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The CHARM of HEALTH
SPARKLING eyes, smiling
lips, clear natural
color, glowing vital itythere's
a woman we all
admire. Instinctively we
feel that she must be interesting
and worth
knowing. Steady nerves
indicate a dependable
disposition. Why? Because
health is the foundation
of beauty and
charm.
If you are not as well
as you want to be, give
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
a chance to help you. Its
tonic action stimulates
the appetite, quiets quivering
nerves, induces
restful sleep. Gently but steadily it works upon the feminine
system, helping Nature to restore and preserve a normal
condition of health.
"I used to have such terrifying backaches and periodic pains
that I had to stay in bed several days at a time. Nothing seemed
to help me until I tried Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Before I had taken half a bottle I began to feel better. I
think that all young girls and women should use the Vegetable
Compound. I know what it will do."
MRS. CONRAD C. VANTASSEL
600 Baker Street, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Two forms, liquid and tablet. The tablets are newer,
chocolate coated and packed in purse-size bottles for the
convenience of busy women. Sold by all druggists.
* Endorsed by half a million American women *
LYDIA PINKHAM
"the Woman:Y (friend''
Born in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1819, Lydia E. Pinkham
was a real woman, the mother of five children. For many
years she niade her famous Vegetable Compound on her
kitchen stove, for the benefit of her family and neighbors.
Mter the panic of 1873, she and her children decided to put it
on the market. Mter years of struggle, they succeeded.
t Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and other medi-cines
are still manufactured by her descendants and the
integrity of four generations is behind the products. Sold by
druggists everywhere. . 1
/or !JOUW. motlzerJ'
"I am the mother of seven children. I
got tired and rundown but I never had
time to lie clown. After my last confinement
I could not seem to pick up at all. A
friend of mine told me about the Vegetable
Compound. It has certainly helped me.
I am gaining all the time and intend to
keep on taking it because I have confidence
in Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound as a health builder and invigorater."
MRS. A. KITTS
9308 Central Ave., Detroit, Michigan
"I am nineteen years old and a mother. I felt fine all
through pregnancy. After my baby was born, if I did the least
bit of work I felt weak and my back hurt. I was so nervous
that the baby's crying annoyed me. I had to lie down often.
Then I would feel better until I tried working again. I began
to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and have
felt like a new person ever since. It is a wonderful medicine
for rundown women. I recommend it to young and old."
MRS. G. L. MILLIKEN
R.F.D. #2, Box 23, Shallotte, N.C.
"I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to relieve
pain and it helped tne. I took it before childbirth. My
baby weighed thirteen pounds and he is strong and healthy."
MRS. STEPHEN MANNING -
1927 Augusta A'!._e., Port Arthur, _Texas
Lydia E·. Pinkham'$
V~getabfe . Compound
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u~ ~ (!DREAM in WHITE MARBLE
O:z.n; glimpse of the Taj Mahal at Agra, India, with its perfect
dome and gleaming minarets reflected in the crystal
waters of the lagoon, is worth a trip around the world. This
beautiful mausoleum has been called "a dream in white
marble" for it expresses the love of Shah Jehan, stern ruler of
India, for his young wife Ta.j-Bibi. The doors are of solid
r silver. The entire Koran (Mohommedan Bible) is written in
jewels on the interior walls. Sunlight sifts through screens of
delicately pierced marble.
~ Twenty thousand men labored twenty years to construct it.
Legends say that the Shah ordered the architect flung over a
cliff to his death that never again might he plan a building so
magnificent as the Taj Mahal.
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THE STORY OF CLARENCE
MATTHEW'S WIFE
It was August. The hottest month of all
the year. The tomatoes had to be picked. The
corn was ready to cut and gather. Clarence
Matthews and his wife had planned to do the
work together for she always helped him
when she could. But when the time came, she
was so weak she could hardly manage the
housework for the two of them. There were
no childTen ... but the stork was on 1ts way.
In October, Mrs. Matthews wrote to us as follows: "The
doctor gave me some medicine but it didn't seem to help. I
thought I felt worse. Then a neighbor told me about Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetablt: Compound Tablets. I began taking
them. I felt better right away. New I don't feel like the tired,
sickly girl I was two months ago. I am still taking the Compound
and eagerly awaiting the time when I can hold my
baby in my arms and say, "This is a Lydia Pinkham baby."
We often thought of her during.the winter, because we do
take a personal interest in our correspondents. In July, she
wrote again to tell us about the new arrival.
