The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-12-15
A BRIEF SKETCH OF HER LIFE
How the Vegetable Compound Had Its Birth and
How the .Panic of 73' Caused it to be Offered
for Public Sale in Drug Stores
THE STORY READS LIKE A ROMANCE

had so often made from roots and
herbs for such of her women neigh
bors and friends who were sick and
ailing. Its success in those cases had
been wonderflll-its fame had spread,
and calls were coming from miles
around for this eficacious vegetable
compound.
They had no money, and little
credit. Their first laboratory was the
kitchen, where roots and herbs were
STEPPED on the stove, gradually filling
gross of bottles. Then came the
question of selling it. for always be-
fore they had given it away free.
They hired job printer to run of
some pamphlets setting forth the mer-
its of the medicine, nav called Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
and these pamphlets were distributed
by the Pinkham sons in Boston. New
York and Brooklyn.
The wonderful curative properties CT
The medicine were, to a great extent,
self-advcrtising, for whoever used 1t
recommended it to otheys, and the de-
mand gradually increased.
In 1877, by combined efforts. tho
family had saved enough money to
commence newspaper advertising on a
small scale, and from that time the
growth and SUCCESS Of fhe enterprise
was assured, Until to-day Lydia e.
Pinklam 'andther Vegetable Compound
have become household words every
where, and thousands OF pounds OF
roots and herbs are used annually in
making this great remedy for woman's
ills. -
Although Lydia e. Pinkham passed
to her reward some years ago, the per-
petuation Of her great work was
s''..:''ed by her foresight.
During her long and eocntful expert
ence she was ever methodical in her
work and was careful to preserve a
record of every case that came to her
attention. The case of every sick
woman who applied to her for advice
and there were housands-received
careful study, and the details, includ-
ing symptoms, treatment and results.
| were recorded for future reference.
and today these records together with
| thousands made since, are available to
sick women the world over, and repre-
sent a vast collaboration of informal
| tion regarding the treatment of won1-
ans ills which, for authenticity and
accuracy, can hardly be eQualed in aass
library in the world.
Another act of foresight on the part
of Lydia E Pinkham was to see that
! some one of her family was trained to-
carry on her work, and with that el'N
in view. for years before her death.
had as her chief assistant her daugIi-
ter,in-law, the present Mrs Pinkham.
Therefore, under the guidance and
careful training of Lydia E. Pinkham.
and vast experience Of her own,
covering twenty-five years, the present
Mrs. Pinkham is exceptionally well
equipped to advise sick women, which
she is always glad to do free Of
tnarse.
The record of LYDIA E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made of simple
. herbs and roots, is proud and peer
less one 1t is a record of constant
conquest over the obstinate ills OF
women, greater than that of any other
one medicine of its kind in the world.
and will ever stand as monument to
that noble woman whose name its
bears.