Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-11-09
Patent Medicines,

| w uen my vile leo me 10 the mar
riage altar b!ushing groom, nearly,
well-I will not mention the number
of years ago. that it happened-she
believed with all her heart that / was
in sound bodily health, and would be
good, all-around husband for many
years to come, and she was not alone
in this belief, as my fathers family.
before l was married, claimed that !
was in perfect health, even when l
swore to them was sick and not able
to work in the field.
| Five old.time insurance companies
in the last fifteen years have felt OF my
pulse and gazed on my tongue and
pronounced me a safe risk for incur.
ance.
But have recently found out that
my fathers fariily, my wife, mother
in-law and the five insurance com.
panies, were mistaken in the diagnosis
of my health.
discovered their mistake by read.
ing patent medicine adv ertisements,
and find instead of being perfectly
sound man thai am almost q physi.
Cal wreck.
find from reading OF various patent
medicine almanacs that am not only
bordering on consumption, Bright's
disease, diabetis, appendicitis, heart
failure, softening OF the brain, typhoid
fever, apoplexy, dyspepsia, scrofula,
catarrb, pneumonia, dropsy and the
seven -year.itch. but that am threat.
ened with at least TWEEN ty.seven deadly
maladies bearing French and Norwe.
gian names that / am unable to pro-
| nounce.
No one should have the least bit OF
trouble in detecting any disease that
may be lounging around their systems,
as all that is necessary is just to read
the symptoms that are plainly set
forth in all patent medicine literature.
l found out that was bordering on
consumption, by that little hacking
cough" l have every time get some.
thing hung on my Adams apple, and
discovered that was on the verge Of
| Bright's disease from that "tired feel
ing" had every time my dear wifey
asked me to help her empty the wash
tub or bring in a scuttle of coal.
But, reader, don't be discouraged
nor alarmed if, after reading An alma
nae, you should find q dozen symp.
hanging around your person, for they
eau all be cured by At least 375 diff
ferent kinds of patent medicines to
be had at any Of the Olympia drug
stores, If taken 10 time and according
to directions.
| Then, as q matter of further con-
ISOLATION, look at the thousands of un-
solicited testimonials from rank strang-
ers that have been cured after "the
doctors have given them up"
I was thoroughly convinced before
had finished reading the $50 testimon.
ials, with attractive photographs OF
ministers OF the gospel, United States
Senators, Governors, Congressman,
actors and some of the crowned heads,
that Pezuna would cure everything,
from consumption down to wart on
your nose. The manufacturers of this
high-sounding dope guarantee that
one bottle will take the accumulated
| wrinkles OF twenty.three years stand.
ing from off your brow, and make you
| feel like another man, all of which /
| can vouch for.
One year ago sent one of my pic.
lures and we'll composed, well.spelled
and plainly written testim onial to the
manufacturers of Pezuna, with my
permission to publish same with my
photograph, but as yet I have heard
| nothing from them. This testimonial
| read as follows:
PEzUNA MEDICINE Co:
Gentlemen-I have been using Pc
zuna many months, and there is not
day but what use it for something,
and always with splendid results. l
am now taking it for twenty.three
diseases that know l have, and for
| about seventeen others that am
liable to take. am now using five
bottles q week, or 260 bottles per an
mum. There has not been week that
l have not Stayed from five to seven
diseases with pezuna, amonget those
who will not touch any preparation
containing spirits of any sort whatever,
to say nothing of the millions of germs
it has killed. have several neighbors
who are Democrats and members OF
my church, that are using Pezuna on
the dead quiet and with most splendid
results. The best thing about Pezuna
is that exhilerating after effect il has
on a man. I never take q dose of it
but what / have an uncomfortable
desire to 60 forth and fight somebody,
sing a song, run a foot-race. dance .
Jig or stand on my head. and my
neighbors tell me that it has the same
good effects on their systems. What
reduction do you allow ON Pezuna by
the barrel, and l furnish the barrel?
Hoping that you will give my testi.
monial and picture place up by the
warm side OF some famous man, I beg
to remain, Yours cordially,