Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-04
From the Democrat, Grand Rapids, Mich

One Of the most familiar faces IN spring
d co. = great emporium az Grand Rapids,
Michigan, is that of Mrs. Lotto : Holt
man. superintendent of the cloak depart
ment For more than thirteen years Mrs.
Holman has held this position and during
that time she has made the acquaintance Of
many thousands of people, and ncr Kind ami
ohligng manner has won for her among the
patrons of the firm the confidence AMI esteem
of many.
Mrs, Hoffman is naturally of cheerful
disposition and up 10 four years ago enjoyed
perfect health. but at that time She was
seized with rheumatism, the contraction of
which she attributed 10 tine use OF vapOr
baths. II was not that kind of rheumatism
which gradually steal, into the system aud
requires months 90 develop bat u WAS of
that torturinu type which suddenly springs
into existence and at " one fell stroke sends
through its victim "a legion Of those cN-
cruciatng pains with which thousands Of
people to-day are suffering. I'm less than
One week from the moment of the first at-
tack Mrs. Hoffman had lost the use Of her
limbs. and i'm relating 10 "a Democrat reporter
her condition at that time she >aid:
" Ny feet were swollen 50 large that II was
difficult to tell whether there were toes ON
them OF not. From the knee 10 the ankle
the limb was swollen 10 twice It's natural
size and the pains suffered cannot be de-
scribed Then began ~ long course Of mcdi-
and then another, making only dreadful
succession of failures not one of them Suc-
ceetnu in even bringing temporary relief.
In fighting the awful maady eNtravu@nt
inroads were made on che lutte accumulation
thai years of toll frugality and economy had
brought together for while The doctors were
unable to cure they were excessive IN their
charges.
Bur it was not the cost that troubled
Mrs. Hoffman, her health again az any price
she would have considered cheap. II was "a
utter failure of the most skillful phy~icia.,
10 effect cure or even bring relief that
created despair Worn ont, suffering and
exhausted she gave mp the struggle and
waited the end, believing that i'm il alone
there was relief Hope had gone and all
new remedies were looked upon rs a useless
expense. Her ease was indeed 20 sad one she
who had always been the per>oniication of
health an independent, happy wage Garner
now a wreck hopeless wreck looking for
ward almost with anxiety to death as the only
means of relief
About thi, time a near friend Of hers read
in the columns of the DemOrrdt an account
Of the cure of "a ease almost parallel with
that Of Mrs Ho'iman'>. II was no easy mat
ter TO induce her to try the remedy. which
was simplv "a box Of Dr. Williams Pink
Pills. but 10 satisfy her friend she tool, one
box and i'm speaking of the result she said:
The very first dose of Pink Pills that !
took gave me relief that very night, in three
DAYS ! felt like a new woman, and in Just
one month they transformed me from a
physical wreck into the same healthy. happy
woman ! had been before. ! cannot say too
much for Dr. Williams Pink Pills. they
cannot be recommended too strongly. II is
now two years since they cured me and /
have not felt pain since. / resumed my
work here immediately after being cured and
have not lost day up to the present time.
Those pills will cure the worst kind of
rheumatism"