"I went to the McCready Hospital at Crisfield, Maryland.
The doctor and nurses said I helped myself for I had plenty of
strength. The baby weighed nearly seven pounds-as healthy
a boy as you ever saw. We named him Clarence Benjamin
Matthews, Jr. after his daddy, but I shall call him "Sonny
Boy", he is so good. His grandmother says he is so much like
his daddy when he was little. He is a breast baby and he owes
his strength to that and to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.'~
MRS. CLARENCE B. MATTHEWS
R. No. 1, Marion, Maryland
CLEOPATRA _
~J'iren of'the 9ZiL~"
FIFTY-ONE years before the E:].r;;:=::;~;;;:::~;;;;~~
birth of Christ, Ptolemy 1--'llrllfil!l.'\'
XL king of Egypt, died and
left the throne to Cleopatra
his oldest daughter (16) and
Ptolemy his son (13). The
boy was influenced by his
tutor, who aspired t~ rule
Egypt through him, quite ignoring
young Cleopatra. But
Cleopatra could not be ignored.
Speaking eight languages,
intelligent and ambitious,
she soon took the reins '--"'~""""~~
of government into her own
hands. During the war which ensued Cleopatra appealed to
Julius Caesar. Concealed in a bale of goods strapped upon the
back of a faithful attendant, she was borne to Caesar's apartment
at Alexandria and deposited at his feet. From the sack,
like Venus from the sea, she rose to dazzle Caesar with her
seductive beauty. For love of her, he proclaimed her Queen of
EgY:(>t when he might have claimed the whole country as a
provmce of Rome. W"ith Caesar on her side, Cleopatm's
future was assured. She held his interest by her beauty and
she administered her kingdom with more wisdom and judgment
than most rulers of her day.
When the war was over, she and her
court journeyed to Rome at Caesar's invitation
to witness his triumphal procession.
He established her in a villa on the Tiber
and set a golden statue of her in the
Temple of VenW3, to the horror of the
Romans.' Only the assassination of Caesar
could end her power over him.
(Continued on Page 7)
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all your medicines are very beneficial."
MRS. JAMES MARTIN
222 Harding Ave., Terre Haute, Indiana
Keep Clean Insid~
For pep and vigor-and incidentally
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Lydia E. Pinkham's Pills for
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Keep them in your medicine
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"Five weeks ago I gave birth to a 7Yz pound son. During pregnancy I
took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with wonderful results. I
now have four boys. This last one was the easiest birth of all. Your
medicine is worth its weight 'in gold."
MRS. JOSEPH PITTNER
522 Clement Ave., Sheboygan, Wisconsin
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"CLEOPATRA" -Continued
When Mark Antony rose to power,
Cleopatra was the only sovereign who
did not seek his favor. Piqued by this
indifference, Ant~my commanded her
to explain to Rome her conduct during
the war. In answer to his summons,
down the river drifted a vessel plated
with gold, with sails of Tyrian purple,
and silver oars that rose and fell to the
musi~ of lyres and harps. The queen was costumed as Venus.
Surrounded by rosy cherubs she reclined beneath an awning
of gold cloth while beautiful maidens in filmy draperies bore
garlands of roses, and others swayed great feather fans.
Charmed by his fair visitor, Antony accepted her invitation
to dine in the magnificent banquet hall which Cleopatra
had secretly prepared. Now it was the Queen who commanded
and Antony who agreed to recognize her son (and
Caesar's) as heir to the crown of Egypt. So began a series of
sumptuous festivals and luxurious orgies, of dances and feasts
in palaces whose magnificence has amazed the world ever
since.
Imagine Grecian temples of flawless marble inlaid with
gold and silver; banquet halls three hundred feet long and
half as wide, supported by double rows of pillars 25 feet high
bursting into lotus blossoms at the top; elegant foods and
priceless wines served in vessels of pure gold; bronzes, ivories,
silks and jewels; the obelisks, the theatres, the hippodrome,
the roof gardens with their awnings of purple silk, mosaic
pavements where fresh roses and violets were scattered
three times a day; the heavy odor
of incense; the chariot races! Imagine
a procession of eight hundred flowerdecked
nymphs and one thousand
dimpled cupids in honor of Bacchus,
the God of Wine. At the center of all
this splendor and licentiousness was
Cleopatra, Siren of the ~ile.
