Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
An Echo Of the TruCkee Smash-Up
Many Will Recall This Sad Affair
Which Happened In 1892.

Whoh hdppouOu AZ ioo6s
MIR. II. Watkins, OF This City. who Was
injured in the wreck Tells Of His
Terrible sufrerinKs and
Final Cure.
From the Examiner, Fan Francisco, Cal.
Mr.. Fl. Watkins lives at 2008 Geary
street, San Francisco He is railway
postal clerk, and has been in that
business for years. When seen at his
home he gladly told his experience
with DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. He narrates the facts leading
up to his trying them, the benefits he
has enjoyed by their use and the re-
suits Of recommending them to others.
He said: II have suffered from
rheumatism for years. At times l
have been so bad that could not raise
my arms over my head. No one had
worse rheumatism than had. got
IL first in the Truckee smash-up. /
was laid on the snow in the wreck and
then taken to the railroad hospital.
GNCa bih0C bhCA hHf0 chhCAOA az bAAAtc0
terribly, that is to say, up till year
ago. Once at Redlands, in San Bern
ardino county, thought should die,
and at Promontory l was 80 crippled
that had to be carried to the mail
car. No one who has not had it can
understand the agony. was not able
to get out Of bed at times. ! had to
crawl on hands and knees from the
bedroom to the kitchen.
Occasionally when l tried to rise
in the morning the pains would seize
me and had to be caught to prevent
my falling. l tried every kind Of medi-
cine. The only thing that helped me
at all up to year ago was some fear
full stuff an old Mormon gave me when
was taken down in Utah. 1t was
horrible stuff TO take and only eased
me for a short time.
About year ago went into the
No Percentage Pharmacy on Market
street. While l was there an old man
named Cowen, of Vallejo Junction.
came in. He told me he was going to
get Pink Pills for his rheumatism.
told him II they could do him good
they might help me too. He had been
up to Byron Springs and was nearly
doubled up with rheumatism. The
doctors told him just as they had told
me, that medicine would do him no
good. Well, didn't give up. am
young man and you would not expect
me to give myself up as a hopeless
rheumatic at my age. l was ready to
try anything. bought two or three
boxes of the pills and began TO take
them. The way in which they took
hold Of me was simply wonderful.
did not take many of the pills either,
and Of course, am careful not to ex.
pose myself. have never been lame
since and have never lost a night
sleep from rheumatism. recommend
ed the pills to my friends and / have
yet to hear from the first one who has
not been benefited. As for myself,
would gladly make affidavit to the
good they have done me, in fact am
only too happy to do so, for l cannot
say too much for the benefit have re-
oeived.
"Going through Vallejo junction
on my train one day l saw the ole
gentleman, Mr.. Cowen, and l called
out to him how are the Pink Pills.
He replied they are fine.'
81 was down in Los Angeles ant
called upon a postal clerk, friend o.
mine. He told me that his wife was
great sufferer from rheumatism. / tolt
her to try the Pink Pills, and nov
there is no one in Los Angeles whC
thinks more Of the pills than Mrs
Carr, that is her name. | don't thfnl
she had rheumatism quite SO badly a
|, but she was just as anxious to get rit
OF 1t, and she is just as grateful to b,
we'll again.
II always keep a box of the pill.
handy just in case | should need them
though my wife will tell you how
rarely / use them now. +"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain, il
condensed form, all the element.
necessary TO give new life and richnes.
to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are an unfailing specific
for such diseases as locomotor ataxia,
partial paralysis, St. Vitus' dance,
sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nery.
GUS headache, the after effect of la
grippe, palpitaiton of the heart, pale
and sallow compilations, all forms Of
weakness either in male or female.
Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or
will be sent postpaid on receipt of
price, 90 cents a box or six boxes for
$3.50 (they are never sold in bulk or
by the 1901, by addressing DIR. Will
liams' Medicine Company, Schenectady,