The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-11
THE BELTS CASE.

Your correspondent called at the home of
Mr.. Thomas Belts, of Irving, hamlet in
the county of Barry, State of Michigan, about
three miles from Vaudeville and nine miles
from Hastings the county seat. He was met
by Mrs. Belts and told his errand which
was in regard TO her daughter, Miss Alice
Belts, who had been cured by DR.. Williams
Pink Pills Mrs. Belts said: ooh yes and
they have done so much for her." Then she
told how her daughter Allie, who unfortu-
nately, was not at home during the inter.
view had always been a healthy girl until
the fall of 1898, when she was taken sick
She doctored all winter with the local doe
tor. who would say she would be better soon,
but she kept getting worse all the time She
was very weak; her blood was like water
she had no ambition could not wash dishes
without resting several times during the per.
formlnce of that work spent most of her
time lying down. She went 10 Hastings 10
take the teachers examination but was un.
able to do so. Her hands and face, in fact
her entire skin was greenish white, more
like corpse than living person.
Oae day her brother Fred who lives in
Grand Rapids, sent home "A pamphlet con-
tanning testimonials of those who had used
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
an the symptoms described were identical
with those of Miss Allie. She bought some
of the Pink Pills, thinking they would be
Just the thing for her, aud she gave up all
the other medicines she was taking and took
the Pink Pills In two days her parents
noticed a flush in her lips a sign of improve.
ment. She gained steadily and in two week
her friends were saying:
"Why, Allie, how much better you look
What have you been taking2 And she
would tell them, "Pink Pills" Soon after
she began taking the Pink Pills there was
an excursion TO Ottawa Beach and her brother
in Grand Rapids wrote to his parents TO send
her mp there and he would take her to see Il
doctor there. Her mother told her she could
90 on the excursion If she felt strong enough
but not to 90 To see Il doctor, as she had faith
in the Pink Pills and wanted her To give them
n fair trial. Her faith proved well grounded.
Miss Allie took six boxes and is now a
healthy, rugged girl. During the cOnversa-
ton, Mr.. Belts entered the room and cor
robOrated Mrs. Belts statements. He said il
was wonderful medicine Ii had saved her
life. lie said, a" III any doubt this statement
they can write TO me and will answer them
back quick" They could not say enough
ia favor of it. Their little boy was nervous
and had headaches when he went To school.
they gave him Pink Pills and he had no
more headaches. Mr.. Belts had trouble with
his stomach, and Pink Pills helped him won
derfully. They are not bad to take. Mrs.
Belts said she was never sick, never had 10
take any medicine, but she thought every girl
it there was anything the matter with her
should take Pink Pills. Quite n number of
the people of Irving are now taking Pink
Pills because of the good they have done \ HE.
To confirm the foregoing facts set forth in
this article, Mrs. Belts made the following
affidavit:
STATE OF MICHIGAN,
COUNTY OF BARRY.
Mrs. Thomas Belts, being duly sworn. de-
pcses and says that the foregoing stateIdert
ia just and true. Mrs. I. :. BETS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day vi August, 1895
VIM. l.. COBB, Notary Public.