The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-28
MANY WOMEN VICTIMS
TWO Are Forced to Undergo Opera
tions After Taking Cure Pre-
scribsd BY This
Agents.
[By Staff Correspondent of the Chi
caRn Tribune

ana river DO4t via Fort Madison
Iowa. 1.-The medical pill peddler and
curative salve spreader has penetrated
one OF the most isolated communities
in the state OF Illinois. Women OF this
region young and old. drove into,
Nauvoo today to attend the trial OF
Mollie F Snyder, representative Of
the "ViaW treatment" who was
charged with practicing medicine with
out license.
After the nonappearance Of the de-
fendant, Justice Of the Peace Herman
Berger entered judgment by default,
and charged up fine OF 500 and
costs for the Snyder woman
Several women were prepared to.
testify that Miss Snyder had diagnosed
their symptoms, prescribed the Viavi
medicines for treatment for them, and
had taken their money. Two Of the
women who had employed Miss Snyder
and the great viavi' in fruitless
treatment and expense became SO seri-
ously i'll that they were taken to
Rochester, Mimi, to undergo opera
tions by the Mayo brothers.
Forced to Undergo Operation.
| Mrs. Henry siegrist, Of Niota, ILL.,,
was one of the women subpoenaed.
She has just returned from Rochester,
where she underwent an operation
Formerly she was most enthusiastic
''Viavist." Now she IL OF different
opinion.
About two years ago. she said, Il
bought $S1 worth OF 'viavi. There was
a tonic and a liquid and a salve. The
woman who sold it said 1t would
bring back my voice. / took the stuff
about three months and then stopped.
1t was doing me no good. gave it up
4 and went to a doctor"
d Mrs. Siegrist received the letters
4 from the Chicago offices OF "ViavI''
The name Of James sharr appears as
president and Perry L. Hole as vice
president.
You will feel better under the cir
cumstances; the treatment has not
had an opportunity to impress the
system to any extent" This was one
of the notes received from the Chi
cago Offices of the viavi company by
: Miss Agatha Wellner Of Niota.
Miss Wellner related how she paid
2 500 for supply of medicine from
) the concern and that 1t did her nc
good.
Many Patients In carthaaei
Clyde P. Johnson, states attorney
/ of Hancock county, and Attorney Geo
g B. Stewart. former United States dis
g trict attorney Fort Madison, repre-
8 scented the state board Of health, ii
the suit, which was civil matter TO
the collection Of the fine.
'Viavi' has many patients at m,
] home in Carthage" Mr.. johnson said
!. Mrs. Snyder recently gave lectur
0 On Women's diseases to the women o
J, Carthage at the Methodist church
q Some of the women invited my wife
4 The women received 10 cents for eac
% woman they brought to the lecture"
"Quack" Fals to Help Injured Lea.
Magistrate Berger was Intervene
after court. On Memorial day eleve
: years ago Squire" Berger, while leat
ing procession OF veterans, stoppe
a runaway and saved some womeI
His hip was injured. Speaking Of tn
injured member and of quack med
cines, the squire" tapped his sti1
leg with his cane and said Its ge
ting shorter every year; It's nigh tw
inches shorter than 1t used to be. Nv
a been through the patent medicine cat,
: logue from kiyer to kiver. Don't see,
to be no use"
The Judgment against Mrs. Snyde
lg will stand twenty days, at the end
In which time, If not paid and II no a
lg peal is made, Justice Berger says, h
id will issue an execution.
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