Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-13
(fDiA e. PlNkHAM A REALITY.
The Report That There Never Was Such
aPerson Denied by Her Son.

The Report That There Never Was Such
aPerson Denied by Her Son.
A few days ago il was the good for
tune of Herald representative to be
privileged an interview with Charles ii.
Pinkham, of the Lydia f. Pinkham
Medical Company, who Was found at
the laboratory in the city Of Lynn.
al have called" said the reporter,
''for the purpose inqulring into the
truthfulness of certain stories which
have gained more or less currency dur
ing the past two or three years relating
to the history of the Pinkham enter
prise, and If these rumors are mislead.
ing to give you an opportunity to cor
rect tnem.'
After thanking the reporter for this
manifestation OF interest, Mr.. Pinkham
proceeded to say, "Yes, there are queer
ideas always getting into the heads of
the people, and my experience has
been that it takes one-half the world
10 correct the errors of the other half.
have heard 1t said that no such per-
son as my mother, LYDIA +. Pinkham,
ever existed, and that we simply adop-
ted the name for advertising purposes
Bu.," continued Mr.. Pinkham, "allo W
me to call your attention To the three
portraits hanging on yonder wall and
which form border to the painting IN
the center. Those on the outside are
the children of Lydia E. Pinkham,
while the one in the middle represents
their mother. This display Of the
Members of Our Family
always attracts the attention of the Wis
itor and dispels whatever doubt he
might previously have had to the real
existence of a person by the name of
LYDIA T.. Pinkham.
''How long have you been connected
with the buslness" further inquired
the reporter.
"From its very beginning. My father
was broken down In health when my
| mother first began to make the COM
| pound. which has now come to be
known all over the world. | was the
eldest of the boys, and took the man.
| agement of the business from Its in
| ception, since which time | have re-
| manned its executive head"
"Your beginning was necessarily
small, was 1t not?'
"Ycs, very; our first laboratory was
| mothers kitchen. We stepped the
herbs in limited quantities, and the
| filling of a gross or so OF bottles was
] the combined efforts of the family dur
| ing the evening. After We had pro-
| crossed thus far in our undertaking,
my brothers and | would go to Boston
and the surrounding towns distributing
circulars which set forth the virtues OF
the compound; IN fact, we adopted any
honorable means that suggested itself
whereby demand for the medicine
could be simulated"
Success attended our efforts, and IL
was not long before we were heard OF
in the newspapers and periodical:
throughout the country. We soon
found 1t necessary to remove from the
kitchen TO regularly appointed labor
| atory, but the expansion OF our bust
ness was so great that larger and still
larger building became imperative
until at last We found ourselves IN oui
present we'll appointed structure, where
we have every facility for answering
| the demands which are made upon US
81 understand that your wife takes
an active part in the correspondence
! with women whom you treat by mail?''
AYES. she attends personally to the
private correspondence aud personal
visits of female patients. 30 you ses
instead of there being no Mrs. Pinkham
in the concern there have been two
my wife and mother. My wife today
handles an enormous amount of cor
respondence with women, and her wld,
personal experience with mother
aided by many volumes OF records
! co,npiled by nv mother. are factors in
the perpetuation of our success"
1
| 'sIs there anything further you would
ike me 10 say, Mr.. PinshamF'
Nothing occurs TO me now. We an
nounce - the world. through our ad
refreshments in the newspapers, ever,
day that We still live. and I hsv,
demonstrated % you that there at,
Piukhams IN fact, and that We AT,
solely Piusham firm. We hope tn.
women OF the world will continue I,
think kindly Of us and LYDIA f. Pink
nam. Vegetable Compound. Tn,
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