Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 17, 1906, Page 7

WHO SHE WAS SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. PINKHAM And a True Story of How the Vegetable Compound Had Its Birth and How the “Panic of ’73’’ Caused it to be Offered for Public Sale in Drug Stores. This remarkable woman, whose maiden name was Estes, was born in Lynn, Mass., February 9th, 1819, com- ing from a good old Quaker family. For some years she taught school, and became known as a woman of an alert and investigating mind, an earnest seeker after knowledge, and above Ee sessed of a wonderfully sympa- thetic nature. In 1843 she married Isaac Pinkham, 8 builder and real estate operator, and their early married life was marked by prosperity and happiness. They had four children, three sons and a daughter In those good old fashioned days it was common for mothers to make their own home medicines from roots and herbs, nature's own remedies— calling in a physician only in specially urgent cases. By tradition and ex- perience many of them gained a won- derful knowledge of the curative prop- erties of the various roots and herbs. Mrs. Pinkham took a great interest in the study of roots and herbs, their characteristics and power over disease. She maintained that just as nature so bountifully provides in the harvest- fields and orchards vegetable foods of all kinds; so, if we but take the pains to find them, in the roots and herbs of the field there are remedies ex- ressly designed to cure the various ills and weaknesses of the body, and it was her pleasure to search these out, and prepare simple and effective medi- cines for her own family and friends. Chief of these was a rare combina- tion of the choicest medicinal roots and herbs found best adapted for the cure of the ills and weaknesses pecu- liar to the female sex, and Lydia E. Pink- ham’s friends and_ neighbors learned that her compound relieved and cured and it. became quite popular among them. All this so far wasdone freely, with- out money and without price, as a labor of love. But in. 1873 the financial crisis struck Lynn. Itslengthand severity were too much for the large realestate interests of the Pinkham family, as this class of business suffered most from depression, so when the Centen- ear dawned it found their prop- swept away. Some other source come had to be found, At this point Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound was made known to the world. The three sons and the daughter, With thei- mother, combined forces to restore the family fortune. They argued that the medicine which was so good for their woman friends and neighbors was equally good for the women of the whole world. The Pinkhams had no money, and little credit. Their first laboratory was the kitchen, where roots and herbs were steeped on the stove, gradually filling a gross of bottles. Then came the question of selling it, for always before they had given it away freely. They hired a job printer to run off some pamphlets setting forth the merits of the medi- cine, now called Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, and these were distributed by the Pinkham sons in Boston, New York, end Brooklyn. The wonderful curative properties of the medicine were, to a great extent, self-advertising, for whoever used it recommended it to others, and the de- mand gradually increased. In 1877, by combined efforts the fam- ily had saved enough money to com- mence newspaper advertising and from that time the growth and success of the enterprise were assured. until to- day Lydia E. Pinkham and her Vege- table Compound have become house- hold words everywhere, and many tons of roots and herbs are used annu- ally in its manufacture. Lydia E, Pinkham herself did not live to see the great success of this work, She passed to her reward years ago, but not till she had provided means for continuing her work as effectively as she could have done it herself. During her long and eventful expe- rience she was ever methodical in her work and she was always careful topre- serve arecord of every case that came to her attention. The case of every sick woman who applied to her for advice— and there were thousands—received careful study, and the details, includ- ing symptoms, treatment and results were recorded for future reference, and to-day these records, together with hundreds of thousands made since, are available to sick women the world over, and represent