Lydia E. Pinkham's Medicines
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
The original Pinkham Medicine and best known of all.
It has been on the market for over forty years and is put up
in the following forms:
Liquid.
Dose-One tablespoonful every four hours through the day.
Dry (Tablets).
Dose-One tablet every four hours through the day.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative
Wash
FOR LEUCORRHOEA
AND INFLAMMATION
Liquid, a concentrated extract,
ready to dilute and use at once, the most convenient form. Use
daily as a vaginal injection. Add one teaspoonful (in severe
cases two teaspoonfuls) of the Sanative Wash to one pint of
warm water, mix thoroughly and it is ready for use.
(Can be had, if preferred, in dry form, to steep.)
Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood Medicine
We recommend this as a good blood
medicine for either men or women.
FOR
POOR BLOOD
Dose-One tablespoonful three times a day, half an hour
before eating.
Special directions for taking i!..ydia E. Pinkham's Vegetab!e
Compound in connection with the Blood Medicine: Take
two doses a day of each, alternately, that is, in the morning
take a tablespoonful of the Vegetable Compound, at noon a
tablespoonful of the Blood Medicine, four hours later take the
Vegetable Compound again, and in another four hours take
the Blood Medicine.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills
Dose-Take three the first night, two
the second, and one the third; and unFOR
CONSTIPATION
less there is a regular and healthy movement of the bowels
continue taking one every night.
FOR SALE BY DRUGGIST GENERALLY
Send for LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S PRIVATE TEXT BOOK
UPON AILMENTS PECULIAR TO WOMEN, mailed free
on application to LYDIA E. PINKB.AM MEDICINE COMPANY,
Lynn, Mass., U.S. A.
Public Inspection of our Laboratories Cordially Invited .
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For many thousands of women the path to health has ·
certainly been through Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
From the time this great medicine was introduced
it has grown in po'pularity until it is recognized as the best
as well as the best known medicine for women.
Disorders of the female organs affect the nerves, cause
irritability, impatience and restlessness, and the whole household
is upset. The trouble may begin in early girlhood.
The periods of menstruation begin between the ages of eleven
and fifteen years. It is necessary that girls should be wisely
instructed at this age and mothers who fail to do so are criminally
negligent.
All girls require a_rest at this time and many need a change
of air. Nutritious food is essential and special dainties may
. be prepared if the appetite is capricious. Milk and eggs
should be taken between meals and a great deal of sleep is
required, preferably in the open air.
. . Girls need recreation but at this age should not be allowed
too vigorous exercise if unused to it and should not
dance, take long walks, or do any hard work while menstruating.
They muf3t also be careful not to get wet feet or to
stand around in the cold or damp. These precautions sometimes
seem foolish to a young and healthy girl but it is dangerous
to ignore them.
Every woman needs a medicine now and then, no matter
how healthy she is in a general way. That terrible ache which
is more a bearing-dow:n feeling than a pain and which comes
from an inward weakness should yield to Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
The many convincing testimonials constantly published
ought to be proof enough to women who suffer that Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is what they need.
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r Sandwiches, of course, form the foundation
of a:t:)y lunch and are of endless
variety.
The bread should be at least twenty.
four hours old and should be sliced very
~~~~- thin; if the edges are trimmed off · the
sandwiches are daintier but many prefer
leaving the crust on.
Home-made bread is preferable and it can be brown,
white, graham or rye, and may have. nuts, raisins or dates
worked into it.
Date bread makes a nice sandwich with only butter for
the filling.
ATTENTION, MOTHERS!
Have you a daughter from twelve to fifteen years of age, who is
beginning to tell you of headaches,, pains in the back and lower limbs,
and in whom you notice signs of nervousness, irritability ,increased desire
tc sleep and slowness of thought not observed in the early, active years
of childhood? If so, you know the meaning of these signs, that they
are symptoms of approaching maturity,
"I COULD NOT GET MY MONTHLYS
RIGHT."
"I suffered with inward trouble for four or
five years and could not get my monthlys right.
I was not fit to do my work at t imes und t ook
medicine from a doctor. I saw Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound advertised. in _the
newspapers and took it and got all right, I
gained twenty pounds or more and am now able
to do my work. I recommend Vegetable Compound
to my friel).ds and you may use these
facta a.s a testimonial."
MRS. SALLIE SIEFERT,
313 West Fourth St., Pottsville, Pa.
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Bread-and-butter sandwiches are delicious
if a little onion juice, horse-radish,
finely minced olive or sweet pickle is
worked into the butter.
Brown bread shoul<;l be baked in a baking
powder tin so it will cut nicely and with
a filling of Boston Baked beans mashed
and a bit of chopped pickle added, leave~ nothing to be
desired.
For a lettuce sandwich make a filling of hard-boiled eggs
minced fine, and seasoned with salt and pepper, chopped
pickles or olives. ·
A WISE MOTHER
You are, it is to be hoped, a wise mother, and have seen to it that your
daughter has been well no!:trished,and has not beerl allowed to violate the
laws of health. But do not relax your care.
"l HAD MENSTRUATED A. YEAR WHEN THE FLOW S' TOPPED"
"I was about 13 years old and had menstruated
a year when the flow stopped. My mother
took me to a doctor and I doctored for several
months. I was too sick to· do anything, was as
thin aa could be, and my complexion was yellow.
Mother had used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and it had helped her so much that
'she got some for me and before I had finished the
second bottle I began menstruating again.
