Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-25
IS YEARS Old |
and VIGOROUS
A Veteran of the Late War Adds One More Name
to the List Of Striking Cures by Pink
Pills in Michigan.
an olDFlsH|onED. LARGE FAMILY OF THIRTEEN CHILDREN.
From the C5urier-Rerald, Sdoina,c, Mich.

A few years ago Q wave of La Grippe
swept over the land and brought thousands
OF IFS victims to the grave. Others who es-
capped the fate lived on in sorrow and suffer
Ing. broken in health and spirit
Terrible rs was the disease its after effects
were yet more appalling. as ii sought out the
weaknesses of the constitution and left thou
sands shattered wrecks fthcir former selves
n few days ago Courier Hcruh repre>cn.
ta,ive. while at the thriving little town of
Akron. Mich, met John l.. Smith, a veteran
Ct the industrial army, on whose aged head
the disease had fallen. and he heard him tell
how he had suffered and what had given
him relief.
We can do no better than quote his own
words, which are as follows: " hout
seven years ago was taken down with the
Grip and it fastened on me very hard
For about half the winter was so bad that
could not leave the house. was chilly all
the time. and could not get warm. ] felt MS
II was frozen solid, and could only breathe
with great difficulty.
This condition alternated with sweating
spells Of great violence. There was an al.
most continuous pain, and it would shoot
from one part of my body 10 another, with
great suddenness, and cause me intense sui.
ierinS. Sometimes il was in my hips. then
In my legs. and again it would go TO my
head and pain me in the ewes. Ii was 50 in.
tense that II even affected nv sight.
called III medical assistance, but this
was truitless, rs received no benefit from
physicians. From then on | tried various
preparations that were recommended To me,
but they did me no good, and my condition
was as bad and painful as it was before
tried them.
- Finally, saw an advertisement of Dr.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, and
read with much interest of the wonderful
cures that they had effected in so many
eases. l had tried so many proprietary prep
arationss that had no faith in it, but tried
it, rs had 50 many Other things, to see ii
they were Of any use.
"Onc day when was feeling as bad as
usual. got a box of Pink Pills. and shortly
before going 10 bed took one pill cannot
tell you what q surprised man was next
morning; Then put on my shoe. with casc,
thing that had not done for forty years
\ little while after this was so well that !
drove 10 Bay City, Michigan, a distance of
twenty-three miles, and was no. ut all tired
when got there.
- am now sevcnty-six years of age and
unusually active for a man of my years.
work on my forJy-acrc farm and experience
no trouble from the work. want 10 say a
good word for Pink Pills rs they helped me
where all else did no good whatever. Since
my illness and cure n number of my neigh
bors have used them. and say that they have
been greatly benefited"
Mrs. Smith, the veterans wife who sat
near by, confirmed the words that her nus
band had spoken and added her testimony
10 the good that the pills had been 10 the
family. The worthy couple are old and re.
spccted residents of Tuscoia County, where
they have lived for thirty years. Mr.. Smith
is sturdy pioneer, and cleared up 100
acre farm near Akron. lie vet lives there.
surrounded 10y twelve of his thirteen chill
drcn. Thanks 10 Pink Pills, ne has "a pros
pect of many years of usefulness.