The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-25
Captain BenSOn'S Statement.
A REMARKABLE AND INTEREST
ING CAREER.
A Member Of the First Kentucky Bat
terry Who Was in Twenty Seven
Hard Fought Battles aud
Taken Prisoner at
AndersonvilIe.
From ne Capita, Journal, Salem Oregon.

From The Cdpttdi- journal, Salem OREGON
Salem, Oregon, can boast of no bet
ter known private citizen than Captain
William Benson. To the old residents,
as well as to the school children, his
figure is as familiar as that Of Mt.
Hood or the State capitol.
Captain Benson, of the First Ken
lucky Battery, detached from the ll2th
Illinois Infantry, is now seventy-four
years old, and has taken part in
twenty-seven hard-fought battles, be-
sides a great many interesting Skin
mishes. He is pensioned for injury in
the breast, from conclusion of a she'll,
and for wound in the right shoulder,
caused by leaping from a car while |
being taken as prisoner from Ander-
sonville to Pine Forest. For the past
twenty years he has suffered almost |
continually from malaria and shortness |
of breath, and has been afflicted with |
rheumatism in the legs and shoulders
a we'll day in all that time. He was
also afflicted with constipation and
piles. Eighteen years ago Mr.. Benson
removed from Illinois to Oregon, ON
account of his failing health, and since
the close of the war has not been able
to support himself by manual labor
and has had almost constant medical
attendance by physicians of practice.
To see him now, tipping the scales at
210 pounds, enjoying regular health,
his cheeks mantled with fresh, rosy
complexion, walking off proud and
erect, with fresh, firm, vigorous step
for man in his seventy-fourth year,
is enough to make one believe in the
possibility of Ponce de Icons tabled
Fountain of Youth.
Captain Benson is not only hero of
the Civil War, but man worth con-
siderable property. He says he would
part willingly with his interest i'll all
his earthly possessions rather than be
placed back in the debilitated condition
where he fingered for a score of years.
Il suppose" said he, laughing,
that what you are after is an adver-
| itsement for Pink Pills, but want to
say that l am very glad to give you
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if it can become widely known. l am
firmly convinced, after an experience
of over fifty years with both patent
medicines and physicians, that if every
family could keep those Pink Pills in
the house they would never need a
doctor. 81 have paid out over 81 900 for
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Salem, but not cent for myself since
year and half ago. 1t was then
that first heard of Pink Pills. got
the first box at drug store, and had
not much confidence in them when
began to take them. | took one box
before got much benefit, but by the
middle of the second box the pain in
my breast began to disappear, and the
rheumatism in my shoulder went away
The shortness of breath was alleviated,
and began to sleep like AN infant.
For the first time in twenty years
realized the luxury of sound sleep, and
my system began to recuperate.
by the end of the third box it had
taken away all my rheumatism and
stiffness in the muscles and joints,
and began to feel as nimble as boy,
and could do as good days work as
ever, but for my wounds. l enjoy the
best health l ever enjoyed in my life.
My natural weight increased from ten
to twenty pounds. My flesh is solid
and my skin is as clean and fresh as a
baby's. l had tried every remedy
under the sun for piles, but without
relief. At times III ~ were near kill
ing me. Sciatic rheumatism had laid
me up in bed for months at time.
Pink Pills have cured all these things
and have not felt an indication OF
piles or rheumatism for eight months.
People who see me now cannot believe
that am the same man. My face
looked drawn, my eyes were blood
shot, my skin was scurvied, and / could
not have had a worse appearance if
had undergone starvation on an arctic
expedition. l can now eat whatever
have relish for, and all want of it
and it don't hurt me.
81 used to be constipated continually
and | have taken wheelbarrow loads o.
, other pills, but never got perfect relic
until l tried Pink Pills. am nov
/ taking two pills week, and sometimes
Z | go without them for month, and
{ as said, l enjoy continuous gooo
health. have got rid of rheumatism
: and everything else. Pink Pills per
: form wonders. They go to work ant
! fix up the kidneys and back and tn
o whole system. Three days after frs
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o had got so / could not remember any
y thing. My mind was clouded. !
9 month after began taking Pink Pill
e | first began to notice my mind becom
! clear and active, and my memory
y perfectly restored, happy chang
b from the feeling of stupidity l ha
d suffered. This medicine has fixed III
up and made new man of me. 1t
only the other day that DR.. Reynolds
, Dean of the Salem Medical Colleg,
remarked to me that l was lookin
/ hale and hearty. | said Yes, and Il
It thanks to the doctors. 1t is Pink Pill
that have done it. He pooh-hooed {
it. But know what l am talkin
n about, and he had to admit what
ID said" {Signed) VIM. Benson.
10 State of Oregon, 60
Marion County.
Subscribed and sworn to before IL
this Goth day of November, 1895.
ID f. Hofer, Notary Public,
Il In and for the State of Oregol
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