When I had finished the third bottle I was feeling
fine and have ever since with the, exception
of one time after I was married but I took the
Compound right away and was soon all right
again. I h3:ve recommended your CO?Jl~ound
to several fnends and you may use this if you
wish."
MRS. J. A. STEVENS,
716 E. 9th. St., Hutchinson, Kans.
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A Russianrsn.ndwich is made by but-
tering a slice of bread, then spread it
with cold hopped fish left from dinner,
- and over this spread a mixture made of
' a handful of young green onions chopped
' fine with two hard-boiled eggs, a table-
: . . spoonful of melted butter or oil, a
pinch of dry mustard and a drop or two of catsup. This
. sandwich generally appeals to the male portion of the fam-ily.
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Minced celery and apples mixed with whipped cream
and with sugar added, makes a good sandwich.
DO NOT OVERWORK.
The-injurious effects of hard or heavy work on a young girl cannot
be over-estimated. · She should never lift heavy articles and at. certain
times in· the month should not stand for long hours·or do high reaching.
"l WOULD LIFT HEAVY BOXES"
"When I was a young girl I clerked in my
father's store and w<mld lift heavy boxes and
suffered greatly with falling of the womb. I
was married at the -age of 18, and went t o a doctor
about my trouble and he saiq haying a child
would mo,ke me all right. After three years
twins came'to us and I did get aU right but three
years later a baby boy· came and I was again
tro!lbled with falling of the womb and whites
with a ·t?r.rible odor. I <~ould do scarcely any
work at all 8il.ld suffered for four years. A
neighbor told Ij'le about Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegeta"t,>~e Com]>oun!i and I took it. for a year
or more, . Now I }lave a baby girl and do not
have a.nY female trouble."
MRS. J. M. BRUCE,
R. F. D. No. 3, Brooksburg, Ind.
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A new peanut butter sandwich filling
is made by mixing an equal
amount of peanut butter with good
tart apple-sauce. Beat this into a paste
and spread between crackers.
For a fruit sandwich, chopped celery,
dates and nuts may be used, with
sugar added if a sweet sandwich is
desired. ~
For salmon or any other fish sandwich add lemon juice,
vinegar or dressing for seasoning. ·
It is not necessary to waste left-over sandwiches nor to
serve them when dry. Nearly any kind of a sandwich may
be toasted lightly on ea~h side and made appetizing.
Every Woman Knows
how necessary to health is the regularity in the appearance of the
menstrual period about every twenty-eight days. (Excepting in times
of pregnancy nursing and Change of Life.) AB an aid at this time take
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
you will not fail to receive the help these other
women have received.
"MY MENSES STOPPED"
"I was overworked and the menses stopped.
My body was swollen arid I often had pains
that caused me to lie down. I was treated by
-a physician but he did not seem to help at ali.
My_sister had taken your medicine. with great
results1:1o I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and now I am able to work and feel
like working. I have been recommending
your medicine to my friends and you are wei-
, come to use my testimonial."
RHODA E. CARBAUGH
R. R. No. 1, HagEtiStown, Maryland.
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The most suitable meats for sand ...
wich filling are .boiled tongue, chicken,
roast beef, boiled ham, crab and shrimp.
For meat sandwiches of almost _any
kind, chop the meat fine, add chopped
celery or cress as desired, season with salt,
mustard, red, white, black or sweet
pepper (paprika), and add melted butter, cream or dressing
to bind it together to spread nicely.
For a chicken sandwich chop together equal parts of
chicken and celery and use melted butter, cream _or dressing
to bind them together.
Physically Perfect .Women
who suffer no pain at menstruation are exceptional. Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound doubtless has helped many of your frienda
to correct this trouble. ·
"I HAD TO GO TO BED EVERY MONTH"
"I had painful menstruation so bad that I
had to go to bed every .month for a few days,
also had a profuse discharge of whites. I tried
several physicians without any result. The
only way they could help me was t :1rough an
operation which I refused to have. I had read
so much about Lydia E. Pinkha.1n's Vegetable
Compound in the newspapers u,orl in your little
books tb.,t I decid,ed to try it and the result was
that it made me stronger in eYery respect so that
I can"'now do almost any kind of work without
r.ny pain whatever. I h;:;ve a large garden
which I attend to myself. I recommend your
medicine and you may publish my testimonial."
MRS. HARRISON G. PFAFF,
76 South Sib~ey Street, Fond Du Lac, Wis.
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A good ham sandwich made with
chopped filling is a favorite. "To each cup
of finely chopped cold ham allow a heaping
tablespoonful of butter, one-fourth
teaE\l)Oonful of mustard and a little pepper.
Mix well, then heat it thoroughly
t>.nd pack in a square bal,cing-pan to
harden. When wanted cut in thin slices and place between
thin slices of unbuttered bread.
)!'or egg filling chop finely four hard-boiled eggs and a
cup of celery, season with salt and pepper, anq melted butter
or dressing to bind it together.
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Very Debilitating
is too long, too frequent or too profuse flowing. Lydia E. Pinkham's.
' Vegetable Compound in the form of Tablets should relieve this condition.
"MY MENSTRU~TION WAS EXCESSIVE" '
"For four or five months my menstruation
was excessive and would last from one to· two
weeks. I really believe I lost ten times as
much as I should. It was very weakening
ano. l would have the appearance of a woman
jusr recovering from a bad spell of sickness
every month. I was only able to do light house-work.
