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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-04

oar duty as th. Representatives oi The 4
nation 10 do everything that IL a. nee
raI:r ~ ID to S"cue the complete
mot il2atiau on the whole resources ei
America hF as rapid and effective q
means aa can hn found.
Transportation supplies all the arter-
los ct mobilization. Mess il b. under
q Jingle aud unified direction the whole
process Of tllc nation : action is cmbar-
ras sca. 1t was in the true spirit Of
America and il was right that We
should first trr 10 effect the necessary
uuiGcation under the voluntary action
nt those who were in charge Of the
great railway properties and We dia try
Ilt. The directors Of III, railways re
sponded to the need promptly and gen
crouslv. the group of railway cXecu-
tivos who were charged with the task
of act8aI co.ordiration and general di-
r,,ti.u performed their diAcult duties
with patriotic zcal and marked ability
as was to have been expected, and dId,
/ believe, everything that it was pcs.
SIhic TOR them to do ~ the clreum-
stancoa. If | have taken tho task out
"f tlair hand i; has not hren because
Of any dcrcliction or failure on their
part. tut only because there were some
things which the government can DO
aud private management cannot We
shall continue % value most highly the
advice ANA assistance of these gentle
mcu and / am aure we shall not find
lhem Withholding il.
Ut had become unulstakabIv ulaif
that only under government admins
{ trat.en can the entire equipment ot til,
D several systems Of Transportation b,
@ fGlly and uure&arycdly thrown into
common aarvicc wit1out Injurious Ills
- cfimiaatiou against particular proper
- ties. oaly under government admins
r tr3tian oaa absolutely unrestricted am
O uncmharra sd common uaa ho made o
all tracks. terminals, terminal raeilitie
and equipment o. every kind; oal
Iuuacr flat authority can ROW termi
nails he constructed aul DEVELOPED with
out regard e. the requirements or limi
Itltiaue oi particular needs Bot unda
"a government administration aH thes
q things viii be possihle-uot inStantl>
but rs fa4f ~ practical diliculfie
- which cannot hr merely copjurcl ava,
Livc way Before the new management
The common administration viii i
carried ollt with az little diStnrbanc
= Of tic present operating organization
F, ana personnel OF the RAILWAYS as pa
r. gible Nothing viii he altered or II
turbcl which il IS net urccS9arv 70 III
= tuih. ~" arc serving the public int
cats and safeguarding thl tubGc saf.
tv, tut We are also regardful Of the il
tcrests OF those BY whom these efo.
prorartics arc owned and are glad t
F" avail ourselves oi the experience an
g.. J.
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FEDERAL CONTROL Of LINES
'|MPERATNELY NECESSARY lust NOW

To Have Failed to Have Assumed Control of Them nder
The Existing Circumstances Would Have Been the
Greater nSbility-lnerest and Convenience OF
Private Shippers to BE Safeguarded Much Pos
sbIe Under Extraordinary Circumstances.
WASHINGTON, JAN 4-PreSdent Wilson today laid
before congress, assembled i'll joint session. his recon-
mendaons for carrying out government operation OF
railroads Laying particular stress upon the necessity of
protecting the rights of security holders he told his hear
ers plainly that nothing short Of government control
could put the railroads Of the country in shape to meet
the extraordinary needs imposed upon them by the war
His only definite recommendation had to do with amount
Of government guarantee.
Bills to carry out the Presidents ideas already have
been prepared by the department Of justice and in
troduced Immediately in both branches of congress They
propose that the government shall pay compensation at
annual rate possible to the net operating income
for the three years ended June 80 1917
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NOTABLE MUSICAL.
COMPANY COMING
MciStcrSIngers OF Boston, Male Chorus,
Engaged by Durham Brothers Co
Red Cross Benefit

