Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-19
AGAINST AWFUL ODDS.
FIREMEN FORCED TO FIGHT FOR
THEIR LIVES.
Accustomed 10 Danger. They Disregard
Ordinary Precautions-The Story
Told by u Survivor.

Fighting in the midst of flames and
suffocating smoke, his life threatened
by falling walls and timbers, the fire.
man follows his duty without thought
OF himself. The thrilling escapes and
dramatic incidents of which the public
hears are not the least of his dangers.
To be reused by the alarm, to dash
through all kinds of weather to the
scene of disaster and to find himself,
after the. fierce fight with the flames,
drenched and chilled--these are more
homely perils, but equally grave.
Accustomed to danger and hardship
the fireman often does not take ordi-
nary physical precautions. This was
the case with Joseph V. Wat,
son, of Astoria, Ore, who
had narrow escape He tells the
story himself as follows:
In 1896 while in the fire depart
ment, frequent exposure brought on
an attack of rheumatism. 1t grew
worse and finally got so bad that l
couldn't do any work. | partially lost
the use Of my right arm and side and
suffered the horrible pains that only
those who have rheumatism can feel.
Part of the time | was confined to my
bed. For while was under the care
OF doctor in Seattle, but he did not
do me any good. He only gave me
powders to soothe the pain so that |
could get some sleep. also tried
massage but without any relief. Then
went to our regular doctor here but
he could do nothing for me. He said
he thought was slightly touched with
palsy.
Since doctors seemed unable to
help me | felt discouraged But my
wife noticed DR.. Williams Pink pills
for Pale People advertised in some pa,
per and We gave them a trial. This
was in 1899 and two months after
began their use | was well man.
do not need to take any medicine now
| and | feel like another being. | car
candidly say if any person will follow
the directions he will be relieved"
Mr.. Watson is now engineer in charge
of the Hattie, one of the many yachts
| that ply upon the Columbia river, as
hale and hearty a man as one could
wish to see, and he attributes it all
to DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. His address is No. 46S Irving
avenue, Astoria, Oregon.
| The cure of the severest cases Of
rheumatism by DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People has occurred all
over the land and their power in or
binary cases is proportionately great
er. These marvellous vegetable pills
go directly to the seat of the trouble
and exert a powerful influence in puri
flying and enriching the blood by elm
mating poisonous elements and renew
ing health-giving forces. They are a
specific not only for rheumatism but
for all ailments arising from a. disor
dered condition of the blood or shat
tered nerves, such as locomotor ataxia
partial paralysis. St. Vitus' dance
sciatica. neuralgia, nervous headache
the after-effects of the grip, palpita
ton ofthe heart, pale and sallow com
plexions and all forms of weakness.
either in male or male.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People are sold only in boxes at 81
cents box or six boxes for two dol
lars and fifty cents. and may be had O.
all druggists, or direct by mail from
DR.. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady, N. Y.