I had seen your medicine extensively
advertised and thought I would give it a fall'
trial. I took about eight boxes of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Tablets according
to directions and I feel like a different
woman. I have not taken any medicine during
the last three_months and I believe my ailment
is relieved."
MRS. L. D. QUINLY,
R. F. D. No.2, Shelbyville, Missouri.
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A good ch~ese filling is made by melting
a teaspoonful of butter in a double
boiler, then add one cup of grated cheese,
a pinch of cayenne, and a little mustard.
Stir until cheese is melted, beat yolks
of two eggs with a cup of thin cream and
stir into the cheese. Cook until thick
and smooth, adding one-half teaspoonful of salt. Cool and
spread between thin slices of bread or on crackers if you
prefer them.
For cottage cheese filling, use the curd well seasoned with
salt, paprika and rich cream.
All the Joy
is taken out of life if a• girl is sick half. of the time. Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is a standard and dependable medicine for women.
11lT FELT LIKE A KNIFE GOING THROUGH ME"
· "When I was 19 years old menstruation
came every three weeks and I had such t errible
cramps it felt like a knife going through me. I
took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable' Compound
and was relieved. After I was married I had
the same tro'uble caused by the added work of
farming and heavy washings so I told my
husband to get six bottles of the Vegetable
Compound and by taking it regularly my
troubles ceased and now I never have an ache
or pain; don't even know when menstruation
starts it is so easy. It comes every 28 days and
lasts only three days when it used to last six. I
recommend the Vegetable Compound and think
every girl from 15 to 17 should take it."
MRS. MARY E. WAGNER,
Box 759, West Palm Beach, Florida.
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For cheese and jelly sandwiches spread
cream cheese on one butter thin cracker
and jelly on another and put them· together.
to make a sandwich.
For cheese _and olive sandwiches grind
two dozen stuffed olives and mix with an
'ilQUal quantity of cream cheese and spread
on thin slices of graham bread.
For cheese and nut filling grind walnuts and mix with an
equal amount of cream cheese and add salt and sweet pepper
(paprika) · for seasoning.
Cream cheese mixed . with chopped raisins or chopped
dates is a good filling.
' It is Surprising
to rea!ize the results that are obtained from only a few bottles of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, as so many women tell us.
"IT SEEMED AS THOUGH I WOULD DIE'!
"Every month I had such pains in my back
and lower .part of stomach I could not lie in
bed. I: suffered so it seemed as though I would
die, and I was not regular either. I suffered
for a year and was unfit to do my housework,
could only wash dishes once in a. while I
read an advertisement of what Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound had done for
other women and decided to try it. It surely
did wonders for me. I have no pains now and
hardly know when I am menstruating. I can
do my housework fine without any trouble at
all., I will always praise your medicine and
you may use these facts as a. testimonial."
MRS. LESTER E. WARNER,
Route 1, Box 69, Onalaska, Wisconsin
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. " Any sweet or tart jelly, orange marma-lade,
grape marmalade or COnf?erve, and
peach marmalade makes excellent sandr
wiches.
Thin cakes of sweet chocolate between
slices of buttered bread are very
nourishing.
For fig sandwiches make a filling of one-half pound of
finely chopped figs, one-third cup of sugar, one-half cup of
boiling water and two tablespoonfuls of lemon ·juice. Cook
together in a double · boiler until thick enough to --spread
between thin slices of bread.
Generally SpLmg
girls need extra cal'e from the time they are twelve years old until they ·
are through school. Mothers should look up the recommendations for
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They will find it an honest,
dependable medicine for girls and women, It
is prepared from roots and herbs imd has been
on the market for nearly fifty years. Women
speak highlyofitandyou need only ask your
friends and neighbors what they know about it
to have better testimonials told you than we
print; for women will speak more freely than
they can write on this-subject.
"WAS NOT ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL~
AT TIMES" ·
"My daughter suffered with irregular menstruation
so that she was not able to go to school
at times. I had used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound so I gave it to her with good'
results. She is now working in a basket factory.
I recommend your medicine to my friends."
MRS. G. M, GRANDALL,
Converse, Indiana.
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Mocha filling between graham crackers
is delicious: Take one cup of confectioner's
sugar, two teaspoonfuls of cocoa,
butter the size of a walnut, moisten with
hot coffee, beat thoroughly and add a little
vamlla. Cocoanut, chopped nuts or raisins
can be added if desired.
A lemon filling for butter thins is made from the juice
of one lemon with a little of the grated rind added, and as
much confectioner's sugar as is needed to make a - stiff
cream.
' THE THIRD GENERATION
_ "When I was a yoo:ng girl I had severe ovarian trouble. Mother
gave me Lydia E. -Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and after taking
several bottles I ,wa.a strong and well. When my daughter got married
she was feeling miserable and I recommended
your medicine. She is greatly improved in
health and has a beautiful baby boy. So you
see this letter comes from the third generation
and you may use it as you wish."
MRS. _ R. M. GREENAWAY,
557 4th Avenue, North Troy, N.Y.
"HER GRANDMOTHER HAD TAKEN IT',
-,. "My daughter was all rundown al).d took
fainting spells often, had a bad complexion and
suffered at her monthly: ueriods. Her grandmother
had taken Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and got ,._.. bottle of it for her.
She began to improve with the first bottle and
took five in all. For ·a time she had not been
able to attend school but she does now."
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_MRS. , CATHERINE Me(; LOVE
304 24th Street, Guttenburg, N. J.