lAceIlent Is have been prcyious ~
tertaiumcnte provided by the Dunham
brothers Co. III connection With their
annual schools Tor alesmen, robahly
none has furnished more genuinc peas-
ule than u. one that has been Sc
cured for this annual event on Friday
evening Of next week, Jan IL
The company has engaged the MriS
t'tslng"Is III Hoston, which i II con
salttatIon ef three al the heSr male
qGaltet9 ia the country to give con
cert IN l,c Auditorium, which viii lie
j kcd Cross benefit In addition to
he singers John Thomas ol Boston,
lumorist, Viii he seen in several mum.
hers. Walter r. Levi OF Boston will
be the aeeompani&t
The bnnham Brothers CO. viii re
serve tickets for the employees and the
rest 0l' the house viii be oren Ia the
public. tickets being offered nj popular
prices. lhe entire expense has been
provided fof, 50 that every dollar re
erlNed from the sale of tickets viii be
presented ht the company to the Brat
tlehoru cEartcf of the Red Gross This
not only j. 4 splendid opportunity "a
assist the Red cross. Int it is note
worthy patriotic act on the part ni The
company.
The Meislcrsinee1s have had u bril-
liant record of seven successful sea
aon., Tho organization was founded
T. supply q demand for a high grade
musical program on more elaborate
scale than had been possible, and thc
! constantly increasing demand for thcil
services from all parts of the country
p1oye5 their superiority Wherever they
have appeared they have been receive,
with great enthusiasm.
Many Of he men have been hcart
!. n Brattiehoro. always with pleasure
, but this will be the first appearance,
here Of Tho combined quartete The per
sonncl is as follows: Tenors-.fewcl
BOYD, Lester Bartlett Harold s. Tripp
Robert fit2 Gerald, Allan c. Prescott
& and Arthur F. Cole Bases Writ Il
/ Philips, John L. Thomas mot IN,
humori-nl, A. Cameron Steel, Percy +
] Baker. Franklin O. Field and Wilhu
+. Dawson.
the school for statesmen will begin
Thursday and continue until Saturday
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TILE MESSAGE.


- have asked the privilege Of al
dressing you u order TO H. arl taat ON
the a>th ID December. last, during til.
reeosr Of congress, acting through the
secretary of war and under the author,
iy conferred upon mo by the act Of
congress approved Aug. 29, 1916, took
posse sion and assumed control of the
railroad lines of the country aud the
SYSTEMS Of water transPoratlons under
their control,
This step seemed 70 hc impcratiyo'y
nocrrUry in tho interest of the puilc
welfare il the present Of tae great ta rs
of war with vtith va are now dealing.
AZ our experience develops d,heulti-1
and makes Il clear what they are
bae" deemed % ay du,y 20 remove
those difficulties wherever ! have the
leggl power go da go.
10 assume control of the vast rail
way Syacms of the country i', ! real
iSc, u very great responsibility, hut Ga
fail 80 10 $50 ia the existing eireum
stanr,l would have been much greater
assumed tho less resi- 5u ihilitT ratJ'I
than the aatghtier ! am surc that
am speaking the mind ot ~ thought
fh Americans Htcn | say that il il
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WORSE THAN EVER
New England Coal Situation Aggravat
ed by Delay OF Barges and Prom
ised Trains.

BOSTON, jan. The coal sitnatiot
in New England was more serious today
than NJ any previous timo thi> winter
Promised relief expected with the Al
rival of steamers and hafgca aud q
shipment by rail was hot Forthcoming
and It was frankly admitted III the Of
flee Of tho New EngIand fuel admins
traitor that many industrial plant
probably would be forced to close. Will,
suffering IN many homes would become
more intense.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-04
HIGHER PRICES
FOR MILK PRODUCERS
Federal Commission Allows New Enc
land Farmers 81 Cents
F. o. 3. Boston

BOSTON Jan / New England fam
rls "lil receive the highest price ever
pa4d thcn. t"l milk ls he result oi ,hc
conferences n the tedcial milk commission
which has been sitting here Tor two
rctk-
announcement Wits made Yesterday by
I'll" commission that the producer shall
receive ] > cents rcr quart / b Bos-
ton. which Is 4 iulI cent higher than ne
present pricc
Boston consumers must nay II - cente
j quart delivered II the house. an increase
ol one hall cent
Sunday Ian i his been sci as the date
when the neW rates become operative.
They VIII be effective three months
l'f.dAs7Is,s il s also announced ~ the
board, may Irasonlhl, charge lnur cents
p>r 1850 pounds lot milk ior each onc
tenth u one pet cent q bnttcr lat above
- iser cent. with corresponding dednc-
ten ioI milk below b per cent
Ali partlcs must agree to the prices
hNed hy the commission a5 il ha, abso
.Hte authority undel their instructions.
The Ncw England Mix Producers ~
soeiatlon under the leadership oi Attorney
RosH' Sherman Ho3r, made a demand 10.
, II cents pIart 90 the producer Thsil
ttntcntlon was backed by lot oi testi
l1ony oi farmers IRON all over New ER1
land WHO had kept records d The cost a
nn'lNclng milk. ior peliod II time.
Inc commission have not completed
1 lien work. ''Y any neaus but will s4oot
take up the matter oi the disposal ot sun
Plus milk which : fully rs important Il.
fh1 other
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APPRENTICE FIREMAN KILLED
When Crown Sheet of Locomotive
Blew on This Morning.

