The Meeker herald., 1907-10-19
Wealthy Philanthropist
Heals Chicago's Poor
City is Excited Over the Remarkable Cures
of Mysterious Man Whose Excen-
tricites are Startling
Strange Quiet Stranger Who Distributes Great
Quantities Of Food and Clothing Clothing and Cures
Disease Without Pay.

Chicago, Oct "a, l9O7.-Special.-
The people of this city are greatly.
excited over a number Of remarkable
cures which have been effected by II
wealthy pbilanthropist by the name
of Cooper.
His headquarters ut the Public
Drug Store is besieged with crowds
Of men and women eager to be cured
Of their Ills.
Cooper is a quiet, gentlemanly per-
son, with the appearance of IL stu
dent, rather than q business man. He
is apparently about thirty-one or two
years OF age. He first came into pub
iic notice by his philanthropic work
among the poor. The large fortune
he possesses has made It possible for
him to distribute many wagon loads
OF food and clothing among those in
INDECENT circumstances since his ar
rival in Chicago.
The first that was known of Coop
er's power over disease was when Mr..
John Stauber, of 1907 broadway, Gin
cinnati, Ohio, who was In this city
on business, neclared that Cooper,
the philanthropist, was the same
person who saved his life last March
after he had been given up to die by
his physicians. Mr.. Stauber stated
that last March the doctors had told
him he would not live until May, as
he was in a terrible condition; every
one said he had consumption; he had
q nasty cough, with frequent hem
orrhages, dizzy spells, and was so
weak that the least exertion or ex-
citement would completely prostrate
him; there were severe pains in the
stomach and back, and his kidneys
were In bad condition.
stAfter my physicians gave me up"
said Mr.. Stauber, "Mr. Cooper heard
of my case and called to see me. He
left peculiar medicine which be-
gan taking and Immediately began
to improve. My cough stopped, my
stomach no longer distressed me, and
my kidneys were in perfect condi-
ton. L gained seventeen pounds in
seven weeks, and to-day am as well
as ever was in my life"
A few days after this Mr.. r. l..
Sidwell, q Justice of the peace living
at 1922 Dearborn street, reported that
Cooper had cured him OF severe
case of stomach trouble with few
doses of his peculiar medicine.
His trouble had been of long stand
ing and he had tried many different
doctors and medicines without re-
lief. From the first dose of Cooper's
medicine he began to improve, and is
to-day in apparently apparently per-
feet health.
This was followed by the still more
ster, employed at the Omaha Pack
ing company, and living at 52lO South
Morgan street. Mr.. Webster had
suffered for years with pain in his
stomach. dizziness, palpitation of
heart, backache, and all other trou-
bles. He came to Cooper's head
quarters and displayed an enormous
tapeworm, which he said had passed
from his system after he had taken n
few doses Of the Cooper medicine.
Mr.. Webster said all his suffering
had left him as II by magic and he
felt like new being.
The report Of these remarkable
cures flew through the city like wild
fire, and the Public Drug Store, where
Cooper is making his headquarters,
is besieged by people suffering from
all manner, of ailments.