West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-10-24
Wealthy Philanthropist
Heals Chicago's Poor
City Is Excited Over the Remarkable Cures or 6
Mysterious Man Whose Eccentricities
Are Startling.
strange stories Told Great
Quantities OF Food Clothing Cures
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CHICAGO, Oct. s3-Special.-T
people of this city are greatly ex
cited over number of remarkabl,
cures which have been effected by /:
wealthy philan,hropist by the nam,
of Cooper.
His headquarters at The Public
Drug Store is besieged with crowd.
of men and women eager to be cured
of their ills.
Cooper is quiet, gentlemauly
person, with the appearance OF a
student, rather than a business man.
He Is apparently about thmty. one
or two years Of age. He hrst came
into public notice by his philan-
thropic work among the poor. The
large fortune he possesses has made
q possible for him TO distribute
any wagon loads Of food and cloth
jig among those in INDECENT circum-
stances since his arrival in Chicago.
The first that was known of Coop
er's power over disease was when
Mr.. John S,auber, of 1907 Broad
way, Cincinnati, Ohio, who was in
this city on business, declared that
Cooper, the philan,hropist, was the
same person who saved his life last
March, after he had been given up
to die by his physicians. Mr.. Stau.
Der stated that last March the doc.
tors had told him he would not live
until May, as he was in terrible
condition; every one said he had
consumption; he had nasty cough,
with frequent hemorrhages, dizzy
spells, and was so weak that the
least exertion or excitement would
completely PROSTATE him; there were
severe pains in the stomach and
back. and his kidneys we're in bad
condition.
'1 "After my physicians gave me
up" said Mr.. Stauber. "Mr. Cooper
heard OF my case and called 10 sec
me. IIe left a peculiar medicine
which began taking and | immedI.
ately began TO improve. My cough
stopped, my stomach no longer dis
tressed me, and my kidneys were in
perfect condition. ] gained seven
teen 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, justice of the peace living
at 3322 Dearborn street, reported
that Cooper had cured him of a Sc
we're case of stomach trouble with
few doses OF his peculiar medicine
His trouble had been of long
standing and he had tried many diff
ferent doctors and medicines with
out relief. From the first dose of
Cooper's medicine he began TO i'm
prove, and is today in apparently
perfect health.
This was followed by the still
more remarkable cure of Mr.. Thomas
Webster, emf loyed at the Omaha
Packing Company, and living at
52Io South Morgan street. Mr..
Webster had suffered for years with
pain in his stomach, dizziness, pal
pitation of heart, backache, and all
other troubles. He came to Coop
er's headquarters and displayed an
enormous tapeworm, which he said
had passed from his system after he
had taken a few doses OF the Cooper
medicine. Mr.. Webster said all his
suffering had left him as If by magic
and he felt like a new being.
The report of these remarkable
cures few through the city like wild
fire. and the Public Drug Store.
where Cooper is making his head
quarters, is besieged by people suf
fering from all manner of ailments.