The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-05-22
MRS. CHAS. PEDEN
GAINS "a POUNDS
Twice Examined and Each Time Told
Operation Was Only Hope.

II have just finished my third bot
| tie Of Tanlac and have gained twenty.
seven pounds was the truly remark.
able statement made by Mrs. Chas
Peden, residing at $50 Mill street
Huntsville, Ala. Mrs. Peden is one
of the best known and highly re-
spected women of that thriving little
city, where she has made her home
for a number of years.
when l commenced taking the
medicine" she continued, IL only
weighed ninety-eight pounds, now
weigh 1875 pounds and never felt bet
tor in my life. For years ! have suf-
fered with bad form Of stomach
trouble. constipation and pains in my
side and back. At times the pains
took the form of torture and I was
twice examined and each time was
told that had appendicitis and that
an operation would be my only hope.
I had fallen off until l only weighed
ninety-eight pounds and was so weak
l could hardly get around.
II had no appetite at all scarcely.
and what little did eat would cause
gas to form in my stomach, which
gave me palpitation of the heart, sick
headaches and dizzy feeling about
the head. When the spells came on l
would get awfully nervous. ! wor-
ried about myself until could rest and
sleep but little.
81 had fallen off until was almost
skin and bone and my strength and en-
ergy were slowly leaving me. l had a
dread of the future and could sec moth
ing but the operating table and the
knife. / had perfect horror of an
operation, but had made up my mind
that it was either life or death and
prepared to submit to it. had madt
all preparations for the operation and
called on my lister to tell her good
bye, as did not know whether would
live to see her again or not. NY sister
begged and pleaded with me not to al
low them to cut on me and told me to
wait and try good tonic for while.
The next day, as returned from the
consultation room l thought of what
she said and as I had heard so much
about Tanlac / decided to try it as
last resort and stopped at Gilbert's
drug store and bought bottle. OF
course had lost heart and had no
faith in the medicine, but to please my
sister made up my mind to take it
anu vi, WlldG q Lcappy udy tAfAe was IOi
me!
81 never returned for the operation.
but just kept taking the Tanlac. Right
from the start began to feel better.
The medicine seemed to take hold
right at once. 1t had soothing eff
feet and in a few days felt no pain
at all. l was so happy over the Won
derful improvement in my condition
that l sent for my neighbors to tell
them how much better felt. l sent
and got another bottle Of Tanlac, and
have just finished taking my third bot
tie and feel like ] have been made all
over again into new woman.
Gas have said before, now weigh
125 pounds, and my improvement has
been SO rapid that none of my clothes
are big enough for me. will have to
make them all over again. now have!
ravenous appetite and my husband
says ! am simply eating him out of
house and home have even gone.
back to my coffee which was told not
to touch. Those terrible pains in my
back and head have all disappeared
and sleep like child. / am no long
err nervous and when I get up morn
ings l feel refreshed, cheerful and
bright, am now able to attend to my
duties and l feel as if II
had started life all over again. My
husband is highly delighted, and my
recovery is the talk of the neighbor-
hood. do nothing but rejoice all day
long over the recovery of my health
and praise Tanlac to everybody.
81 feel so grateful for my escape
from the operating table and the knife
that you may publish what l have
said; you may, if you will, tell other
women suffering as | have, to come
and see me and l will be glad to tell
them all about my case"
Tanlac is sold in Minot by the Tay-
lor Drug Co., in Kenmare by John
L. Wemark, in Ryder by Geo. Couch
and in Douglas by j. j. Donahue.
IL