Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-30
ACTOR SANGER RECEIVERS.
He Will Soon Be Seen Again on
The Stage.
Mis- Protractsd illness Which, IL Was Feared.
Would End in Desth. is Now . Thing Of
the Past
tFrom the Globe. Boston. Mass.)

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| George A. Mccarthy, of sol Broad
way. South Boston. who Is known 10
the theatre going public of New Eng
land as George A. Sanger. the actor
and theatrical manager. but who has
not been seen on the stage for nearly
| two years on account OF serious Illness,
| Is about to make his appearance again
behind the footlights. He Is son Of
William Mccarthy. the well-known
dealer in antique furniture and novel
ties. at 267 and 32l fremont street
fThere is a very interesting story con-
nected with Mr.. McCarthy's reappear-
ance. He told a reporter the story OF
his experience as follows:
1T is now nearly two years since 1
had to give up the stage. l had been
playing through Maine. and my last
appearance was at Bar Harbor. / was
taking two parts. and one included
song and dance turn. For some weeks
before j had felt myself failing in
strength, and at Bar Harbor / con-
cluded. IL was no use trying to hold out
any longer. so | gave 1t up and became
manager of company which was also
making the Maine circuit. carried
this along little while, but my health
kept failing. could hardly sleep at
night, and never in the morning did l
awake the least bit refreshed. was
tired all the time, and was languid,
pale and weak.
One day in Rockland fell fainting,
and then | was forced to give up bust
ness altogether and come home. / had
fearful sharp pains in my back, near
the kidneys. Later these pains ex-
tended 10 my head. and it seemed that
the ton would he cut off, the pains
were 80 sharp and strong. l was get
ting discouraged. l had hardly any
strength left. Any slight effort ex-
hausted me. and | talked with diff
Guilty. ! put myself in the hands Of my
doctor. with the instructions for him to
do anything he would with me to make
me we'll For a whole month / dosed
and drugged myself with prescriptions.
The month passed and | was in a
worse condition.
Il consulted two separate doctors
here in South Boston. One said had
consumption of the blood, and could
live but two years at the longest. Both
treated me. however. but the result
was a failure on their part. Then I
went back to my own doctor. and
stayed under his treatment for four
months. All this time | had been
growing worse. and my trouble had as
sumed new form. 1t was a sort of
paralysis. l had four separate attacks
of this. One night / awoke TO find my
self unable TO move hand or foot.
was perfectly conscious yet for the
time being | had lost control of my
self. Ii was caused the doctor said by
stagnation of tine blood. l had spent a
good deal of money for doctors and
medicines by this time, and at the end
of more than six months of constant
doctoring l could look back and see
that the course had been slowly but
steadily downward. So ! gave up my
doctor. who had been SO expensive but
helpless
One day when l was in fathers
store a fellow came in who works in
Beck's auction room. He had been
sick a short time before with rheuma-
tism. and he had been cured by using
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie. He recommended them to me.
and the next time he saw me he gave
me a dozen of them. / took them. one
after each meal. and pretty soon began
to feel their effects. The first few were
hardly noticeable. but soon found
that | could walk with less exertion.
That was the first effect. l was get
ting strength. Then my bowels, which
never performed their duty unless l
took cathartic, began to do their
work. / bought box of the pills and
began to take them regularly. Grad
ually | found my strength coming
back. That fearful tired feeling be-
gan TO disappear. although very slowly.
had had ii for more than a year. and
now | was beginning TO get rid of it.
My flesh. which had been so soft that
to even rest my hand on the corner of
table fer instance, left the impress
of il on my hand. began to grow firm.
could go to the city two days in sue
cession without feeling sick because of
it 1t cost me less to walk up stairs.
My breathing became easier. The pains
in my back and head We're less severe
and REQUIRED with less frequency. l
found the pills We're doing me so much
good that as soon as my first box was
used up | bought another l continued
to improve until l became well. Now
that means good deal to me. 1t
looked for a long time as though |
would never be we'll again. Now l can
walk up stairs as we'll as the next man.
eat and sleep and feel well. and am
we'll. 1t took about four boxes Of the
pills to make me we'll man. and that
after l had treated for nearly eight
months under doctors. and with some
of the highest patent medicines.
consider that 1 certainly owe my health
and possibly my life. to DIR. Williams
Pink Pills"
tSignedD GEORGE A. MCCARTHY.
Sworn to before me. March 7. 1896.
JOSEPH c. GREELEY. Notary Public.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain all
the elements necessary to give new life
and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves. They are sold in
boxes tnever in loose form, by the
dozen or hundred) at so cents a box or
six boxes for $3.50. and may be had of
all druggists or directly by mail from
DR. Williams Medicine Co, Schenec-
tady. n. Y.
Rockland wheelmen have organized
n local branch r with tho fol.