Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-05
Though Eight Years Old, Little
Guam Boy Weighs But
20 81 Pounds
NOW HE is GETTING BIGGER
Father Bought Hot Springs Remedies
and Used Them on the Boy to the
Great Benefit Of the Lad-other
Marvellous ResuIts-Bis Free Shows
This Evening.

An eight-year-old boy weighing but
29A pounds is one of the possessions
of Marshalltown. 1t is not thing to
be proud of. for this lad and thou
sands Of Marshalltown people would
like to see him like other boys, as he
bids fair to be.
A mere shadow is the little son of
Marshall Guam, Ill May street, an
employe Of the Iowa Central railroad
for the past seven years. The boy Is "a
living skeleton--a mite OF a lad who is
wheeled about in a baby carriage-and
has to be cared for as baby of few
months.
For five years he has been suffering
from consumption of the bowels and
catarrh of every mucous membrane Of
the body. Last March he got so bad
he could not keep anything on his
stomach but would have an average OF
fifteen passages day and as many at
night. He didn't eat enough to keep a
canary bird alive.
Every second he wasted away, until
he had lost fully fifteen pounds in a
little over week. He took no In
tarest in anything. When he did eat
he complained of pains and cried from
morning until night His little arms
were no bigger around than broom
handles, and the doctors said he could
not live three weeks.
A week ago yesterday Phenomenal
kraus, the great Anselme and the Hot
Springs Doctors opened in Marshall
town. Though Mr.. Guam attended the
free shows at Leland park and at
Eighth avenue and Main streets. he
did not buy the remedies for two
nights. He was skeptical Then
Wednesday night he purchased the
remedies and began giving them to
the little lad. ID
After the first dose the lad began
to show an improvement and has gain
ed rapidly. His father says in regard
to this remarkable case:
The people said If the Hot Springs
doctors cure the boy it will be nothing
less than q miracle Now / believe
/ am witnessing miracle for. the boy
is gaining rapidly. He is eating good,
feeling good and sleeping like q log
Now he has only two passages day.
He wants to eat all the time. Though
he was but shadow before, he is
already taking on more flesh. Now he
listens to the entertainments whereas
before he took no interest in anything.
when come home from work now,
he is laughing instead of crying. He
never complains of pains in his little
stomach. He is brighter and better
and has more color in his face"
Such testimonials as the above are
what the people of Marshalltown are
getting from Phenomenal Kraus. It IS
what they want-home testimonials.
The people are interested in the case
Of c. w. BarnhillJ 4O8 South Second
street. This boy is now SO much i'm
proved that he can raise heavy dumb
bell with the paralyzed arm and hand
that could not raise lead pencil before
the people are interested are John
Schwaegler, Soldiers Home; John
Williams, 513 South Second street;
Henry Man, 400 North Second street:
Joe Benda, 1908 South Iowa street, and
many others who have been treated by
the Hot Springs doctors.
Great crowds attended the two big
free shows at Leland Park and Eighth
avenue and Main street, last night.
Marvellous results follow the applica-
ton Of the Hot Springs remedies at
both shows.
Phenomenal Kraus was at his best
and kept the crowd between laugh
Ing and crying as he described with
wonderful vividness some Of the hum
orous and some of the sad scenes he
had witnessed during his career. The
Great Anselme likewise spoke with the
eloquence which is his great possess
sion, holding his crowd fairly SPELL
bound
This evening sensations will be
sprung at both shows. There will be
an entire change of program. The big
band concert by the Diamond Cluster
band will begin promptly at 1880 o.
clock. The cars will wait until after
the show. DIT