Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-28
SAVED HIS LIFE
This Is What Foreman
Says He Believes
Is Able To Be Back on Job Now,
"Tanlac 10 Granasst Msdieine in
the World" He Says

Many wonderful endorsements
have been given Taniac, but, the
statement made October 9th by
James Mahoney. Of p East 18th ST.,
Los Angeles. Cal, IN 10 remarkable
as To be almost Incredible.
Mr.. Mahoney, however, Is a man
Of unquesrioned integrity and mas
been foreman al the Richards Naus-
tadt Construction Co., ten years.
His neighDors have cnroborated his
remarkable statement in every detail
and will do SO again II called upon.
1t was being talked. among my
friends" said Mr.. Mahoney, that !
was going To die and I don't believe
anyone ever had a much closer call.
! Closely following an injury to my
back, caused by lifting some steel
last July year ago, my whole sys-
tenn seemed to give way. My stpm-
ach commenced hurting me terribly
and suffered from gas and indiges-
ton. There seemed TO be a lump ID
my stomach and I could not eat a
thing without intense pain after
wards. My appetite left me entirely
and l got SO weak I could not even
lift ten pounds Then ! became CON
stipaLed and my kidneys got out Of
order and disturbed me SO at night
l could not sleep sound. I was ii
misery all the time and SO weak
could NOT lift my feet 10 go up the
steps. I could not straishsen UP for
/ the pain IN my stomach. Before
!
hundred and forry-five. bur dropped
! down until I weighed only sixty i've
pounds. and if there was ever a liv-
ing skeleton ! wus. ! could hear my
friends, who came i'll to see me, say
| Poor Jim, ne can't last much long
er,' and ! had no hope myself u
ever getting up. In spite Of ali thai
could be done kept getting worse
That lump like feeling in my stom
ach seemed to get larger and ths
pain more intense. Finally I wa.
told nothing more could be done ex-
cept TO operate and l was TOO veal
10 stand that.
"One day q friend, who HAD beer
coming 10 see me often, told me how
TanIac had helped his daughter anC
urged me 70 try it. AT first I re-
fused. As my wife was opposed K
anything except prescribed medi-
cines. But one day this friend Of
fereG TO go and get me u bottle Of
Tanlac with the understanding thai
no one else know about II. Well,
started taking II and by the time ne
br9ughI me the third bottle ! was
feeling better. / stopped everything
/ else, kept taking Tanlac and slowly
improving. I soon noticed the pain
in my stomach easing up and that
lumpy feeling began to leave. I got
/ 10 eating something and then com
menced getting back my lost weight
and strength. ! kept taking II until
I used twenty bottles and as a result
l am in better shape than was for
years-even before l was taken sick.
I now weigh one hundred and thirty
pounds so you see my weight has
exactly doubled. I am working ey-
cry day and can do the heavy lift
ing lust the same as ! could. I am
NOT bothered any more with my kid
neys or constipation and ! sleep like
atop every night. Ny food tastes
good and my appetite is simply fine
Ny wife now thinks just as l do.
that Tanlac Is the grandest nedi-
cine in the world. I will praise it as
long as l live. and I never expect ID
be without IL"
Tanlac is sold in Augusta by Bow
ditch Webster Co.. and the leading
druggist IN every city and town