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/or irregularities
"My sister used Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable CompouQ.d after her baby was
born. She got me my first bottle and I have
used it ever since. I used to stay in bed t\vo
days each month, not able to lift my head.
Now I can do my work as usual without
pain. I am a student nurse. Whenever I get
nervous or tired I get a bottle of the V ege-table
Cgmpound and then I feel fine. I haYe ,,
told several of my friends and it has helped
them too." ·
MISS AGNES HOGEN
203 Danforth Ave., Jersey City, N.J.
"A doctor recommended Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to me and to my aunt. I took it for menstrual
irregularity and it helped me."
MRS. H. J. FRIESEN
4716 Cqlumbus Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota
"IT REGULATED ME"
"I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for irregularities
and it regulated me so that my periods do not
bother me now. It also helps when I get nervous and restless."
MRS. C. W. BARTON
Star Route, Grand, Okla.
Lydia E. Pinkham's .
Vegetable· Cont_pound.
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~'CLEOPATRA" -Continued
While they reveled in the
halls of pleasure, forgetting
the world, the Roman fleet
swept across the Mediterranean
commanded by Octavius,
son of Julius Caesar
and heir to the throne of
Rome. In the battle which
followed Antony was defeated.
History insists that
Cleopatra was the. cause of
it . She commanded sixty
ships. At the decisive moment,
overcome with terror, she retreated leaving Antony
without reserves. Such was her power that against his better
judgment he fled after her. Next day, friends brought them
the news. Every vessel that was not sunk or burned was now
in po~session of Octavius.
Cleopatra tried to escape acrpss the Red Sea and establish
a new kingdom but the Arabs bu,rned her transports. Then
her mind turned to suicide as the only relief from her troubles.
In search of a poison that would bring death instantly and
painlessly she frequented the royal prison. Under her direction,
slaves dragged out condemned prisoners and administered
various poisons while she studied their agonies as a
chemist studies a test tube. Dissatisfied with the effects of
poisons, she experimented with vipers and finally found one
(the asp) whose bi'te produced a lingering drowsiness and a
gentle death. She built a pompous tomb for herself and loaded
it with treasures. Antony could depend upon his sword.
Their last supper was a funeral banquet. Antony was
deserted by his soldiers and Cleopatra by her people. The
city was already full of their conquerors. Cleopatra rushed
from the hall to her tomb, fastened the door and sent word to
Antony that she was dead. Antony thrust his sword into his
own breast. Meanwhile, Cleopatra's grief was bitter. She
must see Antony again, dead or alive.
(Conclu,Jed on Page 11) 9
at Clzanpe o/li/e
Do you suffer from hot
flushes, pal pita tion and
smothering spells? Are you
irritable and blue without
any good reason? Are you
nervous and restless at
night? How is your courage?
Cheer up! These symptoms
are distressing but not
fatal. You will probably live
through it. However, there's
no need of unnecessary suffering.
Try Lydia E. Pink- ..
ham's Vegetable Compound.
Other women have found that this good old medicine relieves
their misery, quiets their nerves and tones up their general
health. 98 out of 100 say, "It helped me."
"For thirty years, your little books have been left at my door. I read
the testimonials and wondered how true they were. Last Spring I was in
poor health when the book came so I decided to try your Vegetable
Compound. The first bottle helped. I am now on my ninth bottle and feel
fine. My backache is gone, a discharge which annoyed me has entirely
cleared up and I do the work for six in family, including washing. I
recommend this medicine to women especially at middle age. Several
are trying it because they know how it helped me."
MRS. WILLIAM R. KING
580 Wyoming Ave., Buffalo, New York
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has given me more
strength at Change of Life."
MRS. MARTHA M. McLAUGHLIN •\
R.R. #1, Rockwell, Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkha-rrf's
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"CLEOPATRA" -Concluded
Slaves bore the dying man
to her. She threw a rope from
an upper wjndow and hoisted
him into the room where he
died in her arms. Octavius
granted her permission to
bury his body in the tomb
she had prepared for herself.
Cleopaga was now a pris-,
oner of 'Rome. Burning with
fever brought on by selfinflicted
wounds, she refused
food and medicine until Octavius
threatened to take the
lives of her four children, if she allowed herself to die. Octavius
was too strong to fall a victim to her wiles or her tears
as his father had done. He determined to exhibit the haughty
queen of Egypt to the Roman rabble walking in chains beside
his triumphal car. On the day before they were to sail, Cleopatra
visited for the last time the tomb of Antony. -Then,
bathed and arrayed in royal robes and wearing her royal
crown she awaited the arrival of a countryman with a basket
of figs in which was concealed an asp. The bite of the little
reptile brought merciful oblivion. Two faithful slaves accompanied
her to the realm of the dead.
