Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-26
MuScATINE COUNTY WOMAN HAS
REMARKABLE SURGICAL AND
RECOVERY EXPERIENCE.
GIVEN UP TO DIE,
SAYS PRAYER SAVED HER
Sought Famous Surgeons in Europe
Who Told Her There Was No Hope
Fer He-Gives No Cult Credit For
Recovery CO Complete Health-once
Given Up For Dead.

Muscatine, Aug. 26.-Among those
who believe the days OF miracles to be
over cannot be counted Miss Anna
Mae, now resident of Moscow town
snip, where she makes her home with
The family OF Henry Hahn, we'll
hnewn farmer
Here are the chief points in the
story of Miss Macs fruitless quest for
health thru the means usually en-
ployed To cure ailing humans.
Operated or ten times between June
SO, 1872. and Dec. %. 1914.
Made trip across the ocean in
search of health.
Was a patient at three London hos
pi-als.
Returning TO the United States.
while az q Chicago hospital, she was
pronounced dead and friends were in
srructed 70 arrange for her funeral
Before her body" had left the hos
pral, however. signs OF life we're ap-
parent.
Later She was taken before an ir-
ternational clinic of 500 surgeons, in
Guiding famous representatives of the
profession from England. France and
Germany. and pronounced incurahle.
And Yet today she Is healed Well
and strong. she goes about giving
praise 20 and working in the cause of
the great Surgeon whom she credits
With her recovery And intrepid in
deed is the skeptical reporter ~f1o
would attempt 70 shake her belief in
the existence OF modern miracles.
Miss Macs Strange Story.
Miss Macs strange and unusual
story had its beginning in Muscatine,
Here she was operated upon FOR the
first time. according to statement
given OUT in her name at the Pente
cosral or Full Gospel Mission at 1209
Oak street, and verified by her over
the long distance phone from Moscow.
The date Of the first operation was
June so. 1912 The second also tool,
place IN Muscatine. il being performed
the second day after Thanksgiving Of
the same year. Both operations we're
for tuuor
Then followed the ocean trip and
the visit 10 three different London
hospitals, all Of which recommended
operations, TO which, however. Miss
Mae refused to submit Returning TO
Chicago in March. 1918. Miss Mae went
TO the Cook county hospital. where
she remained for year and two
months, during which time she under
Went SIX operati tons. once being COM
PEELED TO undergo the ordeal without
an araesthetic because Of the condi-
ton Of her heart
Given Up For Dead
"On Aug 10, 1918" Miss Macs state
ment continues. they thought I was
dead They put me in hall with a
screen around me and teiegra pifieis ~
Lang. Of Wilton. 10 prepare for my
burial" However. before her BODY
was taken from the hospital a physi-
ciar found signs Of life and another
telegram was sent.
While at this hospital she was TAX
en- before the international clinic Of
surgeons who declared that she would
never get well that as long as sha
lived the terrible sore on her back
would remain.
TWO more operations are reviewed
in Miss Macs story and ? few months
after the last OF these Miss Mae came
10 Museatine and went from here to
friends near Wilton and then 70 the
Hahn nome. Here she DScdfne very III
again \ nurse was enga ged and she
urged another operation. as did a ply
stefan called from Muscatine
Tells Of Her Healing.
Of what followed this point in her
experience Miss Mae writes: Il asked
the Lord what place TO go, Chicago or
/ Muscatine. heard a voice say Ex-
| pect great things from Christ
And then the writer solemnly de-
lclares that she was healed from her
Illness and afliction. That the sore in
| her back healed; that the next day
she left her bed: that her heart spells
are no more: that she is we'll and
strong
she does not attribute her healing
to the teachings Of any particular sect
or denomination and has reviewed
them in churches Of several denomina-
tons
Faith and the power Of a Supreme
Physician, she insists. alone are re-
sponsible for the triumph achieved
when all world means had failed. Ana
she points to her own present health
as proof