a vast collabora- tion of information regarding the treatment of woman’s ills, which for authenticity and gecuracy can hardly be equaled in any Tibrary in the world, With Lydia E, Pinkham worked her daughter-in-law, the present Mrs. Pinkham. She wascarefully instructed in all her hard-won knowledge, and for years she assisted her in her vast correspondence, To her hands naturally fell the direction of the work when its origina- tor passed away. For nearly twenty- five years she has continued it, and nothing in the work shows when the first Lydia E. Pinkham dropped her pen, and the present Mrs. Pinkham, now the mother of a large family, took itup. With women assistants, some as capable as herself, the present’ Mrs, Pinkham continues this great work,and probably from the office of no other person have so many women been ad- vised how to regain health. Sick wo- men, this advice is ‘‘Yours for Health” freely given if you only write to ask for it. Such is the history of Lydia E. Pink- ham’s Vegetable Compound; made from simple roots and herbs; the one great medicine for women’s ailments, and the fitting monument to the noble woman whose name it bears. A LIMITED OFFERING OF GOLD TRUST FIRST MORTGAGE DIVIDEND-PAYING BONDS yw offered to the public. Send name tive printed matter. Seven hundred references. . FLEISCHER, Room A, Wells Bidg., MILWAUKEE, WIS. one of the best agricultural and industrial enterprises on the market at par— and address for illustrated and descrip- Address In some men there is an entire ab- sence of a sense of the humorous. Men think they know how most things should be done. W.L. Douc.Las $3598 $3:°°° SHOES W.L. Douglas $4.00 Cilt Edge Line | cannot be equalled at any price. {JULY 6 1878- CAPITAL $2,500,000), W. L. DOUGLAS MAKES & SELLS MORE MEN'S $3. $0, SHOES THAN ANY OTHER MARUFACTURER IN THE WORLD. 10 000 REWARD to anyone who can i) disprove this statement. lil could take you into “ye banged large factories at Brockton, Mass., and show you the infinite care with which every pair of shoes is made, you would realize why W.L. Doupies $3.50 shoes cost more to make, why they hold their s! fit better, wear longer, and are of intrinsic value than any other $3.50 shoe. le louglas lade Shoes for Bene 500, NG, on1.14, 81,00 CAUT e*insist upon having ‘Doug- Ins shoes. no substitute. ione genuine without his name and price stamped on Fast Color Eyelets used; they will not wear brasay. ‘Write for Niustrated 3 y ‘W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mash MAKES BEAUTY Among the ladies no other medi- cine has ever had so strong a fol- lowing, because, excepting pure air and exercise, it is the source of more beautiful complexions than any other agency, as Lane’s Family Medicine the tonic-laxative. It puts pure blood in the veins, and no woman can be homely when the rich, red blood of health courses in her veins. Sold by all dealers at 25¢, and soc. Medicine Made for Mothers use Jonns ttniines For Internal and External use. Cures croup, colic, cramps, coughs, sore throat, burns, bruises, bitesand any soreness, 25 and30cts. Atall druggists. 1. S. JOHNSON & CO., Boston, Mass. SAA WRITE FOR TRIAL PACKAGE \’. “GOLD COLIN HEAVE CURE” on different horses, and has never fiailed me yet.” 3 —Wa. J. Wenz, St. Paul. 4c for Postage, and mention this: re Gold Coin Stock Food Co. 104E.SthSt.St.Paul,Minm “I have used over 100pack-! your supply of horses. ages of your Heave Lee a cota Determining Sex. I went to prove my theory before 1 begin by stating what every one in this wide world knows, that there is no such a thing as chance in nature. the human family for an example. There are many families that consist of all males. Others that are all fe males. I claim such things are gov erned by law. It is impossible to produce male or female by chance or by physical weakness. In fact the weight or size cuts no figure in the matter of gender whatever. What has weight, size or strength to do with the production of sex? Not the least influence in the world. It 1 remains for the female to do that rt of the business. It is the period vt pregnancy that determines the sex. There is a possibility that there may be some correctness in this theory, but my theory has proven true time and again. It is simply the workings of nature. No strength, no weight, no physical inability in the sex line con trols production. My friend states that there are no rules without exceptions. That is