I never knew what it was to be well
for a single day. l could not sleep. My
appetite went away and | began to lose flesh.
This continued for years. became so weak
Icould not wait upon myself. had to have
the help of others to dress and undress, even
my strength. In addition, l had dropSy OF
the blood. My limbs were swollen, and
nothing l could do seemed to afford me re-
lief. The doctors said | must take iron &c
strengthen and invigOrate my blood. | took
iron-took it by the bottle and by the box
took it morning. noon and night, But it did
no good, and l had finally lost all hope.
"Atlast l saw an account of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. | thought this
of the pills. They were not kept at the
drugstores here, and l had to send to Olym'
pia. They anne finally, however. | began
to take them and experienced relief immedi
ately., / sent for two more boxes to the DR.
Williams Company at Schenectady, n. Y.
and by the time l had taken them | felt like
q new woman. l have been taking then
occasionally since then.
at was two years ago that | began to us
DR.. williams Pink Pills. | was sixty year
of age then, and had not been able to do m,
homework for many years. Now | am abb
to care for myself, to dc my own work, and
can walk long distances without being espe
cially fatigued.
al think my cure is a marvellous one, ant
is due entirely to the Pink Pills for Pal
People. Without them | fear ! should hav'
been dead before now.
"Since my cure has become known tn
druggists here have always kept the pills
and I do not nave to send away for them an,
more. have recommended them to severa
of my neighbors, and / know that they hav
done much good in more than one case SINH
lar to my own"
In order to confirm this statement beyon
all doubt Mrs. Reed offered to make affidavit
TO its truth, and the affidavit is here pre-
scented:
STATE OF WASHINGTON, ..
COUNTY OF LEWIS.
Mrs. Martha L. Reed, being first dul
sworn on her oath, says that she has read tn
foregoing report of an interview with hel
and that the same is as she gave it and
correct in every particular.
(Signed) MRS. MARTHA L. REED.
Subscribed and sworn to before me tn
14th day of May, 1895.
j. NJ. KEPNER, Notary Public.
A case of similar import and of much il
terest is here given also, the same havin
been originally published by the Adran
of Ogdensburg, n. Y. While it is from Il
far east. the facts can nevertheless he east
substantiated by writing the patient direc
Every female who is nearing the critic;
period Of a woman's life will be pleased