. Complying with her last written request, Octavius buried
her beside Antony and when his triumphal procession wound
through the streets of the Imperial City he had to be content
with a statue of the Siren of the Nile, the serpent still wound
around her wa.xen arm.
/or nervous womel'U
"Last Spring I was on the verge of a
nervous breakdown. I suffered almost
unbearable female trouble and I was getting
despondent. I used to lie down every
chance I got. Nothing did me any good
until I took Lydia E. Pinkham's wonderful
medicine. My husband went to town
and got me a bottle. I said, "Anything
for relief." I felt better from the first
dose. I am feeling fine now and working
from twelve to sixteen hours a day. I
ta1ce care of a family of three, do all my
housework, help in the field and clerk in a store besides. I recommend
the Vegetable Compound to my suffering frie!lds."
· MRS .. ALBERT MINER
Rt. #1, Box 43, Alexander, Arkansas
"I COULD NOT SLEEP WELL'~
"Your medicine is wonderful. I took five bottles and it
helped me in many ways. I could not sleep well. I was nervous
and felt like fainting. I read so much in the paper about
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound that I thought I
would try it. When I had taken two bottles, I felt so much.
better that my husban<;l begged me to keep on. It is surely a
good medicine an9 I recommend it."
MRS. DORA PYRON
4477 St. Louis Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
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ISABELLA:TCASTI LE
I N the fifteenth century,
Spain was not a
united country but a
number of small kingdoms
or principalities.
Isabella, the young and
beautiful princess of C stile,
had many suitors
but she gave her heart to
Crown Prince Ferdinand
of Arago_n. Her brother, ·
King Henry of Castile, was much displeased because he had
made the girl his heir and he .had other plans for her. King
John of Castile would have made a great wedding feast but
unfortunat<;lly his royal treasury was depleted by a recent
war. F~aring that King Henry would force Isabella to marry
the man of his choice, the lovers took matters into their own
hands. Disguised as a servant in a company of merchants,
Ferdinand escaped to Valladolid, where he was married to
Isabella by the good-natured Archbishop of Toledo.
King Henry promptly disinherited Isabella but what did
she care? With her handsome young husband she lived
quietly and happily on a small country estate until Henry
died in 14 7 4. Next morning Isabella was crowned Queen of
Castile by her faithful followers. There was another claimant
(Continuid on Page 14)
~'ISABELLA OF CASTILE" -Continued
to the throne, Henry's illegitimate
daughter Joanna.
Her betrothed husband,
the King of Portugal,
lost no time in
marching his armies into
Spain to secure the crown
for himself and Joanna.
So began the War of the
Succession. Isabella had
only 500 men in her
army, no court and no
capital. She spent the first three months of her, reign in the
saddle, galloping all over Spain arousing patriotic fervor
against Portugal. She fmcceeded in raising an army of 40,000
men. Ferdinand led them. Defeated in his efforts to oust the
invaders, Ferdinand suggested peace with the surrender of
two Spanish cities. "Not one stone!" cried the queen. Taking
personal charge of her aipw, she drove the Portuguese back
into their own territory.
As a devout Roman Catholic, Isabella expelled all Jews
from Spain. The Jews were the mollf)y lenders of the day and
Spanish nobles who had borrowed heavily from them supported
the Queen because it would rid the country of their
debtors. But the sufferings inflicted upon the helpless Hebrews
in the name of religion are a stain upon the name of
Isabella.
Perhaps it was her religious fervor that impelled Queen
Isabella to wage war on the Moors until she drove them
out of Europe. During that war she spent most of her time in
the field. To take care of her wounded soldiers she set aside a
large tent which became the first field hospital. During the
stubborn seige of Granada, she employed her armies to build
a military city of stone buildings opposite the infidel stronghold
and named it Santa Fe (Holy Faith). Perhaps the substantial
appearance of this Christian camp weakened Moorish
morale and resulted in the surrender of Granada.
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"ISABELLA OF CASTILE" -Concluded
Every American schoolboy
remembers Isabella as the
Queen who pawned her jewels
to finance the voyage of Columbus
to the Indies which resulted
in the discovery of the
New World. Historians now
say that she did not really
pawn her jewels but only &'tiel
that she would be willing to
do so. To Isabella the expedition
was a Christian crusade.
