YOUR
remedies for menstrual period pain and
problems. See more remedies here.
A discussion
of the letter testimonials, and their
authenticity, of the Pinkham company (in a
discussion of a Pursettes ad with a letter
testimonial)
See two letters to MUM about
the ingredients of
her Compound, and one about the lyrics
of an English
pop song, Lily
the Pink, about her.
Other amazing
women: Nelli Bly, Dr. Marie Stopes, Dr. Grace
Feder Thompson
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The Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
maker of medicine for headaches,
constipation, menopause, insomnia,
depression, cancer, tumors, women's
diseases,
flatulence, menstruation, fertility,
douches, kidneys, etc.:
"Stretching Your
Dollar"
Complete pamphlet
Below:
P.4. I love the
intransitive use of doctor
in the last testimonial,
common in patent medicine
booklets from this era.
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Below:
P.5. Again, the writing is
snappy.
One reason for that is the
active
tense,
not passive.
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The
Schlesinger Library, of the
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced
Study, part of Harvard
University, has probably
the largest
collection of material
about the Pinkham enterprise, the
records of the Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Company.
Part of the donation of
SarahAnne Hazelwood to this
museum, much of it patent medicine
and old medical equipment, was a
very interesting biography and
study of Mrs. Pinkham's business,
Female
Complaints: Lydia Pinkham and
the Business of Women's Medicine,
by Sarah Stage.
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2008 Harry Finley. It is illegal
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