lAKEPORT, y. H., Jan. 4.--Levi
J. Norway, apprentice fireman, was
killed and Engineer \. =. Lake and
Fireman ! r Collins were badly in
jurcd BY the blowing out Of the
crown sheet on Il Boston & Maine
locomotive between this town and
the WeirS today. The train. No.
-, from BOSTON on the White
Mountain division was delaved By
Tn accident. No trainmcn or pas
sengers Wetc hurr.
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HERE'S A RAY OF HOPE.
Although it Doesn t Jihe With Rec.
ular Forecast

" ASfIlNGTON, Jan. /. Not
quite 50 cold tonight and warmer
Saturday, was today $ forecast OF
the weather bufean Tot much nf
The cold STRICKEN eastern half Of The
United States Temperatures will
rise slowly in the interior districts
aud Atlantic coast states. The
storm off the coast has moved month
ward TO the vicinity Of Nova Scotia,
with greatly Increased intensity ani
caused gales along the coast.
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$4,000 REAL SLACKERs.
Estimated That Number Has Eyaded
Draft Law Operation.

WASHINGTON, Jan. An estimate
Of 30,000 real slackers in The United
States IS made by Provost Marshal Gen.
crat ttowdcr in a report 10 Secretary
Baker. That calculation supposes that
II men in each registration district
have ccrarat
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MEN FROM GREAT LAKES
To Assist on Coast Guard Work During
the Winter
PORTSMOUTH, Y, r.. /;

PORTSMOUTH. y. r., Jan. l..
Forty members Of tho Lake Superior
coast guard crews arrived today to he
assigned to salt water stations in the
first coast district extending along
the Maine and Massachusetts coasts
until navigation is re-opcned Ill the
Great Lakes
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PRESIDENT ADDRESSES
CONGRESS ON RAILROADS

Lays Before ii His Recommendations for Carving Ont
Government Operation of Lnes-BilIs Embodying
Presidents Ideas Already Prepared Under Supery-
sion of Department of Justice-Returns of Security
Holders Must Bc Guaranteed
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| W -ANIilN' lc-N, jim. - liz NdT |
| department viii oppose every cf
fort Of men already drafted 70 OBJ
tain discharges on ground Of alien
| citizenship il was learned today
Notified that several men III The na.
tIoua army camps have made appl
cation Tor Writ- oi habcas corpus Ioi
then release rs ahcns, Adntant
| General Mccain ordered camp com
mandcrs in every ease to tieht The
matter out III the court
| u.s. 'N"s -, '4uiIi'l =, ~ -, nv
tA' HoIa''' me-, - - ,',', '9ii.'i'' '.','l
| 'lt' 90 'il ,"1h'is sH"o''l n1 ih' i'''N
/ "iih "H' 'll@-'s',' a. ''''h. = l.'
! ths- -th' the puhit iHIE l'st ASSURE
: tha' 'h7 ih'"is. anu lsh'H -
1 ,ae pray ate shitFef VIII ~ ~ 'ai3i"l
/ - s@IF'1 aiid saiegU3Iisd as i - l''4
| sIhl' :" serve aud safeguard y III the
| present 1NtEa2fiiharY circumstance.
While .A@ present authoiltS "i the
/ executive aIlhefs lor al IQtfos ot
atlu!ul ttatIon and while, bl toa.ae al!
/ private interest," mast for the present
| give way ta tae public necessity IL 4s.
am sure vou VIII agree with ne, tlgit
and uacos arg that the cvHcre and
/ creditors et the railways, the holders
u taajr stocks and bonds, should rc
eeiHe from the government an onqnall-
fed guarantee that their properties win
te maintained throughout the / nod OF
| federal control iii as oooa repair ana
as complete equipment 8s at present
au1 thot the several roads viIl reeeivc
under ird nal manaecineat such rou.
! lreHSlt,on as IS e4ultahla and iugt alike
- their e@aets and tota6 general puh-
lo
Way operating iarome of tbe thr,.
salrs ealirz Jaay 50. 1917. earnestly
/ recommend that these guarantees be
9iE,n L. appropriate legislation and
4lEeu a promptly 50 circumstance 's
! permit. ! ueed not point cut thc as
-.ntlal H.'iee eg such uaaraLtrss and
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THE WEATHER.
1t Makes an Exception in Case of Yer
mont-Colder Tonight.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The wealth
ef forecast: Fair and colder tonight
Saturday fair except snow and not SC
cold III Vermont, Fresh north winds.
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Masonic Temple