She was not particularly interested
in the rosy hopes of
Columbus to gain new dominion for Spain. Only when he
craftily mentioned savages to be converted to the true faith
did she come to the support of the explorer. Well pleased with
his first trip, Isabella fitted out a fleet of seventeen vessels for
his second voyage. A report that Columbus had mistreated
the savages aroused the Queen to order hiin brought back to
Spain in irons. For this injustice she later made full. reparation.
Isabella died in 1504, broken in spirit by the loss of her children.
Her only son Prince Juan
died on his honeymoon. Within
a short time her daughte:~; Isabella
passed away. Her daughter
Juana was hopelessly insane.
Another daughter, Katherine of
Aragon, married Henry VIII''of
England who divorced her because
she gave him no living son.
This caused the rift between
Spain and England which resulted
in the loss of the Spanish
Armada and the defeat of Spain
as a world power.
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USe Your I---
WE don't need to tell any woman how she feels when she
is not well. We don't need to talk about backaches and
headaches and cramps. We don't need to tell you of the
nervous, irritable, "blue" feeling that so often accompanies
functional ailments. You know all about it. •
But can you imagine how much pleasanter life would he you didn't suffer so? If you could avoid the crying spells and
the down-and-out feelings? If you could be at your best aU 1'he
time, the way other women seem to?
Have you tried Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound?
This medicine is not a cure-all but it is good. The m ost
extravagant claims we can make for it are tame compared to the
enthusiastic letters which women write to us. When you h ear
how much it has helped other women, can't you imagine that
it would help you too?
Tell your druggist you want to try it. Liquid or tablet form,
as you prefer.
Lydia E. Pin_k
Vegetable Co~
~agination .
,
am's · •
pound
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'· BETSY ROSS
.. Wlaller of' OZd Gt ory ..
ACCORDING to tradition, the first American flag was made
by Mistress Betsy Ross of Philadelphia under the direction
of General Washington. It had thirteen stars, symbolizing
the thirteen states, arranged in a circle to represent eternity
June 14 is now observed as Flag Day in many states because
this flag was adopted by Congress on June 14, 1777 . •
The house where Bct~y Ross lived was purGhased by popu-lar
subscription years ago. It is now preserved as a historical
shrine and souvenir shop. ·
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DON'T BE VICTORIAN
Queen Victoria was one
of England's noblest. Yet
we think of the women of
her day as · languid females-
who fainted at
sight of a mouse ... and
were known to pine away
for lack of love. It was indelicate
for a woman to
be too robust .... Men admired
the clinging vine.
Today, women like to
lie strong and active.
They hate to waste precious
hours in unnecessary suffering. They endorse Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound because it keeps them on
their feet. This good old medicine is made especially to
remedy the ailments of women. It brings comforting relief
from periodic disturbances with their accompanying backache
and headache .... It corrects irregularities .... Makes
trying times endurable.
Be modern. Ask for the new tablet form. Chocolate coated.
Convenient. Pleasant to the taste. Just as efficient as the
liquid compound.
'"I ENJOY MYSELF NOW"
"Lydia- E-:-Pinkham's Vege~ble Compound helped me- to -gain
strength after an operation for female disorders. I used to lie in bed all
afternoon. Now I am in tbe best of health. Cheerful all the time. I do my
housework in a six room fiat and I feel well enough to go out and enjoy
myself.'~
MRS.EDWARD BUDMAN
2105 Bingham Street, Chicago, lllinois
"I USED TO BE THIN AND SICKLY"
"I used to be tbin and sickly. I was rundown and my back -ached.
Since taking your Vegetable Compound I feel so much better. My appetite
is good and I enjoy life more. My younger sister is not very strong
so she is taking tbe medicine and it helps her. I have taken botb liquid
and tablets and I have used your Pills for Constipation."
MISS EVA PIKE
R.R. #2, Marne, Michigan 19
/or rundown women
"You cannot imagine how
discouraged -I was before I
used Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vege~ble Compound. I
could hardly stand up, I
was so weak. Every chance
I got I would lie down. I had
terrible pains in my left side
day and night. I was dizzy
and weak and nervous and •
had no appetite at all. One
of our new neighbors moved
from Canada. She told me
that she had the same
- trouble years ago and how
much Lypia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound had helped
her. She· wanted me to try one bottle so I did. Before I
finished that first bottle I started to eat like two men. In a
little while the pains began to leave me, and my period is
nothing to dread now."
