The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-10-19
And True Story OF How the Vegetable Compound
Had Its Birth and How the "Panic of '73' Caused
1t to be Offered for Public Sale in Drug Stores.

restore the family fortune. They
argued that the medicine which was
so good for their woman friends and
neighhors 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 stepped on the stove,
gradually hlling n gross of bottles.
Then came the question of selling
il, for always before they had given
il away freely. They hired Job
printer to run off some pamphlets
setting forth the merits of the medi-
cine, now called Lydia K. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, md these were
distributed by the PinlShnm sons in
Boston, New York, and Brooklyn.
The wonderful curative properties of
the medicine were. To great extent,
self-advertising, for whoever used IL
recommended II 10 others, and the do
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-
dav Lydia r. Pinkham and her Vcge-
table Compound have become house
hold words everywhere, and many
tons OF roots and herbs are used annu-
ally in its manufacture, .........
Lydia f. Pinkham herself did pot
| live 10 see the great success OF this
work. She passed TO her reward years
ago, but not till abe had provided
means for continuing her work as
effectively rs she could have done ID
| herself. .... .... ... .
During her long and cventful expe-
rieuce she was ever methodical In her
work and she was always careful TO pre-
serve a record OF every case that came to
her attention. The case OF every sick
woman who applied To her for advice
| aud there were thousands-received
careful study. and the details, includ-
| ing symptoms. treatment and results
were recorded for future reference and
To dnv these records, together with
hundreds of thousands made since. arc
ava liable Co sick women the world
over, and represent vast collaborn-
tion OF information regarding tho
! treatment OF woman's Ills, which for
authenticity and accuracy can hardly
lie cqualed in any library LA the
world. ..
With Lydia +. Pinkhnm worked her
daughter o. in law. the present Mrs.
Pinkham. She was care fully instructed
in all her han d-won knowledge, and
for years she assisted her In her vast
correspondence. ......
To her hands naturally fell the
direction 81 the work when its oriRina-
tor passed away. For nearly twenty
five wears she has continued IL, and
nothing in The work shows when tho
first Lvd.a IT, pinkham dropped her
pen. and the present Mrs. Pinkbam,
now tho mother Of n large family, took
it mp With woman assistants. some a.
capable - hcrscf. tae present Mrs.
Pinkham continues this gres work and
probably from the Office Of no other
person have 40 many women been ad-
viScd bow 10 regain health. Sick wo-
men this advice is Yours for Health"
freely given II you ony write 70 ask
for il. ..
Snch is the historv OF Lydia #. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound made
from simple roots and herbs; the one
great medicine for womcn's ailments,
and the fitting monument TO the noble
woman whose nnmc q bears ....