a mistaken idea, or rather an old say- ing. The rule or law by which male and female are produced is unchange- able as any other rule except the old darkey’s rule which works both ways. That is, if twice two is four, twice four must be two. The exception is not the fault of the rule to work right every time. The rule or law, which | choose to call it, is unchanged and al- ways remains the same. It is the circumstances, the environment, that “anges the results. My friend is on right track, but he must dig deep probe more and experiment more. —J. C. Mahoney, Kane Co., Farmers’ Review. Commercial Feeding Stuffs. The man that has to buy bran and other commercial feeding stuffs must be always on his guara against tne numerous adulterations that are to be found on some of the markets. There are less of these in markets where the inspection law is little enforced thap in the states where the state law makes feed inspection vigorous. In many of our states where inspection laws have been vigorously enforced some bad conditions are found. How much worse must conditions be iv those states in which nothing is really being done to protect the buyers of feed. The inspection law of the state of Maine has been vigorously enforced. yet C. D. Woods, the director of the experiment station, who has part o! the task°of enforcing this law, Says: “Gluten products continue to be the most unsatisfactory of any feeds on the market. This is partly because different parts of the same brand dif. fer somewhat in composition, but is chiefly because certain companies per sist in putting a guarantee upon their goods that the goods do not come up to in any instance.” In relation to adulterated mixed feeds the author says that “there is so much profit in selling ground corn cobs, broom corn and other valueless materials at the price of wheat bran that the con sumer must ever be on his watch against this fraud. The safest thing to do is to buy only well-known reli able brands of this class of goods. If the consumers see to it that all of this class of feeds they buy carries the name of the miller, there will be little likelihood of their being de frauded.” Sheep and Dogs. As to the relation of dogs to sheep- raising in Michigan: The Board of Agriculture has no record whatever of losses of sheep from this cause and so far as I can learn there are no statistics to be had on this subject in this state. There is no question but what the loss from this source to those engaged in the sheep industry is very large in the aggregate. We have a state law taxing dogs and pro- viding that the funds arising from this source go to liquidate claims for the sheep destroyed. I think that the law is effective so far as it goes, but the great difficulty seems to be that the sheep actually destroyed or injured is ' only a small part of the loss, the entire flock being put out of condition by ,reason of the fright. I know of no remedy except to get rid of the dogs jor the sheep.—A. M. Brown, Michi- 'gan Agricultural College, in Farmers’ | Review. Tuberculosis of Cold-Blooded Animals. Some of the German scientists are studying the susceptibility of cold- blooded animals to the tuberculosis germ with the purpose of finding out if these may become sources of the disease to farm animals or humans, and also to learn if bacilli from such animals can be used to immunize farm stock or human beings. In the study of frogs by one of the scientists it was found that one and a half per cent are affected with tuberculosis. Among the cold-blooded animals in- oculated were frogs, salamanders, Iiz- arés, crayfish, turtles, snakes, carp, barbel. Of these it was found that frogs, lizards and turtles were the most susceptible, though all of the animals inoculated were found to be susceptible to some degree. Keep one or two good brood mares and it won’t cost much to keep up Too many ;farmers want to buy everything they ‘need. Just a little foresight and one may have a fine young horse coming on evers year. Everything is governed by law. Take ; Il., in} 1 A Sorry Prospect. It 1s, of course, a platitude to say that the frankness of the young is, on certain occasions, most appalling; but the truth of the statement is illustrat- ed in a new way by the following story of the little boy who was taken out to dine. Ralph had, to the comfort of his mother, conducted himself in a most exemplary manner throughout the re- past. At dessert the lad gazed long- : ingly