MRS. ALBERT FONTAINE
224 Wight St., Berlin, New Hampshire
"Two years ago I had a nervous breakdown. My weight went down to
115 pounds. I felt faint and tired and had hot flashes. I tried all kinds of
medicines but without much success. One day I saw "Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound advertised in the Boston American and I decided
to try that. After taking it for a few weeks, I began to gain. The weakness
and dizziness grew less and less. I have now taken eight bottles and I am
full , of pep and energy. I feel better than ever before. I would be delighted
to answer any questions any woman wants to ask about this wonderful
medicine." -
MRS. NELLIE LENTINI, 9 Grant Ave., Waverley, Mass.
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
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..
'MARTHA WASHINGTON
'tJirctt £adg of the .[and'.
YOUNG George Washington
stood six feet three in his
stocking feet. "The very
flower of the youth of the Old
Dominion", protege of the
wealthy Lord Fairfax, and rumored
heir to his vast estate
in the Shenandoah Valleyno
wonder maidenly hearts
.fluttered at the very sound of
his name. Little Martha Dandridge
alone wasted no time
in longing for a stately dance .._ ___ _
with young Master Washing-ton.
"Of a truth," she confided to her cousin Nancy, "I like
not overtall young men." Although she had never seen
Washington, the real secret of her unconcern was that pretty
Miss Martha (better known as Patsy) had fallen in love with
another young man, Mr. John Custis, member of the Governor's
staff.
In due time, they were wed and never was there a lovelier
bride than the dainty Martha in her filmy white. She was
fifteen years old. The marriage united two of the proudest
families of colonial Virginia. The father of John Custis was a
man of great wealth, and counselor for the King. His estate at
Arlington, ' on the banks of the Potomac, is now a part of the
National Cemetery. ·
So little Martha left her father's plantation for her new
home on the Pamunkey River not far from Richmond. It was
a widespreading manor house where there was always room
for a few more guests. The hospitality of the White House, as
it was called, and the charm of its yo~ng mistress became renowned
from the Rappahannock to the James.
Seven happy years passed during which three childre,n were
born to Martha Custus. Then her oldest boy died. At the age
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"THE FIRST LADY OF THE LAND'~ -Continued
of -twenty-three she was
left a widow. The plantation
was so large that it required
a hundred servants.
Mrs. Cu~tis had inherite~
a fortune but she found
the management of the
plantation no simple task.
One day, she and the
children were visiting a
neighbor named Chamberlayne
up the river. Just before
dinner, Mr. Chamberlayne
arrived, bringing a
guest to share their meal.
It was Colonel George
Washington, now in command
of all Virginia troops
and just then on special ,
mission to the Governor. But the Governor's message was
delayed, and the horses pawed the driveway unnoticed while
in the Chamberlayne parlor, George Washington talked to the
pretty Widow Custis. They talked so long that twilight fell
and the hospitable Chamberlaynes persuaded him to pos:tpone
his departure until morning. On his return, Cqlonel Washington
called at the White House. When he left, he was engaged.
George and Martha were married in January, 1759. It was
a brilliant wedding attended by prosperous planters in knee
breeches with buxom wives and daughters in stiff brocades, by
English army officers in their dashing uniforms and by the
Governor of Virginia himself. The little bride wore a gown of
"·hite corded silk embroidered with silver ' threads and
trimmed with ruffles of soft point lace. Beneath her petticoat
of quilted white satin peeped the diamond buckles of her little
high heeled shoes.
George Washington took his bride to Mt. Vernon, his eight
thousand acre estate on the Potomac. Here Mrs. Washington
was the same gracious hostess she had been at the White
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for tired wol'flR,n
"Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound helped my
back. I used to ha v~ such backaches..
When I got up in the
morning I felt more tired than
when I went to bed at night. I
read what the Vegetable Com-
~~.. pound had done for others and
~If decided to take it. While I was
/1 1 still on the first bottle, I began
If { ,~to feel different. Now I have no
11' ~more. nervous headaches or
. ~\\.~aches of any kind. This medi-
..,...._ .... ~,_ __ _..,.:·;w.j,JWcine has been a great help to
me. I surely would advise any woman, young or old, to give it
a trial." ·
MRS. STEVE QUINN
911-20 Ave. N.E., Minneapolis, Minn.
