The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-10-30
CITY EXCITED OVER THE REMARK.
ABLE CURES OF A MYSTERl-
Gus MAN WHOSE EcCENTRICI-
TIES ARE STARTLING.
Strange Stories are. Told Of Quiet Stran.
ger Who Distributes Great Guam
titles OF Food and Clothing
and Cures Diseases
Without Pay.

greatly fACll0U over a mum Der
of remarkable cures which have
been effected by a wealthy phi
lanthropist by tn e name of
Cooper.
His headquarters at The Pub
lc Drug Store Is besieged with
crowds Of men and women
eager 20 be cured of their ills
Cooper is a quiet gcntiemanly
person, with the appearance of
a student. rather than bust
ness man. He is apparently
about thirty-one or two wears
of age. He first came into pub
Dc notice by his philanthropic
work among the poor. The
large fortune he possesses has
made it possible for him 10 dis
tribute many wagon loads of
food and clothing among those
in INDECENT circumstances since
his arrival in Chicago.
The first that was known Of
Co0per's power over disease
was when Mr.. John Stauber. of
1907 b r oa q W ay. Cincinnati
Ohio, who was IN this city on
business. declared that Cooper.
the philanthropist, was { h e
same person who saved his life
last March, after he had been
given up TO die 10y his phy
sicians. 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 h a d a
nasty cough, with frequent
Lemorrhages. dizzy spells. and
was So weak that the least eX
ertiOn or excitement would
completely prostrate him; there
were severe pains In the stom-
ach and back, and his kidneys
were I'M bad condition.
After my physicians gave
nae up," said Mr.. Stauber, "Mr
Cooper heard of my case and
called TO see me. He left pc
cullar medicine which | began
taking and Immediately began
io improve. My cough stopped, /
mN stomach no longer distress
ed me, and my kidneys were in
perfect condition l gain e q F
seventeen pounds IN seven F.
weeks, and today I am as we'll .
as / ever was In my life.
A few days after this Mr.. K. +
l. Sldwell "a Justice OF the peace .
living at 1922 Dearborn Street. /
reported that Cooper had cured I
nam of a severe case of stomach /
trouble with a few doses Of his 4
peculiar medicine.
His trouble had been of long
standing and he had tried many /
different doctors and medicines 4
without relief. From the first (
dose OF CoOper's medicine he i
90 gan TO improve, and Is today i
in apparently perfect health.
This was followed by the still /
more kable coure of Mr..
"omas Webster, employed at
The Omaha Packing Company.
and living at $40 South Nor
gan Street. Mr.. Webster had
suffered for years with pain i'm
MS stomach. dizziness, palpita-
uon OF heart, backache, aud all
other troubles. He came to
Cooper's headquarters and dis
played an enormous tapeworm,
winch he said had passed from
MS system after he had taken
lew doses of the Cooper medi /
cine. Mr. Webster said all his
suffering had left him as if by
magic, and he felt like a new
being.
The report of these remark
So'e cures flew through the city 1
IKE wild fire, and the Public
Drug Store, where Cooper is
making his headquarters, is
sSesieged by people suffering
rom all manner of ailments.
The physicians ofthe city are
amazed at the work ne is doing,
and have tried to shake the
wonderful Influence he has over
me people, even going so far as
V threaten prosecution, but as