The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-04
Had TO JUMP.
THE FATE OF A ROMINENT MA
KlNE GROCERY MAN.
Z. III. MonahaD, One of Detroit's Oldest
and Best Known Merchants, Meets
With Serious Experience.
From the Euentnq Mans. Detroit. Mich

From the EUeafng Nel0s. Detroit, Mich
Prominent among the business meu of
Detroit Mich, is Patrick H. Monahan who
resides at 1919 Baker street
lie mas been actively engaged In the grocery
business Tor the past forty seven years, OF
which forty two years has Deen in De roit
Coming here nearly half a century ago he
started into business at the corner of Second
ana Jefferson avenue. AMI for years catered 10
the mAT1ie trade. From Duluth 10 Buffalo his
name as an honorable, honest boat supply
man was well known 10 al. boRtmen.
No matter what time of day or night the
Monahan Marine Grocery kept open for
the convenience OF the lake boats. He is un-
doubleday the best known and Oldest retail
grocery dealer III Detroit He has been sue
cessiul in business by h 9 square dealings, and
is yet 10 be found behind the counter any day
at ms large store, corner of Tweli tn and baker
streets. 10 reporter ne recently said:
When we first opened the Jefferson-avenue
store we had 10 work day aud night. The YES
sells thai needed supplies wanted them right
on and We had TO jump all the time. The rea-
son vesselmen patroniZed US was because we
filed their orders at once. Every hour counts
with them, ana we had dou b e set of clerks
that worked day and night To tell the truth
l have been hustling all my life No man can
succeed In the grocerF or any her business
without hustling. Some people hustle 100
much, and Was one oil them.
about four years ago had TO give ND on
account OF my back giving out. 1t had both
cred me for years, but finally the pain was so
severe that had 10 STOP work For week I
sat around the house aud then had to go to
Oeu. L became worse instead OF better. The
old family physician said that lad worn nv
sell out by hard work. 1 did not do much for
near'y two years, aud doctOred for nv kid
neys. My friends advised me 10 try different
remedies that tney had iaith in, and l tried
near.y ali of them. / was ready for any rem
edy that would relieve the undesirable pain IN
my back, but did noI receive any benefit
al read considerable during my sickness
ana In my daily paper noticed frequently
different articles REGARDING the wonderful
cures made by DIR. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People and how the pills contain in a
condemned form all the elements necessary
TO give new life and richn eSS to the blood and
restore shattered nerves, One day read of a
case like mine in which complete cure had
been flee ed. That convinced me that the
pills had merit, and decided TO try them as
tney cos: only so cent Is a box (never in loose
at any druggists or b. mai from the Dr. Will
liams' Medicine Company, Schenectady N
The next day i n ked the druggist regarding
them. He said, we sell large quantities ri
the p / $, and they are well recommended nv
the purchasers They build up the blood and
cheeks and effect radical cure in al cases
arising from m u al worry, overwork or
excuses of whatever nature. / bought a hoy
and look IL home and commenced To take The
pills. Before had taxe one box tina intense
pain which Tor fifteen years had nearly killed
Inc was gone. L continued using the Mills
until mad taken four boxes, which made me
feel as well as had for wears previous TO INV
sickness. My friends noticed the change al
once and were more than pleased to see me
out again. continued using the pills and in
less than sixty days l was SO much I'm proved
why teal every one who asks me about NV
sell that DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People do all and more than what is claimed
for them"