DO YOU HAVE "SMOTHERING SPELLS"?
"'When I w.as about 35 years old I took four bottles of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. My back hasn't
bothered me since. I am now taking it at the Change. :My
heart beats too fast and I have smothering spells. This medicine
is doing me more good than anything I took. I am able to
do my work and my cooking."
MRS. J. J. HOLIFIELD
Taylorsville, Mississippi
Lydia E. Pink_ha-m'S~
Vegetable, Compound
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~'THE FIRST LADY OF THE LAND" -Continued
House. She supervised her kitchen
as carefully as she did the
education of the Custis children.
When the Revolution drew near,
she patriotically refused to buy
English cloth. Sixteen spinning
wheels were kept busy at Mt.
Vern on and clothing for both
family and slaves was woven on
their own looms.
When Washington took command
of the Continental Army
at Cambridge, Martha made the
long journey by coach to Massachusetts to spend the winter
with him, returning to Mt. Vernon to direct the Spring work .
In Cambridge, she lived in the Craigje House which was later
the home of the poet Longfellow. For eight years, she continued
this practice. Her presence lessened the general's cares
and brought the warmth of Southern hospitality into the
dreary winter camp. The ladies of Morristown, following her
example, lost interest in fine . clothes and devoted all their
spare time to km1ting and other work for their soldiers.
During the hard winter at Valley Forge she went from hut to
hut with a basket of delicacies for the sick and dying. In her
little two-room house the wives of the officers gathered day
after day to knit and pateh and make over garments.for their
threadbare men. The patriotic women of Philadelphia heard
about it and made three thousand
garments as their contribution.
After the victory of Yorktown, the
\Vashingtons returned to Mt. Vernon,
arriving there on Christmas Eve just
in time for a rousing celebration. They
settled down to the quiet life on the
plantation but not for long. Goorge
Washington was elected President of
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HERE IT IS
The old dependable medicine
that helped your mother and
your grandmother. Made
of roots and herbs.
Nature yields to
Nature's
remedies.
98mitr/-
100Women
Report Benefit
Take it for irregularities
and for those distressing
ailments of women, before
and after child,
birth and at Change of
Life. Also as a tonic
for nervous and runpown
condition.
Tablet Form, Too
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"THE FIRST LADY OF THE LAND" -Concluded
the new republic. Now Martha Washington laid aside her
sober homespuns for the satins and velvets of the First Lady
of the Land. In gracious dignity and democratic hospitality
she set an example for all the First Ladies who followed her.
After two terms in office, the Washingtons returned to M t.
Vernon where George Washington died two years later.
Martha moved her belongings to a little attic room where she
could sit by the window and look out upon his grave. Surrounded
by her grandchildren, she lived q-uietly and cheerfully
for two more years. When she died, she was laid beside her
"'· husband in the simple brick tomb above the lapping waters of
the Potomac .
. ,
DID YOU KNOW?
That Barbara Fritchie was bor!l before th3 Revolution·
(1766)? She was ninety-six ye:1r~ old wlwn :cebel troops
marched into Frederick, J . .-::-.ry_:md, and shJ defended her
Union flag with Whittier'& ';_,.l1ortal words:
"'Shoot if you p- '· 3t this old gray head
But spare yc.,_. country's flag', she said."
That Pocahontas, the Indian girl who saved the lif-e of John
Smith, afterward rnarried an Englishman named John Rolfe?
He took her to England where she was treated as a royal
princess but she was so homesick in crowded London that she
sickened. Before a ship sailed for Virginia, she died and was
buried at Gravesend. Her little son was educated in England.
William Henry Harrison was one of his descendants.
That Dolly Madison saved the Declaration of Independence
and the Stuart portrait of Washington when the British
burned the White House during the War of 1812?
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/or women J> atimenli
"My daughter is sixteen. I have been giving
he,r Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.,;
pound with, the best of results. Her back is
stronger and she is regular now. I have taken
the C6mpound myself fot weakness. and rundown
condition. We reconimend this medicine
to other. mothers and daughters who
ha~ : similar troubles."
MRS. ADA HENDRICKSON
1548 West 9th St., Salt Lake City, Utah
"FOR THAT TIRED FEELING"
"I have been takin_g Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
for that tired<feeling and it helps ·me. I take care of my
chickens and garden bqside my house work."
