The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-07
From the Nugget, Cheh1iis, Wash.

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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. l never knew what it was to be well
for a single day. l could not sleep. My
appetite wentaway 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
to walk from one room to another. | lost all
my strength. In addition, | had dropsy of
the blood. My limbs were swollen, and
nothing l could do seemed to afford me re-
lief. The doctors said l must take iron to
' 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 | had finally lost all hope.
last | saw an account of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. | thought this
fitted my case exactly and | tried to get some
of the pills. They were not kept at the
drugstores here, and | had to SEND to Olym-
pia. They came finally, however. | began
to take them and experienced relief immedi-
ately. sent for two more boxes to the Or.
Williams Company at Schenectady, n. Y,
and by the time | had taken them | felt like
q new woman. l have been taking them
occasionally since then.
at was two years ago that ! began to use
DR.. Williams Pink Pills. | was sixty years
of age then, and had not been able to do my
housework for many years. Now | am abb.
to care for myself, to do my own work, and |
can walk long distances without being espe-
cially fatigued.
81 think my cure is a marvellous one, and
is due entirely to the PIN Pills for Pale
People. Without them | fear | should have
been dead before now.
"Since my cure has become known the
druggists here nave always kept the pills,
and / do not have to send away for them any
of my %neighbors, and I know hat they have
lone much good in more than one case SINH.
lar to my own"
In order to confirm this statement beyond
all doubt Mrs. Reed offered to make affidavit
to its truth, and the affidavit is here pre-.
sented:
STATE OF WASHINGTON, s
COUNTY OF LEWIS.
Mrs. Martha l.. Reed, being first duly
sworn on her oath, says that she has read the
foregoing report of an interview with her,
and that the same is as she gave it and is
correct in every particular.
(Signed) Mrs. MARTHA L. REED.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
14th day of May, 1895.
J. NJ. KEPNER, Notary Public.
A case of similar import and of much in
terest is here given also, the same having
been originally published by the Adn,~,
of Ogdensburg, N. Y. While it is from the
far east. the facts can nevertheless be easily
s~ubstantiated by writing the patient direct
Every female who is nearing the critica
period Of o woman's life will be pleased t