Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-07-31
The Remarkable Vitality of
an Aged Californian.
Stands To-day UnScathed by Disease How He
Conquered Rheumatism His Story will
Interest and Benefit all Old
Folks.

There il At least one happy man in San
Francisco to-day-one man who can enjoy,
despite the fact Of his being sixty years Of
age and Of corpulent build, the full and free
use Of all the powers of mind and body.
James Keenan, Il . prominent liqusr
dealer at 256 Brannan Street, and II 10 he
who IL now lauding those who have restored
him from bed Of pain to his former youth
full activity. Mr.. Keenan, had, TO within
year ago, been blessed with the enjoyment
of almost perfect health. He had never
known what It was to be confined for weeks
at . time upon couch Of painful disease,
nor even to lose the vigorous action Of mind
or limb which had enabled him, through the
many years Of his business life, to perform
his daily tasks unaided and unadvised.
It was q year ago that Mr.. ,eenan first
suffered the hand of disease TO take hold
upon him. At that time he was stricken
down by an aggravated attack Of rheuma-
ism, which robbed him Of the use Of his
lower limbs and Of both his hands. For
fully six weeks he lay on his couch, help
less victim Of the dread disease, and all the
time he suffered intense pain in the affected
portions Of his body. He could not move
himself upon his bed, and all that he ate
had to be fed to him by those in attendance.
He had about despaired Of ever gaining re-
lease from the clutches Of the ffightful dis
ease, when one morning his attention was
drawn to an advertisement in q morning
paper, Of Q remedy for rheumatism. The
story Of what succeeded this casual glance at
Q medicine advertisement can best be told in
the words Of Mr.. Keenan, himself, who
when asked for an explanation Of his SEEM
ingly miraculous cure, gave the following
account:
ait seemed to me that after all the week.
sfterrible suffering that had endured there
could not possibly be relief. had nc
faith in patent medicines, and when saw
in = paper the advertisement Of Williams
Pink Pills I va. induced TO try them only
in sheer desperation. l did not feel any re-
the pills, but then the pain began gradually
to leave me, my appetite became better, and
could sleep soundly throughout the nigh
without experiencing any Of the jerking
pains that had before kept me awake.
continued 10 take the pills and it was only
short time until the rheumatism had entirely
left my hands, and had 20 far recovered thu
use Of my legs a. to be able TO walk abou
the house without assistance. In about tw'
weeks more was entirely free from the dis
ease, but took two more boxes Of the pill
- precaution against . return Of the rheu
matism. From the time that the last trac
Of the disease left me have not felt the leas
sign of its return, and I can truthfully -.
that 1 now enjoy a. free use Of my limbs a
evf did before the rheumatism attacke'
me.
az have taken the pains to recommen
Williams Pink Pills TO q number Of m
friends who are suffering from rheumatism
think know of no other remedy that viii
afford such quick and permanent relief ffor
rheumatism as do Williams Pink Pills, an
I only hope that many others may be brough
the pills possess"
The following case was also called TO tn
attention Of the Examiner, shortly after tn
publication Of the above, and il given hsy
Vouched for by that great paper,