at some fruit at the farther end of the table, but, much to his dis- appointment, he was not asked to have any of it. It chanced that the hostess, boy’s face, and being, of course, en- boy’s face, an dbeing, of course, en- tirely ignorant of the cause thereof, said: “And of what are you thinking so earnestly, little man?” “Mother told me,” came in swift re- sponse, “not to take two apples, and I was thinking I’d be mighty lucky to get one.” Did He Get Them? “Why don’t you go to work?” said a charitable lady to a tramp, before whom she placed a nicely cooked meal. “I would,” replied the vagrant, “if I had the tools.” “What sort of tools do you want?” asked the hostess. “A knife and fork,” said the tramp. Right. Irate Wife—I want to know, sir, what time it was when you got home last night! Husband (meekly)—A quarter of 12, my dear. Irate Wife—Twelve nothing! elock had just struck 3 and—” Husband (triumphantly) — Well, ain’t that a quarter of 12?—Judge. The ISAVED EROM_CATARRH OF LUNGS’ BY TAKING PE-RU-NA. Mrs, Addie Harding, 121 W. Bright- on Ave., Syracuse, N. Y., writes: “I have been a user of Peruna for the past twelve years. With me it is a sure preventive of colds and many oth- er ills. Mrs. Addie Harding. “Two or three times a year I am troubled with my throat, a kind of raw feeling, turning to bronchitis. I have had the services of my physician in each case. Two years ago, when I felt a spell coming, I tried Peruna to check it, and to my delight was not troubled with the smothered and chok- ing feeling and never have been since. I can check it every time with Pe- runa.” Sore Throat Develops Into Bronchitis Chronic Catarrh of Throat and Lungs Mrs. Virginia Caviana, room 32, Cambridge Block, Portland, Ore, writes: “I was a sufferer with catarrh of the throat and lungs for a long time before Peruna was recommended to me. I gave it a trial, although I thought at the time it would be just like other medicines and do me no good. I was pleased to find that my improvement began in less than two weeks and continued until I was en- tirely well. I gained nearly 15 pounds, have a splendid appetite and am grate- ful for what your medicine has done for me.” oe », & > = | J ‘Louisville, Ky. The genuine Syrup of Figs is for sale by all first-class druggists. PATENTS. List of Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors. Reported by Lothrop & Johnson, patent lawyers, 911-912 Pioneer Press building, St. Paul, Minn. John Bar- ton, Virginia, Minn, wrench; Conrad Fichtner, Goodrich, N. D., shaping tool; John Flynn, Duluth, Minn., stump puller; George Holt, Spicer, Minn., oar lock; Abraham Krahn, Langdon, N. D., draft equalizer; Gustav Love, Cokato, Minn., brake for bicycles; Joseph Man- gan, St. Paul, Minn., churn. IHOLD UP'f CLOTHING. ‘ismade of the best alsin black or yellow FR 47 STICKTOTHE —_. SIGN OF THE FISH TOWER CAHAD:AN CLIT. AIT OES 8, N W N U —NO. 11— 1906. To sweeten, To refresh, To cleanse the \ b system, Effectually and Gently ; There is only one Genuine Syrup of Figs; to get its bene- ficial effects Always buy the genuine — Manufactured by the San Francisco, Cal. Dispels colds and headaches when ilious or con- stipated; For men, women and children; Acts best. on the kidneys and liver, stomach and bowels; G New York. NY. e full name of the company—California Second thoughts are best. God ere- ated man; woman was the after- thought.—Proverb. Gives absolutely FREE to every settler one hun- dred and sixty acres of land in Western Canada. Land adjoining this can be purchased from railway and land companies at from $6 to $10 per acre. upwards of twenty-five bushels of wheat to the acre. _ It is also the best of grazing land and for mixed farming it has no superior on the continent. Splendid climate, low taxes, railways convenient, schools and churches close at hand. Write for “Twentieth Century Canada” and low railway rates to Superintendent of Immigration, Ottawa, authorized Canadian Government Agent— E. T. Holmes, 315 Jackson Street, St. Paul, Minnesota. (Mention this paper.) On this land this year has been produced | Canada; or to, Fig Syrup Co.—is always printed on the front of every package. Price Fifty Cents per bottle. C.C.C.-C.C.C.-C.C.C.-C.€.C. WANTED. If you are willing to work we can give you a chance; you will not get rich, but you can earn a fair income (man or woman). Write with references to H.S. 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