The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-12
An Echo Of the Truckee Smash-Up
Many Will Recall This Sad Affair
Which Happened in 1892
Mr. n. watkins, OF This City, who Was
Injured In the Wreck Tells OF His
Terrible sunerings and


Terrible sunerinEs and
Final Cure.
From the Examiner, Fan Francisco. Cal.
Mr.. II. Watkins lives at zoos Geary
street. San Francisco. He is a railway
postal clerk. and has been IN that
business for years. When seen at his
home he gladly told his experience
with DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. He narrates the facts leading
up to his trying them. the benefits be
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 i
have been 30 bad that could not raise
my arms over my head. No one had
worse rheumatism than l had got
it first in the Truckee smash-up. /
was laid on the snow in the wreck and
then taken to the railroad hospital.
Ever since then have suffered at times
terribly. that is to say, up till a year
ago. Once at Redlands, in San Bern
srdino county. thought / should die.
and at Promontory was 30 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 | 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.
/ was taken down in Utah. IL wal
horrible stuff to take and only eased
me for a short time.
About year ago l went into the
No Percentage Pharmacy on Market
street. While l was there an old mar
named Cowen, of Vallejo Junction
came in. He told me he was going t.
get Pink Pills for his rheumatism.
told him il they could do him goot
they might help me too. He had beer
up to Byron Springs and was nearly
doubled up with rheumatism. Tit
doctors told him just as they had tolC
me, that medicine would do him NJ
good. Well, didn't give up. ] an
a young man and you would not expec
me to give myself up as a hopeless
rheumatic at my age. was ready Il
try any thing. | bought two or tire
boxes Of the pills and began 10 tax
them. The way in which they too
hold Of me was simply wonderful.
did not take many. Of the pills either
and Of course, | am careful not to ez
pose myself. / have never been lam
since and have never lost a night
sleep from rheumatism. / recommend
ed the pills to my friends and l hav
yet to hear from the first one who ha
not been benefited. As for myself.
would gladly make affidavit to I'll
good they have done me, in fact al
only too happy to do so, for cannC
say too much for the benefit | have II
ceived.
"Going through Vallejo Junctio
on my train one day l saw the oil
gentleman, Mr.. Cowen, and l calle
out to him how are the Pink Pills
He replied they are fine.
81 was down in Los Angeles an
called upon a postal clerk, friend (
mine. He told me that his wife was
great sufferer from rheumatism. l to-
her to try the Pink Pills, and no
there is no one in Los Angeles wi
thinks more of the pills than Mr.
Carr, that is her name. don't thiT
she had rheumatism quite so badly
l. but she was just as anxious to get r
Of it, and she is just as grateful to
we'll again.
81 always keep box of the phi
handy just in case should need thei
though my wife will tell you he
rarely | use them now"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain,
a condensed form, all the elemer
necessary to give new life and richnt
to the blood and restore shatter
nerves. They are an unfailing speci
for such diseases as locomotor ataxi
partial paralysis, ST. Vitus' dane
sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, ner
GUS headache, the after effect Of
grippe, palpitaiton Of the heart, pa
and sallow compilations, all forms
weakness either in male OF fema
Pink Pills are sold by all dealers.
will be sent postpaid ON receipt
price, 80 cents box or six boxes
81. 90 they are never sold in bulk
by the 1907, by addressing DR.. W
liams' Medicine Company, Shenectad