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SKETCH OP THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. PINKHAM
And a True Story of How the Vegetable Compound
Had Its Birth and How the "Panic of ' 73" Caused
it to be Offered for Public Sale in Drug Stores.
This remarkablevoman , -whose
tnaiden name was Estes , was born in
Lynn , Mass. , February 9th , 1819 , com
ing from a good old Quaker family.
For some years she taught school , and
became known as a woman of an alert
and investigating mind , an earnest
seeker after knowledge , and above
all , possessed of a wonderfully sympa
thetic nature.
In 1843 she married Isaac Pinkham ,
a builder and real estate operator , and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
lour children , three sons and a
daughter.
< In those good old fashioned days it
was common for mothers to make
their own home medicines from roots
end herbs , nature's own remedies
calling in a physician only in specially
tirgent cases. By tradition and ex
perience many of them gained a won
derful knowledge of the curative prop
erties of the various roots and herbs.
Mrs. Pinkham took a great interest
in the study of roots and herbs , their
characteristics and power over disease.
P She maintained that just as nature so
I' ' "bountifully provides in the harvest-
fields and orchards vegetable foods of
all kinds ; so , if we but take the pains
to find them , in the roots and herbs
of the field there are remedies ex
pressly designed to cure the various
ills and weaknesses of the body , 'and
it was her pleasure to search these out ,
and prepare simple and effective medi
cines for her own family and friends.
Chief of these was a rare combina
tion of the choicest medicinal roots
and herbs found best adapted for the
cure of the ills and weaknesses pecu
I'J liar to the female sex , and Lydia E. Pink-
ham's friends and neighbors learned
that her compound relieved and cured
and it became quite popular among
them.
All this so far was done freely , with
out money and without price , as a
labor of love.
But in 1873 the financial crisis struck
Lynn. Its length and severity were too
much for the large real estate interests
a of the Pinkham family , as this class
of business suffered most from
J fearful depression , so when the Centen
nial year dawned it found their prop
erty swept avay. Some other source
& of income had to be found.
At this point Lydia E. Pinkham's
"Vegetable Compound was made known
to the world.
The three sons and the daughter ,
with their mother , combined forces to
Different V evr0.
"When a. contribution comes from
your neighbor and you speak of it as a
flea bite , it seems very small , " remark
ed the Observer of Events and Things ;
"but if the contribution comes from the
flea itself well , you don't consider it
such an insignificant thing. "
I find Piso's Cur for Consumption the
test medicine for croupy children. Mrs.
F. Callahan , 114 HaJl street , Parkers *
burs , W. Va. , April 16 , 1901.
Benson for Yelling1.
She Why , those men at the Stock
Exchange run about , yelling like a lot
of crazy men.
I He Well , I guess you'd yell like a
crazy man if you paid § 60,000 for a seat
and then couldn't sit down.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets.
Drupglsts refund money If it falls to cure.
tE. W. Grove's signature Is on each box. 23c.
Tlie Chronic Bachelor.
It's easy enough to manage a woman.
All you've got to do is to get the wom
an's consent Cleveland Leader.
CIVES-
Absolutely Free
fo Every SdHer
One Hundred and Sixty
Acres of Land in
WESTERN CANADA
Land adjoining this can be purchased from rail
way and land companies at from $5 to $10 per acre. '
On Tbis Land This Year Has Been Produced
Upwards of Twenfy-five' '
Bushels of Wheat io the Acre .
It is also the best of prazinsrland , and f9r mixed
farming it has no superior on the continent.
Splendid climate , low taxes , railways conveni
ent , schools and churches close at hand. For
"Tweilielfc Ceitary Concda" and low railway rates
Apply fo- infotnBtlou to SuperllBUndtjit of ImBJjpa.
fioa. O.t w . 0 B d . or to K. T. Holme * . 815 JacTuon
fl fct.PM ? Minn. , knd J. M. McLaohUn/Bor H6 ,
I Wi Urtown , Bo.D ioU , Authorized G ovBrnm nt Ag at9
; ou § aw tM * dTortU t.