The women of Bingham chapter
o. T. S., viii meet in their rooms in
the temple Friday evening to work for
the Red Cross.
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In Odd Fellows Temple

Monday, Jan Z. 7.au p. m. Regular
meeting uf Wanta,,iqlrt lodge IN
siallaiion ot officers hv District Deputy
4. y. Eddy. Refreshments
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Centre Congregational Church

Friday, Jan T. $50 p. m-CIurch
night Meeting IN the chapel with Il
program uu missionary beginnings
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\ lighthouse on III island III the Efitigh
channel has been equipped with a teie-
phone 50 that shipping men car land and
converse with persons on the plainland
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Experts have estimated that the lin DE-
POSTS of Austria. which have been hn;
little dayeloped, can be madc to supply
about th1eeiourths Of that country
needs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-04
Red Men S Hall

Dance every Saturday in Rcd Mems hall
sntll tuuhrr notice
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Continued on Page j.,
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-03-14
HOME THURSDAY NIGHT
FROM BuENA VISTA.

Judge Jas. l.. Cooper. Arthur Fred
rickson and Attorney Jas. IT. Locke,
returned to Canon City Thursday
night from Buena Vista where they
had been in attendance at special
session of the Cbafree county district
court. During the session. motion
for new trial was argued by Mr..
Locke. for w. B. Seymour, who was
convicted few weeks ago for the
theft OF an automobile from Mr..
Tnornhoff of Salida. The motion was
denied and Judge Cooper sentenced
Seymour to an indeterminate term OF
from two to four years in the state
penitentiary. Henry Hunt pleaded
guilty to the burglary OF the Sherman
hotel at Salida. on February a4th and
the theft of twenty dollars. He was
sentenced to states prison for a term
of from one to two years.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-03-14
Don't Worry
About tuberculosis
in France

Colonel Charles Dcrcle. French
Medical Military Attache OF the Unit
cd States Surgeon-Generars oaice.
has prepared statement FOR tho
March American. Magazine Ia which
he says:
Americans have been told that tu-
bercuiosis has rayaRed the French
troops. and-fhat Il viii spread to tho
United States army. The truth Is that
there Is less tuberculosis in tho
French army today than there was
among the French people before tho
war.
When our soldiers werv mobiiixed
In 1914 they had been sleeping. AZ wns
the custom in France. with closed
windows. They had been working In
shops and Offices. where fresh air was
q thing TO be afraid OF. They almost
never took outdoor exercise
THE result was that some OF them
were tubercuiar We took these men
and put thcm into special hospitals
but the number OF such cases has
been exaggerated by German propa-
gandiHts. More than this, we soon
found that a good many OF them did
not have tuberculosis at all. They
wore merely below par physically.
With proper treatment they werc aoon
lit to be put in the fighting ranks.
'Tubercuiosis has steadily de-
creased In the French troops. Life
In the open. plenty of exercise. reEu-
larity in eating and wholscme food
has improved their health In this re-
spect. ms in others''
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-03-14
News Notes
THURSDAY

GUESTS AT THRELkELD HOME
Mrs. Sumption of Pueblo was guest
at the Threlkeld home. Wednesday.
WILL ENGAGE IN
BUSINESS IN CANON.
Charles Fowler has spid his resi-
dence in Saiida and removed to Canon
City, where he will engage in the res
taurant business
LIE ROY MAxFiEtp RETURNS
FROM IOWA.
returned to Canon City after spending
some time at Manson. Iowa. Mr..
Maxfield says they had very cold
winter, back in Iowa and he is glad
to get back to sunny Colorado.
MR.. AND MRS. WILL STEVENS
AND SON HERE.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Stevens aud lit
tie son. Roy. of Livingston county,
Mo-. are spending few days with the
c. L. Threkeld and w. A. Cole fam
lilies. They are on their way to Cali
lOTHld 10 Ludhe tueAI uOnt.
ARRIVED HERE FROM
sANTAQuiN, uIAif.
Mr.. w. II. Brooks and family of
Santaquin. Utah. arrived here today.
Mr.. Brooks expects to buy an i'm
proved fruit and alfalfa tract Mr..
Harry Bate and family also of Santa
ouin. Utah accompanied Mr.. Brooks
and he is wanting to purchase a
mountain ranch near here.
Mr.. AND MRS. WATTS
HAVE Baby SON.
News was received in Canon today
from Hannibal. Mo. of the birth of an
eleven-pound boy. arriving at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Watts. on
March LIST. Mr.. and Mrs. Watts were
formerly residents of Canon City and
are anticipating returning here In May
TO make their home.
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down and got 50
weak I could hardly
stand. and hadhead-
aches every day. I
tried everything l
could think of and
was under a ply
sician's care for two
years A girl friend
had used Lydia e.
Pinkh ans Vege-
table Compounds and
she told me about
1t. From the first
day 1 took itIbegan
to feel better and
now I am well and
able to do most any
kind of work. /
have been recon-
mending the Com
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pound ever since and give You my per-
mission to publish this letter" Miss
Flo KELLY 476 So. 18th St., Newark,
N. ).
The reason this famous root and herb
remedy, Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, was so auccessful n Miss
Kelly's case was because it went to the
root of her trouble, restored her to q
pormal healthy condition and - result
her nervousness disappeared
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-03-14

