The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-06
WEALTHY PH|LANTHR0P|ST
HEALS CH|CAG0'S POOR
CITY is Excited Over the Remarkable Cures OF MySer-
GUS Man Whose ECCentriCitIeS are Stdrting]
Strange Stories Told of Quiet Stranger Who Distributes Great
Quantities of Food and Clothing and Cures Diseases
Without Pay

have tried to shake the wonderful in
fiuence he has over the people, even
going so far as to threaten prosecu
| ton, but as he does not accept any
money for his services and does not
give any medicine himself, they have
| been powerless to interfere.
Cooper created considerable amuse
ment at the expense of the doctors by
asking them why they did not write
| their prescriptions in English so their
patients would know what they were
| taking.
Since the interest has become SO
widespread that Cooper cannot meet
| the people personally he is receiving
an enormous mall and keeps a large
force of stenographers employed in
answering it. In the meantime stories
of marvellous cures continue to pour
in.
Mr.. Vincent Trocolo, living at 4724
Armour avenue, had suffered agony
for months from rheumatism. In tell
ing OF his case he said:
Two years ago, while in the best
of health, ! was stricken down with
rheumatism, which affected my arms
so that i could not raise them above
my head. For this reason l had to
give up my profession as musician
and abandon my harp altogether; l
could not play it at ALL Gradually
and 1t was with great difficulty that
| could walk; my appetite became
very poor, and l began to get dis
couraged.
"One day read of Cooper's prepare.
tons in the newspapers and what they
were doing for Chicago people, and
decided to try them as last resort, as
had tried every known remedy, but
without any result l purchased a
treatment, and soon after commencing
same l noticed an Improvement in my
appetite, which became normal again !;
also the pains in my arms and limbs
decreased, and was soon able to raise
my arms high above my head and
could walk without any difficulty. /
am feeling fine and expect to go back
to my profession again; it will seem
good to be able to play on my narp
once more, but l should never have
been able to do SO If | had not used
Cooper's preparations. They saved
me where all others failed.
II want to praise these remedies all
| can, for they are certainly wonder
full"
Cooper claims to have received the
formulas of the medicines he is using
from an aged priest in a sleepy Span.
ish town in Old Mexico. The Next
cans believed that holy water or some
supernatural element entered into
their composition.
Cooper received an enormous daily
mail. Letters are coming from every
part of the state, asking for advice.
The philanthopist reads every let
ter carefully, and replies to each one,
advising the remedy which is apple
able to each individual case.
While his remarkable cures are the
chief topic OF conversation, many
stories are heard on the streets and in
business places of his goodness to the
poor. His gifts of food, money and
have relieved a great amount
of distress. and have greatly endeared
him to the people.
He is beginning to show the great
strain he has been under the past two
weeks, and it is understood that he
will remain here only one more week.