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For-banana filling crush-bananas .and
add a little lemon juice and sugar, and
spread between slices of bread or. crackers.
For date filling take one cup of
chopped dates, three tablespoonfuls · of
orange juice, and some chopped nuts of
any kind may be added.
Figs, raisins and dates equal parts, chopped fine, with
a little lemon or orange juice added, are good.
Dates and English walnuts used in the same way are
equally good. · ·
Testimonial Letters
are often challenged as to their· truth and genuinenE--SS. Have you ever
tried writing to a woman who pablicly. advbcates the use of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound? She stands back of this medicine
because it has given her HEALTH.
"I WILL.ANSWER WITH PLEASURE ALL
LETTERS"
"I would have pains and cram:rfs every
month until I could hardly stand it and could
not do my work at all at that time and often ;had
to go to bed. I went to a physician but he <lid
not do me much good and said I would have to
have an OIJeration. I read about Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in the news- .
paper and thought I would give it a trial. Now
I feel lots better and don't have to give up and
go to bed, and can· do all my work. You may
use these facts as a testimonial and I will answer
with ple8.$11re all letters I receive. You may be
sure that I will praise your medicine to everyone
who needs it."
MRS . . ARTHUR J. KADE,
Box 71, Dante, South Dakota.
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A pineapple cream filling for sandwiches
is maqe by creaming six tablespoonfuls
of confectioner's sugar with
three teaspoonfuls of butter, then add
four tablespoonfuls of chopped pineapple,
fresh or canned, with the juice drained off.
Use with butter-thin crackers.
Cocoanut filling is made with one cup of fresh grated
cocoanut, one teaspoonful Of lemon juice, three teaspoonfuls
of sugar, and enough thick sweet cream to moisten.
Any Hospital Experience
is painful as well as costly even if it is not dangerous. Many women
have avoided t his experience by taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound i •.' time, thereby relieving the present distress and prevenling
the d9velopment of conditions that might require an operation.
"SAID I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE AN
OPERATION" .
"After the birth of my baby I was troubled
with my womb. My doctor said it was caused by
, too heavy lifting and I would have to have an
. operation to put it back. I would not consent
to an operation and let it go for over a. year,
having my sister do my work for me as I was not
able to walk. One day my aunt came to see mo
and told me about your medicine - said . she
had taken it for the same thing.. I took Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and used
Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative Wash and now
do my own housework, washing, ironing and
sewing•for my family and also do sewing for
other people."
MRS. PAUL J. PAPENFUSE,
1540 Clinton St., Sandusky, Ohio.
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We think of iced drinks during the
summer months as simply to quench the
thirst, but in the right combinations
they are of a defirute health value outside
of the fact that they are sat!sfying
a:qd refreshing.
Iced Tea_!.Scald the teapot, then put
into it four teaspoons of tea and two cups of boiling water.
Let it stand for five minutes, then strain into glasses half full
of cracked ice. Sweeten to taste and add one thiil slice of
lemon to each glass. Both the flavor and color are much .
· tfuer by thus chilling the infusion quickly.
The Efficient Woman
needs a robust, healthy constitution. When suffering from backache,
headache and :{>ains, no woman can be efficient or hardly a fit companion
to live WJth. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound will help her if taken regularly,
and if she does not overwork before she
gets back her full strength.
"I ALSO DO SOME WORK OUTSIDE"
"I WIIB suffering from womb trouble and
leucorrhoea (whites). I could hardly sit, stand,
walk or do anything. I tried doctor's medicine,
but it did not do much good so I used Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a1,1d Lydia E.
Pinkham's Sanative Wash with good results.
I keep house and do all my work now, aiso do
some ·.v-;:;:;:1!: outside. I have recommended your
Vegetable Compound to my friends."
MRS. HENRY LAUVER,
R. F. D. 1, Liverpool, Perry Co., Pa.~
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Iced Coffee-Make extra breakfast
coffee, strain, sweeten to taste and, add
cream or top-milk, arid chill. When serving
pour it into glasses of crackeq ice and
add a spoonful of marsl;l.mallow cream, an
egg well beaten or vanilla ice cream.
Ginger Ale Punch-Slice five lemons
very thin and sprinkle one cup of sugar over them and let
stand for half an hour in a warm place. At the end of
that time turn over it one quart of water and one quart
of ginger ale, and strain. Serve in tall glasses of cracked
ice, and with whipped cream if desired.
Working Girls
must work every day eve~ if they do feel sick, as long as they are able
to f'tand. Such girls should know of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound,-a woman's medicine.
"I WAS NOT ABLE TO WORK"
"1: suffered with womb and ovarian troubles,
my side hurt p:~e so I could hardly be up from
bed and I was not able _to do my housework.
I went to the best doctors in EauClaire and
they wanted me to have an operation. I
took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
instead, itnd i am feeling fine now, working in
a tobacco faatory every day. I am on my
feet from early morning until late at night so
you can see what your medicine did for me."
MRS. A. W. BINZER,
Black River Falls, Wis.
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With a good chocolate syrup on hand
many delicious and nourishing drinks
.. can be served to your family.
~ Chocolate Syrup-Melt four squares
of Baker's chocolate in a saucepan over
boiling water, add one and three-quarters
cups of sugar, one-eighth teaspoon of
salt, and stir until well mixed; then add one and one-half
cups of boiling water, stirring constantly . until . smooth.
