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,
stomach illness, insomnia, depression,
cancer, tumors, women's diseases,
flatulence, menstruation, fertility, etc.:
"Fruits and Candies"
pamphlet: selections
The Pinkham company published
many things in its long history,
including Fruits
and Candies, a combination
cookbook and health advisor
(below), where we can read a
recipe for peach gâteau just
above a cure for vaginal
discharge!
The booklet dates probably from
the late 1920s, when the Pinkham
Vegetable Compound was selling
very well, being a legal source of
alcohol during the prohibition of
most drinking alcohol in the
United States.
The cover resembles Maxfield
Parrish's work, which influenced
American illustration in much of
the early 20th century.
SarahAnne Hazlewood
generously donated the material
to this museum.
Long
download time!
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front cover
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back cover
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NEXT: More selections
from "Fruits and
Candies" pamphlet - See more Mrs. Pinkham,
below (and see her first page)
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.
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
See also the patent medicine
Cardui,
Dr. Grace Feder Thompson's
letter
appealing for patients, Dr. Pierce's
medicines, and Orange
Blossom medicine.
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1998, 2005 Harry Finley. It is
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