Benjamin S. Higham. son of Mr.. and
Mrs Walter Higham OF 329 Rudd Ave
nue. who enlisted In the army at Sa'
Ida recently. but was ordered to Pu
ebio for physical examination by the
military exemption board there. was
assigned to the aviation section OF
the signal corps and was ordered to
report at San Antonio. Texas. for
training.
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ALERT. Mrs. L. Giatzweii. Mrs. 4. 5.
Bailey. Mrs. A. r. Mitchell. Mrs q.
j. Rundnhi. Mrs. T. J Prescott. Mrs.
y. ]. Morrison. Mrs. Elmer Rundahl
and little daughter: the Misses Marie
Prescott and Edna Morrison.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-03-14
CUSTER COUNTY PIONEER
DIED MONDAY.

isaac IN. Sp,awn, a well known
rancher OF the Wet Mountain valley
and pioneer resident OF Custer county
died on Monday Of this week and was
buried on the G.. A. II. cemetery at
Silver Gin on Thursday. Mr.. Splawn
came to Colorado from Missouri in
1879 and settled in the Wet Mountain
valley. He was 81 years OF age. He
served in the army during the Civil
war as member Of Company G.. 1st
Missouri cavalry. He leaves surviv-
ing him. two sons. James Splawn. OF
Westcliffe. and Stephen Splawn OF
Rico. Colorado. and three daughters
The latter are Mrs. Joseph Spitzner,
living east OF Silver Cliffe and two
married daughters. who are residents
rf California
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-03-14
DIED WITHIN FEW DAYS
oE EACH OTHER.

George W. Pritchard died at the
Odd Fellows home here. last Sun
day afternoon. He was born at Pitts
burg. Pa, February 9th. 1917 and
formerly resided at Rocky Ford. al
tho for a number of years had made
his home at Florence. The funeral
took place Tuesday afternoon. fol
lowed by internent at Greenwood
cemetery here.
His brother. J. w. rritchard. died
at his home in Florence on Tuesday
of this week. after a lingering illness
aged sixty-seven years. The latter
was also born in Pennsylvania and
came to Colorado thirty-five years ago.
He resided for long period in the
Upper Beaver creek neighborhood,
but seven years ago removed TO Flor
ence where he made his homo until
his death The funeral will take
place on Saturday. Burial will be
ut Lakeside cemetery.
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CANON CITY BOY GETS
NICE PROMOTION.

Eugene Isiey. transportation clerk
In the, Office OF Superintendent J. E.
McMahen of tho Santa Fe railway at
Pueblo. has received notice OF trans.
fer. which Is in the nature OF nice
promotion. Mr.. Islcy will leave Pu-
eblo IN a day or two for La ,Junta
whore he viii take UP the duties OF
clerk and special agent in the Office
Of Timothy O'Lcary, chief special
agent for the western lines OF the
Santa re system. Mr.. Isiey 10 pop
ular among the railroad fraternity at
Pueblo and his friends there. As well
as in Canon City. wish him all pos
sibie success in his new potion.
Mr.. Isley was > military registrsnt
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-03-14

from Fremont county and went 10
Camp Funston with the first incrs.
mcnt from this city. afier sevefni
months of military training he was
given an honorable discharge from
the army on account OF physical DIS
ability.
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SATURDAY

Mrs. Don Frank Fem and baby
have returned TO Canon Cit troni
Golden. where they have been visit
ing relatives for the past month. and
are again at home at the Episcopal
rectory at 422 Macon avenue.
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A NERVOUS
+, BREAKDOWN
Miss Kelly Tells How Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Restored
Her Health.

Newark, N. J.-"For about three
wears I suffered from nervous break