Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-06-27
A APosIMAsERsMIlEs
"A Leeds Woman Who Astonished
Her Friends and Neighbors.
Near to Death bat Restored 50 Conn
p1eteIy that She has been Accepted by IA
lRfak.
From the Journal. Lewiston. Me.

with enthusiasm shining in her snap
ping, black eyes.
The people in the pretty village of
Leeds Centre, Me-. have watched with
some interest the restoration to com
plete health of Mrs. w. l.. Francis. wife
of the postmaster. SO general were the
comments on this interesting case that
the writer visited Mrs. Francis and
learned from her that the statements
regarding her troubles and her subse-
quent eXtrication therefrom are en-
tirely true All of her neighbors know
what has been the agency that has per-
formed this cure, but that others may
be benefited by her experience, Mrs.
Francis has consented to allow her
story to appear in print
IF there is anything on earth
| dread more than another" she said
1T is to see my name in the papers
But in this case | conquer my repug-
nance and give publicly the same credit
to the savior of my life as | would to
| one who had dragged me from
death beneath the waves. In fact,
have extolled my preserver so enthusi-
| astically and unreservetAy have
| sought out sufferers and recommended
| the remedy to so many friends and, ae-
quaintances that already my neigh
bors jocularly call me, Pink Pills Fran
els But really my recovery is some
thing that l consider wonderful |
know that there are SO many testi-
monials of medicine in the papers now
adays that people do not pay as much
| heed as formerly. but I do wish folks
who are suffering would remember that
! io6
of woman who feels that she had a
new lease of happy life given to her
Eleven years ago | was afflicted with
nervous prostration. My existence un-
til two years ago was one of dragging
misery. Anyone in the village will tell
you of my condition. My blood seemed
exhausted from my veins and month
after month l grew weaker. | was able
to undertake only the lightest household
work. and even then l could perform it
only by slow and careful movements.
During all these sor,1 months and
years l was under the care of this doc
tor and that. but their medicines
helped me only spasmodically, and then
l fell into relapses more prostrating than
ever.
"Insthe night used to be awakened
by the most excruciating pains in my
heart and side. and was Obliged to
use pellets of powerful medicine that
the doctor gave me for relief in such
attacks. At last my condition became
so grave that I went out only infre
quently. We live up stairs you notice,
over my husbands store, and in de-
scending the stairway l 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 exertion. Occasionally
visited the neighbors, but / was OBJ
liged to sit and rest to recover breath
while ascending any elevation. In
short. 1t did not seem that could live,
such was my complete physical prostra-
ton.
lone day I saw an advertisement of
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie, and although my faith in remedies
was weak by that time, I sent for a box
and tried them. That was two yearsago.
Now l call myself q Well woman.
Isn't it wonderful?
Il haven't had one of those excru-
ciating pains In the heart for year and
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 little while
ago | was examined for endowment life
insurance and was accepted unhesitat-
jngly after a careful examination blythe
physician.
DO you wonder that I'm shouting
| Pink Pills all through our village?
haven't taken anyof the remedy for some
months forit has completely built me W
but at the first sign Of trouble Iknow to
what refuge to flee.
| Last year my aunt. Mrs. M. A. Bios
SON. of DiXtield, F. O.. was here visit
ing me- She was suffering from lack of
vitality and heart trouble, but she was
skeptiaal about my remedy that Twas
so oenthusias stically advocating. At last,
however, she tried it and carried some
home with her when she went. A little
while ago / received a letter from her
and in 1t said, L am cured, thanks to
God and Pink Pills She also wrote
that her husband had been prostrated
but had been restored by the remedy.
We feel up this way that such SOW
ereign cure cannot be too widely known.
That is the only reason why / allow my
name to be used in this connection. l
know also that by personally recon-
mending them l have helped many of
my friends back to health. for never
let an opportunity pass when a word of
counsel may direct some one"
| One of the persons to whom Mrs.
Francis recommended Pink Pills is
Station Agent c. H. Foster, Of Leeds
Centre, and the reporter found him pa
trolling the platform awaiting the ar
rival of the morning train. Mr.. Foster,
+, who is one of the most trustworthy,
capable and energetic men in the en-
ploy of the Maine Central railroad, ap-
1 peared in unusually good health and
| spirits and we made inquiry as to the
cause.
do you know" replied he, II think
! I've made a discovery, or at least Mrs |
Francis has for me. l have been in
poor health for a long time with a
heart trouble variously complicated |
We have been so fully interested in
Mrs. Francis wonderful recovery that |
at once determined to give the medi-
cine recommended g. thorough test. So, |
about two months ago. bought the first
box of DR.. Williams' Pink Pills. Only
two months, please note yet already !
am so much imprOved SO mlcl, hattac