The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-03-13
v,o,o the Democrat. Grand Rapids, Mich.

From the Democrat, Grand RdptdS, MGR
One of the most familiar faces in Spring
& Co.'S, great emporium at Grand Raplds,
Michigan. is that OF Mrs. Lottie ;. Hoii-
man SUPERINTENDENT of the cloak depart
ment. For more than thirteen years Mrs
Hoffman has held this position ana durlng
that time She has made the acquaintance OF
many thousands of people, and her KIND ana
obliging manner has won for her among Tue
pntrons of the firm the confidence and esteem
of many. r,
Mrs. Hoffman is naturally of = cheerful
DISPOSITION and up to four years ago enjoyed
perfect health but at that time she was
seized with rheumatism, the contraction OF
which she attributed to the use oi Na .!o.,
baths. II was not that kind of rheumatism
which gradually steals into the system anu
reouires months TO develop, but 1t was OF
that torturing type which suddenly springs
into existence and at one fell stroke SENDS
through its victim legion OF those eN,
cruciating pains with when thousahuJ Va
neoole today are suffering. In less than
one week from the moment of the hrst at
tank Mrs Hoffman had lost tile use OF her
limbs and in relating to u Democrat reporter
her condition at that time, she salt;
s'Mv feet were swollen 50 large that II was
difficult to tell whether there were. toes on
them or not From the knee to the ankle
the limb was swollen to twice It's natural
size and the pains suffered cannot be de-
scribed. Then began long course of mcdi.
cal treatment First Que doctor was trleu
and then another, making only dreadful
succession of failures not one of them sue.
ceedng in even bringing temporary reilef
In fighting the awful malady eXtraVagan'
inroads were made on the little accumulation
tina. years of toll, frugality ana economy mac
brought together for while the doctors were
unable to cure they were excessive Ill theii
charges"
But il was not the cost that troubled
Mrs. Hoffman, her health again at any price
| she would have considered cheap. IT. was th'
utter failure of the most skillful physicians
! TO effect cure or even bring reiiei Una
| created despair. Worn out suffering an'
exhausted she gave up the struggle ant
| waited the end believing that in 1T alon
there was relief Hope had gone and nj
! new remedies were looked upon as useies
| expense. Her case was indeed sad one; sh
who had always been the personifcation o
health, an independent, happy wage Garner
now n wreck n hopeless Wreck looking for
ward almost with anxiety to death as the oni
means of relief
About this time a near friend of hers rea
in the columns OF the Democrat an accour
of the cure of a case almost parallel wit
| that of Mrs Hoifmans. II was no easy maj
Ter IN induce her to try the remedy, whic
was simply a box Of Or. Williams Pin
pills. but to satisfy her friend she took on
box and in speaking of the result she said
"The very first dose of Pink Pills that
took gave me relief that very night, IN tire
days | felt like n new woman, aud in jul
one month they transformed me from
physical wreck into the same healthy, happ
woman had been before. | cannot say C
much for DR.. Williams Pink Pills, the
cannot be recommended too strongly. II
now two years since they cured me and
have not felt pain since. resumed m
work here Immediately after being cured an
have not lost day up to the present tim
Those pills will cure the worst Kind
rheumatism.