A discussion of the letter testimonials,
and their authenticity, of the Pinkham company (in a discussion of a Pursettes
ad with a letter testimonial)
See three letters to MUM about the ingredients
of her Compound, and one about the lyrics of an English
pop song, Lily the Pink,
(and parody of "Yes, We Have No Bananas"
from an American newspaper) about her.
Booklets menstrual hygiene companies made
for girls, women and teachers - patent medicine
- a list of books and articles about menstruation
- videos
 
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Booklet
Practical Cooking Recipes (1925, Pinkham Medicine Co., U.S.A.)
promoting Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
(food, cook book, recipe, menstruation, women, alcohol, health, sickness,
medicine)
Previous owners obviously used the booklet but it's in good enough shape
for our purposes.
I thank the donor!
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Below: Back cover.
The booklet measures 4 1/2 x 6 15/16" (11.4 x 17.5 cm).
Only the front and back covers have a second color, blue.
The booklet's in terrible shape; the stains
might come from kitchen use. A previous owner dogeared
at least one page and penciled changes to a recipe.
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Below: Front cover.
The cook's disheveled apron and great smile
betray the ca. 20 percent alcohol content of
the signature Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound. America's immigrants
- is that a ethnic costume hat from Europe? - showed their self-starter
character in undermining the banning of most alcohol at this time.
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Below: Part of the back cover, enlarged:
I don't see any empties on the floor so the lady is probably working on
her
first bottle of the Pinkham Vegetable Compound, at this sitting anyway.
Greeting her daughter (above) indicates she can still
stand in spite of the
approximately 20 percent alcohol, a boon to
ladies during Prohibition, which
is when this booklet appeared.
Pinkham ads emphasized the need to take the Compound often - every day worked wonders - to
solve your problems.
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