Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-10-11
WHO SHE WAS
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. pINKHAM
And True Story Of How the Vegetable Compound
Had It's Birth and How the "Panic of 49, 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
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 stepped on the stove,
gradually filing gross Of bottles.
Then came the question of selling
| II. for always before they had given
II away freely. They hired 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. and Brooklyn.
The wonderful curative properties Of
The medicine were, to q great extent,
self-advertising, for whoever used IL
recommended It to others, and the de-
nand gradually increased.
In 1877, by combined efforts the fam
ny had saved enough money to COM
menee 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 it's 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 expo
Hence she was ever methodical In her
wosk and she was always careful to pre-
serve n record 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, inolud-
Ing symptoms, treatment and results
WSre recorded Tor future reference, and
to-day these records, together with
hundrsds of thousands made since, are
svsliab1e to siok women the world
over, and represent vast collabora-
tioh Of information regarding the
treabment OF woman's ills, which for
authenticity and accuracy can hardly
be equaled tn any library In the
world.
With Lydia e. Pinkham worked her
daughter in law, the present Mrs.
Pinkhem. She was carefully 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 It's origina-
tor passed away. For nearly twenty
five years she has continued II, and
nothing In the work shows when the
first Lydia q. Pinlkham dropped her
pen, and the present Mrs. Pinkham,
now the mother OF Q large family, took
IL up. With woman assistants, some as
capable as herself. the present Mrs.
Pinkham continues this great work and
probably from the Office Of no other
person have % many women been ad-
v,sed how to regain health. Sick wo-
men, this advice 10 "Yours for Health"
freely given II you only write to ask
for it.
6uoh q the history Of Lydia q. PINK
hams Vegetable Compound; made
hom simple roots and herbs the one
great medicine for women's ailments,
end the fitting monupent to the noble
Ncnaa whose name II bears.