The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-23
rs YEARS Old
and VIGOROUS
A Veteran Of the Late War Adds One More Name
to the List Of Striking Cures by Pink
Pills in Michigan.
An OLDFlSHIONEl LARGE FAMILY OF THIRTEEN CHILDREN
MON ne oO,lrier-Heratdl, SaOina,O, Mich.

A few years ago q wave Of La Grippe
swept oVar NE land and brought thousands
Of ifa victims 10 the grave. Others who es-
capped the fate' lived on In sorrow and suffer-
ing, broken In health and spirit.
Terrible e. was the disease, its after effects
were yet more appalling as 1t sought out the
weRknesses of the constitution and left thou
sands shattered wrecks oftheir former selves.
A few days ago Courier Herald represen-
tative, while at the thriving little town Of
Akron, Mieh., met John i. Smith, q veteran
Of the industrial army, on whose aged head
che disease had fallen, and he heard him tell
how he had suffered and what had given
him relief,
We can do no better than quote his own
words, which are as follows; About
seven years AGO was taken down with the
Grin, and ik fastened on me very hard.
For about half the winter was 80 bad that l
could not leave the house. / was chilly all
the time, and could not get warm. felt as
II was frozen solid, and could only breathe
with great difficulty.
This condition alternated with sweating
spells Of great violence. There was an al
most continuous pain, and 1t would shoot
from one part Of my body to another, with
great suddonness, and cause me intense suf-
fering. Sometimes II was in my hips, then
IA my legs, and again IL would 90 to my
head and pain me in the eyes. II was 20 In.
tense that IL even affected my sight.
= called in medical assistance, but this
was fruitless, as received no benefit from
physicians. From then on / tried various
preparations that were recommended 10 me
but they did me no good, and my condition
was as bad and painful as it was before
tried them.
g Finally, saw an advertisement Of DR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, and
read with much interest OF the wonderful
cures that they had effected in 50 many
eases. had tried 30 many proprietary prep
arations that had no faith in il, but trieC
e, e. / had 90 many other things, to see /
they were Of any use.
Zone day when was feeling as bad a
usual, got box Of Pink Pills, and shorti!
before going 10 bad took one pill. cannO
tell you what q surprised man was mex
morning. Then put on my shoes with ease
= thing Ahah had not done for forty years
A little while afler this was 80 well that
drove 70 Bay City, Michigan, distance o
tWenty-three miles, and was not at all tire
when got there.
- I am nov ssrefisy'=s years Of age AM
unusually active for man Of my years.
work on my forty-acre farm and experienc
no trouble from The work. want 10 say
good word for Pink Pills, IS they helped m
where all elsa did no good whatever. Sine
my illness and cure number Of my neigh
boFs have used them, and say that they hav
been greatly benefited"
Nh smith. the veterans wife, who 81
near by, confirmed the words that her hul
band had spoken and added her testimon
10 the good that the pills had been 10 Oh
fhmfly. The worthy couple arc old and n
sneeted residents Of Tuscola County, wheF
they have lived for thirty years. Mr.. Smit
q sturdy pioneer, and cleared up q 90
ncre hsrui near Akron. He yet lives their
surrounded BY twelve Of his thirteen chi
1,SsS 5gsharfea n Pink Pills he has q pro,
ned az many years Of usefulness.
AnothFr suflarer with the same malady WI
Ne1 Raymond, q prosperous and leadin
farmer, featding near Coiumbiaville, Lapel
- aF4.ht.-ss, els.aalrintF n A rqnFesantefiv
81 f8s C56rSsr- Herald Mr.. Raymond said
Three years AGO last june, one night / su
ared an stack Of paralysis, brought on,
think, By overWOrk and as an after effect +,
lnRripps Afler e week my condition WI
- bad that 4 summoned q physician an
groa Cor about six months, with but littl
f For some time ] had seen in d