Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-05-26
GOING TO The KLoNDlk y.
His Wife With Him
the PROSPECTS Of SUDDENLY ACQUIRING GREAT
WEALTH TOO MUCH FOR THEM.

The departure Of E. B. Wood and
wife, we'll known people Of sKeokuk,
Iowa, to the great gold fields in Alas
ka, within the past few weeks, has been
the cause Of mitch discussion .s's'3 1SS'
Certainly the hardships one must en-
dure in reaching that place are innu-
merable, and attendant with many dan
gerous undertakings; but the hope OF
suddenly acquiring great wealth, in
spires one too that determination and
strength which is characteristic to only
that class Of people known throughout
the world as adventurous. - %s..''%.s' s7'' \
Mr.. Wood, who was, until recently,
superintendent OF the medical labora-
tory of the Atlas Drug Company, Keo-
kuk, Iowa, and being one ever deter
mined to, carry, out and succeed in al
most any undertaking, decided to risk:
with an effort Of his life, making his for,
tune in that wild and almost UNEMPLOYED
country Mrs. Wood, on the other
hand, was somewhat adverse to such an
undertaking for several reasons. The
thought of being separated from her
home and friends for a period Of not
less than two years, and the possibility
OF never returning to this country
alive, were sufficient reasons for her
hesitation. Another was, she had for
the last four years been a great sufferer
from what the doctor said was an in
durable disease of the kind which IS
peculiar to women. Mr.. Wood had
spared no pains or expense in having
his wife receive the best medical and
surgical treatment. Unfortunately
however, little had been accomplished.
She suffered more and more each day.
But, having. a constitution and will
power, and also trusting in the ~
vine creator, that all would be remedied
some day, she still bore up. Being a
great reader, she had read everything
within her reach and ofttimes had she
noticed articles in the papers concern
ing the work Of DR.. Rea, specialist, OF
Louisville, Kentucky. Testimonial
after testimonial had she read until she
decided that if this wonderful doctor
could cure others, he could certainly
cure her. And seeing an announce
ment in the paper that he would make
a professional; visit throughout the
! Northwest in about ten days and stop
iin xsokukS VI foF. one day, con
cluded to &c pr nnlt W lie pissed
slowly, but s. fzsts tbe ssdasy;x oSfhisa arrival
came. She Called On him At an early
hour in the day, thinking that could she
get in early she would avoid the crowd,
but in, this she was disappointed, as
the1s were, twenty OF pore patients in
waiting when = she came. Her turn
finally came and she, was ushered. into
!, bis office by his assistant Dr. 2Rea
made a. hurried examination and pro,
:nouncesd the case decidedly: a durable
(: one, although he said the time required
to. effect a permanent cure would be
from three to six months. Mrs. Wood.
afterwards, in speaking of the DOCTOR
ssaid,. & He seemed to look clear through
me and describe my disease better than
~ could have told him myself. ~ His
magnetic influence and his ability to
master the human, mind was such as to
give me confidence that / never had be-
fore. His terms were reasonable and
he made: bargain to cure me. com:
nenced at once to take his treatment.
In: ten days / was feeling better; one
month, still better, = two months,
very much better--better than I had
ever expected to feel again, after hav-
ing been sick SO long and tried so many
doctors. At the end of the fourth
month I was well woman. / am now
going to Alaska with my husband"
continued Mrs. Wood. 1--WE are going
to get rich, now that I am we'll and can
help do so. All Our arrangements have
been made and we shall go prepared to
stay two years. Would you like to see
my clothes that have to wear there:'
she asked, going to her trunk and tax.
ing out some very peculiar looking
clothing; two short, heavy, WOODEN
skirts, lined with fur; heavy, calfskln
shoes, lines with fleece; leather leggins,
for nice wear; two pair Of rubber boots,
hip length, for bad weather wear; dill
ferent kinds, of thick waists and jackets;
and long fur overcoat that was quite
unique and rather handsome garment;
a fur hood to wear with this; also fur
mitts, etc. Again speaking of her jour
ney, she said: IT owe all this with my
life to DR.. Rea, who is one of the great
est of physicians He is comparatively a
young man, but with professional ex-
perience that not one other living physi-
clan ever possessed. His cures are so
numerous and of such miraculous ma
ture, that writer's have claimed that
many of his cures were miracles. l
claim that DR.. Rea can, diagnose any
disease of any person without asking a