Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1898 — A WOMAN'S BURDEN. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

A WOMAN'S BURDEN.

From tlis Evening News, Detroit Mioh. The women of to-day are not as strong as their grandmothers. They are bearing a burden in silence that grows heaver day by day; that is sapping their vitality and clouding thsir happiness. Mrs. Alexander B. Clark, of 417 Michigan avenue. Detroit, is a typical woman of to-day. Suffering as thousands of her sisters have suffered, she almost despair-

ed of life and yet she was cured. “For five years I, suffered with ovarian trouble,” is Mrs. Clark’s own version of the story. “I was not free one single day from headache and intense twitching pains in iny neck and shoulders. For mouths at a time I would b e confined to my bed. At times black spots

would appear before my eyes and I would become blind. My nerves were in such a state that a step on the floor unsettled me. . “Eminent doctors, skillful nuraes, the best fowl and medicine all faded. Then I consented to an operation. That, too, failed and they said another was necessary. After the second I was much worse. “It was then I heard of Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. I heard that they had cured cases like mine and I tried lh “They cured me! They brought sunshine to my life and filled my cup with happiness. The headache is gone; the twitching is gone: the nervousness is gone: the trembling has ceased, and l have gained twenty-six pounds. Health and strength is mine and I am thankful to Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People for the blessing.” These pills are a boon to womankind. Acting directly on the bloody and nerves, they restore the requisite vitality to all parts of the body; creating functional regularity and perfect harmony throughout the nervous systvm. The pallor of the cheeks is changed to the delicate blush of health; the eyes brighten; the muscles grow elastic, ambition is created and good health returns.

I became blind.