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 steeped 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 pamphlets
setting forth the merits of the medi
cine , now called Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound , and these wye
distributed by the Pinkham sons in
Boston , New York , and Brooklyn.
The wonderful curative properties of
the medicine were , to a great extent ,
self-advertising , for whoever used it
recommended it to others , and the de
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
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 its 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
hprself.
Qhring her long and eventful expe
rience 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
and there were thousands received
careful study , and the details , includ
ing symptoms , treatment and results
were recorded for future reference , and
to-day these records , together with
hundreds of thousands made since , are
available to sick women the world
over , and represent a vast collabora
tion of information regarding the
treatment of woman's ills , which for
authenticity and accuracy can hardly
be equaled in any library in the
world.
With Lydia E. Pinkham worked her
daughter - in - law , the present Mrs.
Pinkham. She was carefully instructed
in all her hard-won knowledge , and
for years she assisted her in her vast
correspondence.
To her hands nattirally fell the
direction of the work when its origina
tor passed away. For nearly twenty-
five years she has continued it , and
nothing in the work shows when the
first Lydia E. Pinkham dropped her
pen , and the present Mrs. Pinkham ,
now the mother of a large family , took
it up. With women assistants , some as
capable as herself , the present Mrs.
Pinkham continues this great workand
probably from the office of no other
person have so many women been ad
vised how to regain health. Sick wo
men , this advice is "Yours for Health"
freely given if you only write to ask
for it.
Such is the history of Lydia E. Pink-
ham's Vegetable Compound ; made
from simple roots and herbs ; the one
great medicine for women's ailments ,
and the fitting monument to the noble
woman whose name it bears.
THE CALL OF THE CANADIAN
WEST.
The Greatest "Wheat Crop of the
Continent.
The year that has just closed has
done a great deal towards showing the
possibilities of Western Canada from
an agricultural standpoint. The wheat
crop has run very near to the 100,000-
000-bushel limit that was looked upon
as too sanguine an estimate only a
short time ago , and the area that has
been broken to fall wheat for the com
ing harvest will go a long way to
wards enabling the farmers of the
West to overlap on the 100,000,000-
bushel estimate next year. And while
the spring and winter wheat have
been doing so well during the past few
years the other cereals have been keep
ing up with the procession. Rye and
barley have made immense strides , and
peas and flax have been moving stead
ily along. Dairying also has been suc
cessfully carried on in the new prov
inces , and in every stage the farjner
has been "striking it rich. " To such an
extent has the success of the West
taken hold of outsiders that the rush
of Americans to Saskatchewan and
Alberta , which was looked upon as
marvelous last year , bids fair to be
largely exceeded in 1900 , and as there
are still millions of acres of free home
steads available , which the building of
the new railways will render accessi
ble to the markets , new wheat lands
will be opened up ere long. Amongst
the first to avail himself of the oppor
tunity presented will be the American
settler. In a large number of Ameri
can cities Dominion government
agents are located , who are able and
willing to give the latest and best in-
.formation in regard to the new dis
tricts which the railways will open up ,
and there will be no abatement of the
rush to the Canadian prairies during '
the coming season. Some time since
a poet in the columns of the "Toronto '
Star" bad the following stirring lines , i
which throb of the Western spirit : /
Friday in the House was devoted to
debate on the Philippine tariff bill.
Champ Clark of Missouri , a Democrat ,
making a Ions speech in its favor in
which he severely arraigned the sugar
and tobacco interests , and Representa
tive Fordney of Michigan speaking in
opposition lo the measure. The Senate
was not in session
The debate on the Philippine tariff bill
continued in the House Saturday. Repre
sentative 11511 of Connecticut speaking
in favor of the measure. The opposition
was led by Representative Mondell of
Wyoming , as a champion of the beet su
gar interests. Representative Lawrence
of Massachusetts spoke in favor of the
reduction of the tariff on hides by the
Republican party. The House adjourned
at 5 o'clock until .Monday. The Senate
was not in session.