Then bring to a boiling point, boil five minutes, and turn
into a jar. When cool keep in the ice-box. /
EVERY TRUE MOTHER
- realizes th·e fact that her baby's health depends upon her own, that the
very vitality of her child is mfluenced by her own physical condition.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has brought health and
strength to thousands of mothers.
"I HAVE A l\'1CE FAT BABY GmL" '
"During pregnancy I was run down and
weak, had pains in my back and stomach, was
very nezy&us and would have fainting spells. I
certainly suffered awfully with those nervous
fainting spells. I did not k:ilow anyone at the
time and used to scream. A doctor treated me
for the 13pells but did not seem to do me much
good. I had taken Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and the Liver Pills before so I
began taking them again. I soon felt a change
and could do my work without pain and did not
have those nervous spells. Now I have a nice
fat baby girl and liad an easy time at birth."
MRS. WILLIAM C. WERNER,
1216 Van Hook Street, Camden, N. J,
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Iced Chocolate-Each glass requires
two and one-half tablespoons of chocolate
syrup, two-thirds · cup of milk, arid two
tablespoons of finely crushed ice. Shake ·
well and pour into another glass to serve.
Add whipped or marsb:nallow cream.
Chocolate Egg Snake-Prepare as for
iced chocolate and add a well-beaten egg. A few grat-
1 ings of nutmeg or a little cinnamon may be sprinkled on top.
! Chocolate Ice Cream Soda-If a siphon of soda water is
j kept on hand, and you are handy to a store where vanilla
1 ice-cream can be bought, put three tablespoons of syrup
: in a tall glass, add soda water, stir well, then add vanilla
ice-cream. ·
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will take care not to overdo in any way, will live a normal, healthy life
and follow definite instructions, she can do much to prepare herself for
a simple, natural birth. Take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
· during this time.
• "WITH EVERY SPOONFUL I FELT BETTER'~
"Every time I would give birth to a child
I had the'Ialling of the womb. I was so weak
I could not do anything and finally I could
not get up any more. I found a book about
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound so
thought I would ·try it and every spoonful I
took I felt better. That was fifteen years ago
and I have felt good ever since except that I
had a slight attack of the trouble about six
years ago and took some more and was soon
all right again. I always recommend your
medicine and you may publish my testimonial."
MRS. JULES BERO, Jr.
Route 1, Box 99, Ca<>co, Wisconsin.
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Fruit Punch-P.our one cup of hot
strong tea over one cup of sugar, and
when the sugar is dissolved add threefourtlli;;
cup of orange juice and one-third
cup of lemon juice. Strain into a punchbowl
over a large piece of ice. Just before
serving add one pint of Ginger Ale
and one pint of White Rock water, and so~e slices of oranges.
Usually the melting ice dilutes it sufficiently so that no more
water is needed. ·
You can always put into a fruit punch any left-overs
of fruit juices with enough sugar to sweeten, lemon to
bring out the flavor and with strong tea as~ base.
A Course of Medicine
like ours (Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound), that will prevent
nerve irritability and increase proper nerve control, should be begua
as soon as the condition of ·pregnancy is discovered.
~·I AM SURE IT WAS YOUR MEDICINE"
' '
"Before my iast baby was born my back /
ached t erribly and I felt worn out all tlie time.
I had read so much about Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegct ~tble Compound I decided to give it a trial
:and I found great relief from it. I have had five
children and took medicine from a physician
with the first four but I never found the relief I .
did after taking your Vegetable Compound. I
am sure that it is your medicine that helged me
and I highly recommend it to all who suffer with
female trouble and wish every expectant mother .
knew the value of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- ·
table Compound."
MRS. 0. A. BOLLOM,
; 133 W. Birch St., Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
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. Raspberry Lemonade-Boil 172 cups
of sugar in two cupfuls of water for 10
minutes. When this syrup has cooled
add four cupfuls of crushed fresh raspberries,
juit:e of one orange and of three
lemons, and let it (ltand in the refrigerator
for three hours. Dilute with one quart
of ice-water and serve unstrained. ·
Ginger Beer-Mix thoroughly four pounds of brown
sugar (or two quarts of molasses), one and one-half ounces
of cream of tarter, and one and one-half ounces of ginger.
Pour over these ingredients four gallons of boiling water,
then bottle and cork tightly.
For Nearly Fifty Years
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has proved a boon and a blessing
to women who are not well. This is proved by the testimonials
which-we are constantly publishing from women who have been helped
by its use. '
"I COULD NOT .CARRY ANYTHING
HEAVY"
" I was suffering from female complaints
for about a year after my marriage and I had
a miscarriage. .My womb was so weak I
could not lift or carry anything heavy. My
mother told me to t ry yof!r wonderful medicine
and I took six bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Lydia E. Pinkham'si
Blood Medicine. Now I have two nice big
boys one and a ha!f years apart. I will
always speak highly of your medicine as it has
done me so much good and you may publish
this letter if you like."
- MRS. R. DITTMAR, .
1032 N. Payson St ., Baltimore, Maryland.
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In setting the table for a luncheon,
first place the center-piece, in the exact
center of the table and arrange the dec-oration.
\
Next lay the plate · doilies allowing
24 to 30 inches between each plate.
