The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06
VEAL THY PH|LANTHROPIST
HEALS CA|CACO'S POOR
City Is Excited Over the Remarkable Cures of
a Mysterious Man Whose Eccen-
trcties Are Startling.
Strange Stories Are Told of Quiet Stranger Who Distributes Great
Quantities of Food and Clothing and Cures
Diseases Without Pay

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people of this city are greatly ex-
cited over a number of remarkable
cures which have been effected
by a wealthy philanthropist by
the name of Cooper.
His headquarters at The Public
Drug Store is besieged with crowds
of men and women eager to be
cured of their ills.
Cooper is a quiet, gentIemanly
person, with the appearance of a
student, rather than a business
man. He is apparently about
thlrty-one or two years of age. He
first came into public notice by his
philanthropic work among the
poor. The large fortune he pos
sesses has made it possible for him
to distribute many wagon loads of
food and clothing among those in
INDECENT circumstances since his
arrival in Chicago.
The first that was known of
Cooper's power over disease was
when Mr.. John Stauber, of 1907
Broadway, Cincinnati, Ohio, who
was in this city on business, de-
clared that Cooper, the philan-
thropist, 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 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 fire.
quent hemorrages, dizzy spells,
and was so weak that the least
exertion or excitement would COM
pletely PROSTATE him; there were
severe pains in the stomach and
back, and his kidneys were in bad
condition.
"After my physicians gave me
up" said Mr.. Stauber, "Mr. Coop
Ter heard of my case and called to
see me. He left a peculiar med
icine which began taking and
Immediately began to improve. NY
cough stopped, my stomach no
longer distressed me, and my kid
neyS were in perfect condition.
gained seventeen pounds in seven
weeks, and today am as we'll as |
ever was in my life"
A few days after this, Mr.. R. l..
Sidwell, a justice of the peace
living at 1922 Dearborn street, re-
ported that Cooper had cured him
of severe case of stomach trouble
with a few doses of his peculiar
medicine.
His trouble had been of long
standing, and he had tried many
different doctors and medicines
without relief. From the first dose
of Cooper's medicine he began to
improve, and is today in apparent
ly perfect health.
This was followed by the still
more remarkable cure 'of Mr.
Thomas Webster, employed at the
Omaha Packing Company, and
living at $40 South Morgan's street.
Mr.. Webster had suffered for
years with pain in his stomach,
dizziness, palpatation of heart, back
ache and all other troubles. He
came to Cooper'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 new being.
The report of these remarkable
cures flew like wild fire, and the
Public Drug Store, where Cooper is
making his headquarters, is be-
sieged by people suffering from all
manner of ailments.
The physicians of this city are