The Senate Monday gave attention to
the Panama canal , the situation in San
to Domingo and the merchant marine
shipping bill. The canal matter came
pj ) in connection with a message from
the President transmitting the annual
reports of the isthmian canal commission
and the Panama Railroad Company ,
which were referred to the committee on
interoceanic canals. The Dominican dis
cussion arose on Mr. Tillman's resolution
making inquiry of the President concern
ing the status of affairs in the island
republic. Mr. Gallinger opened the de
bate on the merchant marine shipping
bill. Legislation for the District of Co
lumbia had the right of way under the
rules in the House and the few bills on
the calendar from the District committee
were disposed of. Mr. Sullivan of Mas
sachusetts then spoke strongly for tariff
revision from the Democratic standpoint ,
the Philippine tariff bill being up for
discussion.
The Senate Tuesday adopted two res
olutions of inquiry. One authorizes an
investigation by the committee on inter-
oceanic canals into the general conduct
of Panama canal affairs and the other
an inquiry by the finance committee into
the question of the exchange rate on
money on the isthmus. The remainder
of the open session was devoted to a
speech by Mr. Morgan on the railroad
rate question , his bill being referred to
the committee on interstate commerce.
At 1:30 p. m. the Senate went into ex
ecutive session to take up Mr. Bacon's
resolution calling on the President for
information regarding the attitude of the
United States government on the Mo
roccan question. The Philippine tariff
bill was the single topic of consideration
in the House. The speeches were uni
formly against the measure and in gen
eral allowed to go without answer.
The Senate Wednesday disposed of
considerable business , about eighty bills
being passed , leaving only six or seven
on the calendar. Most of the measures
grant private pensions or authorize the
construction of bridges. One favorably
acted on appropriated $200,000 for the
marking of the graves of Confederate
soldiers who died in northern prisons dur
ing the Civil War. Then attention was
given to the question of Panama canal
salaries , for pure food measure and the
merchant marine bill , but without taking
action on them. The Senators fought
shy of the Moroccan controversy , and
when the resolution dealing with the sub
ject was reached on the calendar an ex
ecutive session was taken to avoid dis
cussion. Consideration of the Philippine
tariff bill was continued in the House ,
Mr. Dalzell ( Pa. ) speaking for it and
Mr. Keifer ( Ohio ) leading the opposition.
The incident of the ejection from the
White House offices of Mrs. Minor Mor
ris was brought up by Mr. Sheppard
( Texas ) .
In the Senate Thursday Mr. Hepburn
spoke in support of his bill creating a na
tional board for the control of corpora
tions. The message of the President ,
transmitting the letter of Secretary Taft
to him on the subject of Poultney P ige-
low's article on the condition of affairs
in Panama , was received and ordered
printed , together with the Bigelow ar
ticle. Mr. Bacon revived his Moroccan
resolution , and the doors were closed for
discussion. It was decided to leave the
resolution on the calendar , which virtual
ly ends the incident. The Senate ad
journed until Monday. Debate on the
Philippine tariff bill occupies ] the entire
session of the House , Messrs. Grosvenor ,
Williams , Adams and McKiuley speak
ing.
Xatioual Capital Xotes.
The President has nominated A. O.
Marsh as pension agent at Indianapolis.
Among the nominations sent to the
Senate the other diy : was that of Logan
Tucker of Illinois , to be a lieutenant in
the marine corps. He is a son of Lieut.
Col. W. F. Tucker of the pay corps ,
U. S. A. , and a grandson of Gen. John
A. Logan.
Representative Fowler ( New Jersey ) ,
chairman of the House committee on
banking and currency , has introduced a
bili providing for the current deposit
of public monoys with national banking
associations at 2 per cent a year in
amounts not exceeding T 0 per cent of the
paid up and unimpaired capital of the
banks. The bill also provides that any
national bank may issue an amount of
national bank notes not exceeding 50 per
cent of its unimpaired capital without de
positing "United States bonds.
