The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-09
GIFTED WIcHITAN
DR.. F. w. Petry's Marvellous Power
Over the Ills of the Flesh.

/ In this modern twentieth century, the
age Of progress. the public is not sur
or ised to hear of some new invention or
discovery by which man becomes master
oe things; which for ages have defed the
learned and skilled of the world. It is
easy for the intelligent man TO recognize
and make use of the discoveries and in
ventions of others, but to develop the
latent power within himself for the bet
terment OF mankind Is difficult. Never
the less this is what one Wichitan did
ter years ago. His discovery and develop
ment of his miraculous power over hu-
man ills have furnished hundreds TO re-
joice. AS rule the art of healing by
magnetism and the many other forms of
healing is a profession learned at college
o from books, etc. This was not the
case with Wichita's magnetic healer. DR..
| T W. Petry. With him it was a gift.
After discovering this power within him
! self to heal and conquer disease he hest
tsted to let the world know, and kept HIS
secret more than year, when he was
urged to use this gift for healing disease,
and his cures of hundreds of Wichita peo-
pie and of patients throughout the
| United States have been miraculous and
J mark DR.. Petry as a gifted man.
A reporter for the Eagle was driving
past the dactors beautiful residence at
1926 North St. Francis avenue one day
last week and his attention was attracted
By a number of rigs in front of DR..
Petry's office just south of his residence.
A number of people were sitting in his
office. The reporter stopped to chat with
the doctor a few minutes. He being busy
treating his patients the reported strolled
about his place and at the corner just
south of his office conversed with Mrs.
Letetia Bartlett ana her mother, who re-
side there. DR.. Petry needs no stronger
testimonial than these women give. Mrs
Bartlett is dressmaker and lives with
her mother-the first house south of Dr.
Petry's office. Two years ago last March
Mrs. Bartlett was taken with appendi-
cius. She was treated by her regular
physician and a number OF other promi-
nent physicians, who advised that an
operation be performed, informing her
that she might not hope for recovery I'M
t an operation was performed, and as
she was not financially able to go TO
RI spital and UNDERGO the operation. her
regular physician made arrangements
whereby she would be to no expense on
account of the surgical operation. But
fearing the worst Mrs. Bartlett refused
the offer and finally decided to try DR..
,Petry. She was taken to his office after
being confined TO her bed for five weeks.
during which time she suffered greatly.
She was skeptical and could not believe
that DR.. Petry could cure her without the
aid Of any medicine after so many physi-
clans had failed, but as a last resort she
decided TO try Wichita magnetic healer,
and she told the reporter that after six
o seven treatments she was able TO re-
sumo her work as dressmaker and has
never been troubled from that source
from that day till this, and Mrs. Bartlett
and her mother stated that they consider
ed that DR.. Petry saved her life. She
new works at dressmaking every day.
But really the most interesting part of
the story of these neighbor women is the
story of their observations, which was
responsible for their faith in Or. Petry's
ability. a few instances they recalled
and spoke of to the reporter:
One lady. whom they did not know. who
resided east Of their house. came past
every day, and at first she could hardly
walk and had the appearance Of one al
most dead with consumption. They
stated that it would take this lady a half
hour to walk around the corner and TO
DR.. Petry's office. and they often pittied
her and thought it wrong for DR.. Petry
u be accepting her money for treatments.
but she finally gained strength, until
finally she would trip by as though she
had never been sick in her life. and for
ttat matter she looked. entirely well.
Another woman was taken to DR.. Petry