Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-05
WHO SHE WAS.
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. PINKHAM
And True Story of How the Vegetable Compound Had
Its Birth and How the "Panic OF 70" Caused It to Be
Offered For Public Sale in Drug Stores.

restore the family fortune. They
argued that the medicine which was
so good for their women friends ana
neighbors was equally good for the
women Of the whole world.
The Pinkhams had no money ana
little credit. Their first laboratory
was the kitchen, where roots and
herbs were STEPPED 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 pamphlete
setting forth the merits Of the medis
cine. now called Lydia e. PinkhamA
Vegetable Compound, and these were
distributed by the Pinkham sons IN
Boston, New York, and Brooklyn.
The wonderful curative properties od
the medicine were, to great extent
self advertising, for whoever used p
recommended 1t to others, and the dea
mand gradually increased.
In 1877, by combined efforts the fans
lily had saved enough money to co1ns
mence newspaper advertising and from
that time the growth and success o.
the enterprise were assured until toA
day Lydia e. Pinkharn and her Vegea
table Compound have become houseA
hold words everywhere, and many toQq
of roots and herbs are used annua12
In it's manufacture.
Lydia e. Pinlrham herself did n00
live to see the great success OF ttnA
work. She passed to her reward sevena
al years ago, but not until she had pro-
vided means for continuing her wor1
as effectively as she could have do01
it herself.
During her long ana eventful exp0p
rience she was ever Snethodical In hoY
work and she was always careful
preserve a record Of every case thl
came to her attention. The case eli
every sick woman who applied 70 ~
for advice-and there were ahouupan09
received careful STUDIO end 10 o.
tails, including symptoms, treAtme&Q
and results were recorded for future
reference, and today these recordA 70.
gether with hundreds Of thousandp
made since, are availeIble to sick worh-
en- the world over, and represent q
vast collaboration at information foa
garding the treatment OF woman's dllaL
which for authenticity and accuracy
can hardly be equaled In any library
in the world.
With Lydia f. Pinlham worked ieg
daughter-in-law the present MrA
Pinkham. She was carefully instruct.
ed in all her hard won knowledge, and
for years she assisted her In her vast
correspondence.
To her hands naturally fell the di-
rection of the work when its or4gina-
tor passed away. For nearly twent-
five years she has continued IT, and no.
thing in the work shows when Lydia
E. Pinkham dropped her pen, and tho
present Mrs. Pinkham, now the mott =
of a large family. took 1t UP. w
woman assistants, some as capable
herself the present Mrs. Pinkham COZ
tinues this great work, and probabf!
from the office Of no other person haveS
so many women been advised how to
regain health, Sick women, this ads
vice is Yours for Health" freely given
If YOU only write to ask tor'it
Such is the history Of Lydia Fl
Pnkham's Vegetable Compound; made
from simple roots and herbs; the one
great medicine for women's ailmentas
and the fitting monument to the noblA
woman whose name 1T bears.