The places on opposite sides of the table
should be exactly opposite each other, perfectly in line. . <_
Next place all the plates, silver, glasses an11 the napkin
required by one person. -
'I'he knivef.') are at the right of the plate, cutting edge
toward the plate, ends .one-half inch from the edge of the
table. ·
A Search for the Cause '
of irregularities and general poor health may lead .to the discovery of
swellings,,.enlargements·and ulcerations which :will necessitate an opera ..
tion if'not treated in the early stages. TP.e use of Lydia E. Pinkham' a
Vegetable Compound at this time is recom- ·
mended. ·
"THE SWELLING HAS DISAPPEARED'·
"I had a swellin~ and suffered with a severe
pain ia my right s~de. I could not stoop to
fasten my shoes· and was not able to do my
work. I went to the doctor and he gav·e me
medicine and told_;me to stay in bed at least
fi,ft.een days till I c~uld gain strength enough to.
be ooerat.ed on, for I never would be well with-
•f;.. ou.tft. I remembered one of my aunts who was
- helped by your medicine so I took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and the
swelling has disappeared and I am able to do
anyt.l:\ing I want._!o do. . l recommend your
medicine."
MRS. S. F. RANDOLPH,
Box 18, Cokesberry, Florida.
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Next place the spoons, bowls up, at
the right of the knives. They are placed
so that their ends are equally distant from
the ends of the knives.
The forks, never more than three, are
at the.left of the plate with tines upward.
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The .silver is placed in the order in "-~
which it is to be used, taking first the pieces farthest from
the· plate and using therefore always the piece on the outside.
Silver for the dessert course is not laid on the table
but is placed on the dessert plate when-it is passed.
That Terrible Backache
from which so many woman suffer is significant-of troubl"e When ~cQ
companied with such symptoms as headache, nervousness, and depressed
spirits, it indicates that Nature requires assistance. Lydia E. Pink·
ham's Vegetable Compound is excellent to relieve the tired, nervous
feelings which cause the strain.
I
!'I COULD NOT WALK'!
"My trouble was a weak back and I could
not w~lk two blocks without being tired out.
1 read of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
in a newspaper and deciqed to give it
a trial. Now I can do my own work and .
walk with ease. J .always have the Vegetable
Compound in the house and if I feel tired or
weak a few doses set me all right again. It
certainly is my best friend and I could not
keep house without it. I have reco=ended
it to many and always shall. You may use
this letter if you wish."
MRS. EDWARD PITTS,
2 High Street, Newburgh, N.Y. ,
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On a doily placed al;>ove the point
of the knife; set the water-glass.
The bread-and-butter plate is placed
on a doily at the head of the forks, the
butter-spr~ader is placed on the upper
right hand side of the bread-and-butter
plate. •
A luncheon napkin is folded into a square and then diagonally
and is placed with the diagonal fold parallel with the
forks. The outside point should be the same distance from
the edge of the table as the place plate.
The serving spoons and forks, when there is no maid,
are placed on the table near the dish that is to be _served. ·
Salts •and peppers should be ·placed between each two
covers.
Good Health during Maternity
1a· a most important factor in the life of the child as of the mother.
"DOCTOR SAID IT WAS WEAKNESS"
"I used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to help me along during pregnancy.
I always had backache and could not do my
work. I suffered t,hree months and the doctor
eaid he . could not give me much of anything
.a it was weakness. I saw Lydia E: Pinkham's
Vegetable. Compound advertised so much I
gave it a tria!. In a short time I could do all
my work and felt fine arid now I hav~t a big
b~by boy. I have told people about your medi.
cine and you may use these facts as a testimonial
if you wish.
MRS. FRED GRANZOW,
1221 So. 9th St., Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
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The knowledge of 'the proper way to
serve food to guests and family, to place
or remove china ahd silver, is very impor-tant
to every young woman. •
To serve any dish from which persons
are to help themselves, hold the dish
firmly in both hands a napkin under it
and with a large spoon or fork placed upon the dish. Stand
at the left of the gue8t and hold the dish conveniently near
the plate.
, Fill glasses at the right and remove silver at the right;
WOMEN SOMETIMES ASK
why testimonials are always written by women who live eo far away.
If you happen to live in New England these women whose letters follow ·
are your neighbors. .Ask them about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
~ "THE BEST AND o ·NLY MEDICINE"
"I suffered for years with falling of the
· womb, had a white discharge and was full of
inflammation. My system was run down, I was
not able to work and could not sleep. I felt so
I wanted to die. I was treated by many physicians
and took other medicine but none did
me any good. A friend told me abou·t Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and I '
found it the best and only medicine. Now,
although I am in perfect health, I would not
be without a bottle of your Vegetable Compound
In the house and I take it every sprin?· I
highly recommend your medicine to all.' --...
MRS. DELVINA A. PILOTTE,
R.F.D. No.2, Box 64, Whitefield, N.H.
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Remove soiled plates at the left, and
place clean ·china at the left, using the
left hand to remove and the right hand
to place clean china.
To remove crumbs, brush them ~p
with a folded napki:o. upon a plate. Do
this from the left, i:q the interval before
dessert is served.
Before dessert, all dishes and food ·should be removed
from the table except the decorations, the candles, and the
water goblets or tumblers.
IN NEW ENGLAND
where medicinal roots and herbs of the fields and w0ods are still found
hung up-in the old attics Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
being used by the third generation of wom~n. , ·
"PHYSICIANS DID ME NO GOOD"
"I suffered with ovarian trouble and weakness for twenty-five years
and was treated by physicians but they did no good. I worked in
ll. store where they sold Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound so I tried it with good · ·
results. I think the Vegetable Compound is
the best medicine made and you may publish my
testimonial."
