The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-06-25
A POSTMASTER'S WIFE.
A LEEDS WOMAN WHO ASTONISHED
HEl: FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.
Near to Death But Restored so Complete-
ly That She Has Been Accepted by
Life Insurance Company as
Good Risk.
From the Journal, Lepiston, Ne.


Life Insurance Company
Good Risk.
From the Journal, Le,piSton, Ne.
A bright little woman. rosy and fresh from
her household duties, dropped into chair
before the writer and talked with enthusiasm
shining in her swapping. black eyes.
The people in the pretty village Of Leeds
Centre, Me-, have watched with some inter-
est the restoration to complete health Of
Mrs. W. L. Francis, wife of the Postmaster.
SO general were the comments on this inter-
esting case that the writer who visited Mrs
Francis and learned from her that the state
ments regarding her troubles and her subse-
quent extrication therefrom arc entirely
true. All of her neghbors know what has
beer the agency that has performed this
cure, but that other, may be benefited by her
experience, Mrs. Francis has consented to
allow her story o appear in print.
''If there is anything on earth that dread
more than another she said sit is to see
my name in the papers. But in this case l
conquer my repugnance and give publicly
the same credit to the savior of my life as L
would to one who had dragged me from
death beneath the waves In fact, have OK
tOlled my preserver SO enthusiastically and
unreservedly; have sought out sufferers and
recommended the remedy to 50 many friends
and acQuintances that already my neighbors
jocularly call me Pink Pills Francis But
really, my recovery is something that con-
slider wonderful. l know that there are so
many teStimOL ials of medicine in the papers
nowadays that people do not pay as much
heed as formerly, but l do wish folks who
are suffering would remember that what say
comes right from the heart of woman who
feels that she had new lease of happy life
given to her.
ELEVEN years ago was afflicted with ner-
vous prostration. My existence until two
| years ago was one of dragging misery. Any
one in the village will tell you Of my condi-
| ton. Ny bio ID seemed exhausted from my
veins and month after month l grew weaker
| | was ablo to undertake only the lightest
| household work, and even then could per-
| form it only by slow and careful movements.
"During all these sorry months and years l
vas under the care of this doctor and that,
| out their medicines helped me only spasmOd-
tcally, and then I fell into relapses more
| Hrostratng than ever.
/ SIN the night used to be awakened by
| the most excruciating pains in my heart and
| side, and was obliged to use pellets of pow
erful me ticine that the doctor gave me for
relief in such attacks. At last my condition
became so grave that went out only lnfre-
| quently. We live upstairs, you notice, over
my husbands store. and in descending the
stairway frequently was obliged to sort Of
| fall and slide over the steps In order to
| descend. such was the strain on my system
| resulting from even this slight eXerton. o.
casionallv visited the neghbors, but was
obliged TO sit and rest to recover breath
Will" ascending any elevation. In short. 1t
| did not seem that could live such was my
complete physical prostration.
zone day saw an advertisement of DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, and al
| though my faith in remedies was weak by
that time, l sent for box and tried them.
That was two years ago. Now call myself
a we'll woman. Isn't it wonderful
II haven't hal one Of those excruciating
pains in the heart for u year and a half.
Why, even the first box Of pills helped me.
| can walk miles now; can do my work
easily; have gained in weight constantly,
and you would scarcely believe 1t, but a lit.
tie while ago was examined for endowment
life insurance and was accepted unhesitat-
ngly after careful examination by the ply,
stefan.
"Do you wonder that I'm shouting Pink
Pills all through our village? I haven't
taken any of the remedy for some months
for it has completely built me up, but at the
first sign of trouble know to what refuge to
dee
II,
D1xfeld P. O.. was here visiting me. She
was suffering from lack Of vitality and heart
trouble. but she was skeptical about my rem
sdy that l was so enthusiastically advocat-
ing. At last, however, she tried it and car
ried some home with her when she went. A
little while ago received a letter from hel
and in it said, Il am cured, thanks to God
and Pink Pills She also wrote thai her hus-
band had been Frustrated, but had been re.
stored by the remedy.
ave feel upthis way that such a sovereign
sure cannot be too widely known. That is
the only reason why allow my name to be
used in this connection. | know also thai
by personally recommending them l have
helped many of my friends back to health
for | never let an opportunity pass when 6
word OF counsel may direct some one"
| One of the persons to whom Mrs. Francis
recommended Pink Pills is Station Agent c.
Il. Foster, of Leeds Centre, and the reporter
found him patroing the platform awaiting
the arrival OF the morning train. Mr.. Eos
ter, who is one of the most trustworthy
capable and energetic men in the employ Of
the Maine Cen r Il Railroad, appeared in I'M
usually good health and spirits and we made
inquiry as to the cause.
''Do you know" replied he,'I think Nv,
made discovery, or. at least, Mrs Franci!
has for me. have been in poor health for
long time with a heart trouble variousl,
complicated. We have been so fully inter
ested in Mrs. Francis wonderful recovery
that l Mt once determined to give the medi
cine recommended thorough test SO, abou
two months ago. bought the first box O
DR.. Williams Pink Pills. Only two months
please note, yet already | am so much i'm
proved, SO much better able to fulfil m,
duties, so sanguine that 1 am on the road t
recovery, that l feel like new man.
II can now walk without the fatigue
once experienced, my heart affection appear
to be relieved, and 1 have joined the Pinl
Pills Band in our community"
Mr.. Foster commenced taking the pills at
time when he was completely Frustrated, af
ter he had suffered such severe attack 0
heart trouble that it WAS necessary to carr,
him home from his Office. Since then he ha
faithfully adhered TO he remedy and is con
stantly Improving, so much 50 as to excit
his enthusiasm and his gratitude.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain, in a con
densed form, all the elements necessary t.
, give new life and richness to the blood ant
restore shattered nerves. They are An unfai!
, Ing specific for such diseases as locOmotO
ataxia, partial paralysis, st. Vitus' dance
sciatica. neuralgia, rheumatism, nervou
, headache. the after effect of la grippe pal pi
, tation Of the heart, pale and saIlow complex
IONS all forms Of weakness, either in male o
| female pink pile b,yo oil a.