Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-08
Two Remarkable =
testimonials,
STR0He ENDORSEMENTS given pink PILLS FOR PALE PEOPLE
~ PERSONS Who KNOW WHEREOF THEY SPEAK.
Alonzo Faulkner, Well-Known in Madison County
Says His Enforcement Cannot be Made too
Strong-The Best Medicine He Ever Took.
Mrs. Hartler Tells of Her illness
and Recovery.
From ne Pres, U7icd, ". 2.

There is probably no mxn better known
IN Madison County than Mr.. Alonzo Fsulk.
ner Of North Brookfeld, n. y, on account
Of the prominence and wealth of his family
and his own success a. . hop grower. Mr..
Faulkner Is well on the road to old AGE
having passed the allotted three score and
ten, three years ago.. About the time he
taken very ill with rheumatism in q severe
form, anamia and erysipelas, and it was gen.
orally supposed from his advanced age that
this ombination of diseases would be fatal.
70. nearly year he was confined to his house,
and his friends never expected to see him able
to leave it again, but to the surprise of his
many acquaintances Mr.. Faulkner again made
his appearance, in good health and able 10 walk
about in way that he had not done for
years. His great age and enormous size
made this recovery SO remarkable that Mr..
faulkner was interviewed on the subject of
his cure by one Of our representatives.
He was found Mt home by the reporter,
md came out under the veranda, in very
good style for a man Of three hundred
pounds avoirdupois, whose height is only
process began, Mr.. Faulkner seemed not
only willing but DESTROYS that everything
connected with his illness and recovery
should be made known and published.
am now seventy-three years old, " he
said, "and for the past ten years have never
had what might be called good health, but
! was never confined TO the house for more
than a day or two, until three years ago.
when was taken down with infammatory
rheumatism, imperfect circulation of the
blood, and more or less congestion of the
brain. Ny joints were swollen and painful,
and indeed my whole body seemed affected,
for 1 could not walk, and had to be assisted
from my bed TO chair and from the chair
to the bed. and this was the extent of my
,5;Is, Tor nearly enc year To make
sipelas, attended by delirium, total loss Of
appetite, sleeplessness and fearful headache,
and l was about as i'll rs could be. 1t was
while in this condition that heard through
tins newsp pap Of the potency in all dis
Pills and lost no time in giving them q trial.
"The first effects of the treatment were.
that my liver and kidneys, which were
badly affected, began TO recover their nor
nal condition, the erysipelas abated, and
much of the pain in my back and side dis.
appeared. l continued to take Pink Pills
faithfully observing the directions, and
gradually the pains became less frequent in
my limbs, tho circulation improved, all that
could move about little without the agony
that had attended any attempt ut locomo-
ton. 1 took Pink Pills for O year con.
stantly, and at the end Of that time had so
far recovered my health that I was really
better than had been in many years be-
fore. ! did not give up the use Of the Pink
Pills, however, but continued to take them
ut intervals, and do so still at the first symp.
tom Of my old enemy, rheumatism, return.
ing. do not suffer at all with annmic
symptoms, but once in q while during the
past two years I have had touch Of the
rheumatism. When this happens I have
taken dose or two of Pink Pills, and the
disease again disappears. do not think
can tell you any more" Mr.. Faulkner said,
"but any questions you may wish to ask 1
will answer"
~ will read you over what have writ.
ten, Mr.. Faulkner" the reporter replied,
"and IL you have any corrections or sug.
gestions to make I will ut once insert O.
Erase rs the case may be-"