MRS. VINA, PLUMMER, -
_/ Naples, Maine.
"I WOULD NOT BE WITHOUT IT"
"I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and Liver Pills before my child was
born and it did wonderful work for me. She
weighed 8 ~ pounds and I did not suffer many
pains. I would not be without your medicine
during .Pregnancy and you may publish this
letter."
MRS. JOHN. LIBIRINI,
· Woodford, Vermont.
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In dark cellars paint the lowest cellar
step white and it is easy to know when the
bottom is reached.
When putting curtains on brass win· '
dow rods, put a thimble over the end of
the rod and the curtain will .go on
smoothly.
An easy way to remove wall paper is to brush it over with
alum water, using an ordinary kalsomine '!:>rush. Let it
dry and the p~per will come off without any trouble
Blotting paper on the shelves of the medicine cabinet
will lessen the noise of handling bottles. _,.,- /
EVERY FAIR-MINDED
intelligent person must admit that a medicine could not live and grow
in popularity for nearly fifty years, and to!fay hold a record of thousands
of testimonial letters, as has ·Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compoundf
without possessing great virtue and actua
. worth. Such a medicine must be looked upon
and acknowfedged as both standard and de-pendable.
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u1 GAVE UP ALL OTHER MEDICINES" /
"I was · run down and the doctor said my
blood was poor. I had no strength and could
not ee.t or sleep as I should. I suffered for
three years and one day a woman told me about
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and I gave up all the other medicines I had 'been
taking and took the Vegetable Compound.
I believe that it put roe on my feet for I am
now able to do my housework and feel strong."
MRS. LEVI BOUCHER,
50 Baker St., Gardner, Massachusetts.
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To keep small rugs lying smooth,
sew a small brass ring on each corner
of the rug and slip ~he ring over a tack
in. the floor. , ·
To remoye tar from rugs, place in
strong sunlight or near a hot fire. In a
few minutes · the greater portion of the
t ar can be removed. with a knife, then rub the spot with
gasoline.
·After using an oiled mop, instead of just shaking the dust
out of it, take an old whisk broom and brush the mop thoroughly.
It leaves the mop fluffy and it never ~ats.
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__...T HERE IS HARDLY A NEIGHBO)mOOD '
n tb..b c0untrv wherein a woman has not found health by takin ~ Lydia
3. Pinkilam·s Vegetable Compound. You can ask your neighbors
on either side, your own relatives, your husband's relatives, and your
friends, one by one, and every woman who has
not taken 'it herself knows some one who has
taken it and who recommends it. It is the best
advert ised medicine in the world because it is a
wpman's medicine and the good word passes
irom one woman to another. ....
"A FRIEND WAS TELLING ME"
" I was all rundown and had an awful pain
in my n ght side, was persistently constipated, ·
and had very dizzy spells. I suffered for three
years and was perfectly miserable until a friend
was telling me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and !found it a wonderful
medicine. I can now do twice-as much work
anc! I recommend the Vegetabl,ll Compound to
~to build them up." · ·
MRS. M.· THEALL BESSEY,
464 Central St., Lowell, Mass.
!lf>
When putting up catsup, before pushing
the cork down into the bottle, double
a piece of twine across the neck of the bot;
tle so that the middle part passes under
the cork, leaving the two looped ends
hanging out. · The . cork must first be
steamed so that the twine will sink in and
·not leave any air space. To open, run a fork's tine through
the two loops of twine and pull the cork out.
All the tiny carrots discarded in weeding should be canned.
THE USUAL AGE
at which the "Change of Life" comeg is about forty-five years. At ·
this time all anxiety, care and overwork should be avoided. Take
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in tablespoonful doses every
four hours during the day. ' ·
"I HAD HOT FLASHES"
"During the 'Change of Life' I had hot
flashes and suffered for two years. I saw
Lydia E. Pmkham's Vegetable Compound
advertised in the papers and got good results
from taking it. I recommend your mecijcine
to my friends and you may publish these
facta."
1\{RS. ROBERT BLOCK,
Box 542, Hopkins, Minnesota.
11HELPED MY NERVES"
"My troubles were from my age and Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped
me wonderfully. I took doctor's medicine
and other patent medicines but the Vegetabl~
Compound has helped my nerves most
. MRS. LOTTIE BANEY ,
468 East 9th Street Rochester Ind.
£7
To prevent your jelly from boiling
over, butter the-edge of the kettle or
pan in which it is to be boiled.
When jelly will not thicken, grate a
carrot, put it into a clean piece of cheesecloth
and strain a few drops of it into the
juice, then boil a few minutes. It
works like a charm.
Rhubarb accepts all flavors but imparts none. It
can be used with pineapple, strawberries and other fruits,
measure for measure, to increase the bulk and will not lessen
the flavor. ..----.., /
THE HARD, llUMDRUM CITY LIFE
of those whose days are spent indoors is bound to leave its traces upon
women. The general strength should be built up by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and any tendency towards constipation should
be relieved by taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills.
"CAN DO A BIG DAY'S WORK"
"My ovaries and.womb were very weak and
after I had a miscarriage they were much worse.
The doctor said my right ovary was very much
enlarged. I had awful cramps at my monthly
perio<is and always had a white discharge. .1\t
times I was not able to do my work. I su.f'
ered for seven years and tried doctors and
everything I heard of but nothing did me any
good. A friend who had been helped by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound recommended
it to me and I am thankful to say I can
do as big a day's work as any woman and don't
get tired at all. You can publish what I have
written if you wish."