Secretary Wilson of the Department
-Agriculture has asked Congress foe
an appropriation of $1.15,000 for addi
tional inspectors and microscopists to fa
cilitate increased exports of pork to meet
the growing demand abroad.
The State Department has received
news from San Domingo that ex-Presi
dent Morales has offered to resign if lie
will be allowed to leave the country in
safety. This proposition , it is under
stood , will be accepted. The Dominican
congress lias temporarily suspended the
constitutional guaranties throughout the
republic.
Pharisees "Wanted.
A. rural colonial pnrson , finding great
difficulty In paying his way owing tq
the lack of punctuality with which
bis flock paid their tithes , recently hit
upon an excellent plan for giving back-
.Bliders n gentle hint. Taking as the
test of his sermon the story of the
publican and the Pharisee , he rend out ,
" 2wo men went up into tho temple
to pray ; the one a Pharisee and the
otl'.er a publican. The Pharisee stool
and prayed thus with himself , 'God ,
I thank Thee that I am not as other
men are . . . I fast twice in the
week , I give tithes of all that I pos
sess. ' " Here the parson paused sig
nificantly , and looking hard at his
flock , remarked , "I 'could d6 with a
few Pharisees in this congregation. "
AN EVERY-DAY STRUGGLE.
Too Many "Women Carry the Heavy
Load of Kidney Slcknexx.
Mrs. E. W. Wright of 172 Main
street , Haverhill ,
Mass. , says : "In
1S9S I was suffering
so with sharp pains
in the small of the
back and had such
frequent dizzy spells
that I could scarcely
get about the house.
The urinary pas
sages wore also quite
irregular , Monthly periods were so
distressing I dreaded their approach.
This was my condition for four years.
Doan's Kidney Pills helped me right
away when I began with them and
three boxes cured me permanently. "
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co. , Buffalo , N. Y.
A Difficult Accomplishment.
Patience That dentist of mine is a
remarkable man.
Patrice How so ?
"Why , he can actually smile wien
he's looking down in the mouth.
FOUR YEARS OF AGONY.
Whole Foot Nothing out Proud Flesh ,
Had to Use Crutches "Cuticura
Eemedies the Best on Earth. "
"In the year 1899 the side of my
right foot was cut off from the little
toe down to the heel , and the physician
who had charge of me was trying to
sew up the side of my foot , but with
no success. At last my whole foot
and way up above my calf "was noth
ing but proud flesh. I suffered untold
agonies for four years , and tried dif
ferent physicians and all kinds of oint
ments. I could walk only with
crutches. In two weeks afterwards I
saw a change in my limb. Then I
began using Cuticura Soap and Oint
ment often during the day and kept it
up for seven months , when my limb
was healed up just the same as if I
never had trouble. It is eight months
now since I stopped using Cuticura
Remedies , the best on God's earth. I
am working at the present day , after
five years of suffering. The cost of
Cuticura Ointment and Soap was only
$6 ; but the doctors' bills were more
like ? 600. John M. Lloyd , 718 S. Arch
Ave. , Alliance , Ohio , June 27 , 1905. "
The African explorer , Livingston , is to
have a monument erected to his memory
at Chitambo , where he died.
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teething ; loftsn * th rnms , reduces Inflanxiaation , * 1
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Lovely woman , that causes our
cares , can every care beguile. Beres-
ford.
The more we know of our Jlls , the
easier and sooner relief will come.
Pains and aches of the flesh ,
joints and muscles are
Rheumatic
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it does it safely and"surely. .
Price * 25c. and Oc.
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When offered something else
instead of
stop and consider : "Am I sure
to get something as good as this
best cough cure ?
If not sure , what good reason
is there for for taking chances in a
matter that may have a direct
bearing on my own or my family's
health ? " .
Sold by all dealers at 250. and 5oc.
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