MRS. J . L. FOULKES,
1304 Center St., Mounru:ville, W.Va..
28
The following table may be found useful
in calculating the amount of food necessary
to feed fifty people.
Coffee, 272 poun~.
Tea, 1 pound.
Cocoa, (to lOqts.liquid), 1 pound.
Butter, 2 pounds.
Rolls, 2 to each person.
Vegetables, 2 heaping spoonfuls to each person;
Peas, Beans, Corn, (one pint cans) serve six.
Beef, lamb; veal, pork, (raw) one-third pound per person.
Chicken, turkey, or auck, to be roasted, one-half pound.
Chicken for pie or fricasee, one-fourth pound.
Fish (raw) one-fourth pound per person.
Ilam (ten pounds) sliced thin, serves thirty people.
Salads, (salmon, potato), one-half cup per person.
Ice Cream, eight servings per quart, ten with a sauce.
' ANY DISTURBANCE
in the functions of the generative organs may keep you from having
. children. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is excellent to
restore the female organs to proper healthy cond:tion.
"I SEEMED WELL AND HEALTHY''
"I had one child but wanted another and
could not have any more although I seemed
well and healthy. 'A friend who had been in
the same condition took your medicine and had
three children and recommended it to me.
I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and it has helped me too and I have a
fine ten-pound baby boy. You may use this
letter if it will help others."
MRS. H. M. COLEMAN,
2328 North62nd St., Omaha, Nebraska._
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Blueberry pies need a little salt with
the berries to give them savor. A dash
of black pepper ttlso helps. When very
juicy p11t a tablespoonful of Minute Tapioca
in each pie. This makes the filling
solid when cold and gives a better flavor
I than flour. One box of blueberries will
make two p~es if a good-sized banana is sliced thin on' the
under crust. ·
Six cloves add;d to vegetable soup will give it a new and
delicious flavor.
To make beef more ten_der and improve the flavor soak
for an hour in one quart of water and one tablepsoon of vinegar,
NO BETTER MATERIALS
f{)r preparing medicines have ever been discovered than the medicinal
plants of the woods an'd fields-truly Nature's Remedies. They should
be gathered at the proper season, for then their medicinal value is
at its best. They are then carefully cleaned
and treated by various· processes until their
valuable properties are extracted and combined
in the finished medicine. Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is one of the most valuable
root and herb medicines made.
"MADE ME WELL AND STRONG
. AGAIN"
"For six years I was so weak in my back at
· times that I could hardly walk. Lydia E. Pinkham'sVegetabe
Compound was recommended
to me and it made m~ so well and strong again .
that I am able to do all my work. I highly
recommend your medicine and te·l everyone I
meet what it did for me."
MRS. G. SCHOONFIELD,
87 Cedar St., Muskegon, Mich.
30
A good substitute for whipped cream is
made by beating together the whites of
two eggs, one cup of grated apple and one.
cup of sugar until very stiff. ·. It looks like
whipped cream and is delicious for cakes or
any kind of dessert;. ·
To keep prune whip from falling, add
one-fourth teaspoon of baking-pow_der to the stiffiy beaten
whites of eggs.
To. make whipped cream from evapora!;ed milk, scald a
small can of the milk in a double boiler, then chill it and beat
until stiff. Add three tablespoons of powdered _sugar and
flavor with vanilla. 4
AS THERE IS NO NARCOTIC
or harmful drug in Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound it is apeJ:Io
fectly safe medicine for you or your daughter to take whenever a good
medicine is needed, and Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills are a perfectly
safe and good laxative.
•I FEEL BETTER IN EVERY WAY''
"I had been a great sufferer from backache
headache and n,euralgia. My back was so baa ·
I could not do anything in a stqoping po.3ition.
After takirig three bottles of Lydia E. Pmkham's
Vegetable Com.{!ound my ba.ck was ~,;.il
right: and I feel better m every way. I recommena.
your Compound highly and have used
Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills with good results.
You can publish this in , your little
books and I will tell anyone who writes to me."
MRS. J. r.. PUGH,
207 Prospect Ave., Oshkosh, Wis.
31
A lemon will give nearly double the
quantity of juice if it is heated thoroughly
before squeezing.
When making lemonade if the' sugar
is dissolved in a little hot water and
allowed· to cool before putting it in the
lemonade, it will sweeten the mixture
better and less will be required. · ,
Rub the inside of a chicken wita lemon to whiten the
flesh and make it tender.
After cleaning cel~ry rinse again with a little lemon
juice in•water to prevent discoloration.
Soak .old or wilted vegetables in cold water· to which a
slice of lem~n has been added and in an hour they will be as
fresh as when gathered. This is especially good for lettuce,
spinach and parsley.
CHILDI,ESS WIVES
whether conscious of having female trouble or not, have taken Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and in anum·
ber of cases they have later become mothers.
~'SAID I COULD HAVE NO CHILDREN"
"I was always tired, my head always ached,
my back ached until I could hardly stand the
pain. I doctored for years and the doctor said
nothing but an operation would help me. He
also said I could ha·1e no children. A friend
told me about your medicine so I took six bottles
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable · Compound.
I had no operation and now have a
fine baby boy one year old who weighs 32
pounds, thanks to your medicine "
MRS. WM. REISS,
304 Willow St., Chicago, Ill.
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