DORA GIBBENS
Box 35, Graildmarsh, Wisconsin
SO NERVOUS S~E COULD NOT SLEEP
"I believe that ~ydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
the best medicine I ever tried. I was so nervous I could not
sleep. I just had no pep. Someone told me about the Vegetable
Compound and I took it. It_ has helped my nerves wonderfully.
I have a good appetite and I sleep well now. I work in a
restaurant."
MRS. IVA RILEY
301 S: Rollins St., Macon, Missouri
lydia E·. Pinkham's
Vegetable,· Compou,nd
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FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
"the .Cad!J with the .Zam;i'
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE was born in 1820, the daughter of
a wealthy landowner of Derbyshire. As a little gid she
was fond of animals and sick animals were · her speci~itl concern.
Her mother was very charitable and little . Florence
often accompanied her on errands of mercy. So she learned
to be of practical help to those in need. Her father believed
in the higher education of women, which was rather unusual
in his day. Florence became a well educated English woman.
She was strangely attracted to the profession of nursing.
At that titne, nurses were not held in high regard. People said,
"No decent English woman would want to be a nurse." ·But
Florence Nightingale was convinced that nursing could be a
scientific profession. She gave up a life of social pleasure to
visit hospitals and nursing institutions at home and ·abroad.
She studied with the Deaconesses at Kaiserwerth and with the
Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul in Paris. She returned to London
to work day and night h the Harley Street Sanatorium.
When the Crimean War broke out, the London Times began
to be filled with appalling descriptions ·of the hideous
sufferings of brave Englishmen. More were dying from
cholera, infection and lack of medical care than from actual
bullet wounds. Pathetic letters ·from soldiers poured into
England with every inail, imploring relief. Everyone was
frantic to help but no one knew what to do. The Minister of
War appealed to Miss Nightingale. Accompanied by thirtyfour
nurses she set sail for the East.
(Continued on Pll{le 31)
WHAT DOES YOUR MmROR SAY?
Sparkling . eyes? Clear skin?
Good: color? Do you radiate life
and .energy? Are you healthy and
happy and popular?
Or are you listless, anP, low
spirited? Sallow complexion? Dull
eyes? Pimples on your chin?
Hardly enough energy to do your
work?' No vitality left to enjoy
yourself? Do you have crying
spells? Do little things set your
nerves on edge?
How many times these conditions
are caused by some derangement
of the delicate ~male organism.
A little thing like wet feet
or a sudd«;ln emotional upset is
enough to cause headache, packache
and general misery within a
month. It is not normal to suffer so.
Take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound regularly
for a month. You may be surprised at the difference. We
recommend the new Tablet }?orm. Easy to take without embarrassment
wherever you happen to be. Chocolate coated.
No unpleasant taste. Just as effective as the liquid medicine.
"Change of Life was my trouble. I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound because my friends told me about. it. It has helped me so
much that I can do my work better and I feel much improved. I also use
Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative Wash as a d{)uche and find it is very good."
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MRS. LOUISE LE PAGE
334 Congress Ave., ·New Haven, ~onn.
~. LOOK BETTER! FEEL BETTER!
BE MORE ATTRACTIVE
Let us send you a copy of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Text Book for Women. It
will answer many of your health questions
and help you to make the most
of yourself. See Offer Inside Back
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"FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE"-Concluded1
The Barracks Hospital at
Scutari was an enormous
building loaned by the Turkish
government. Four thousand
men were crowded together
on mattresses laid on
the floor. The death rate was
60 in 100. Miss Nightingale
organized the work, established
a diet kitchen and a
laundry, exacted strict obedience
from all her nurses and
so reduced the death rate to 2
in 100.
Miss Nightingale never spared herself. At night whEm the
hospital was quiet, she made her rounds with a little lamp in
her hand which she shaded from the eyes of -her patients. To
those suffering men, she seemed like an angel sent from
heaven and those who could not touch her uniform would kiss
her shadow where it fell. Longfellow's poem, "The Lady with
the Lamp" tells about it. From Scutari, Miss Nightingale
crossed the Black Sea to Balaclava where the hospital was
only a group of huts. Here she caught Crimean fever and
nearly died.
When the war ended, she returned to Derbyshire. Worn out
with her strenuous years, she never regaineddier strength but
her energy was unflagging until her death at the age of ninety.
She was one of the founders of the Red Cross. During the
American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War her advice '
was invaluable. She helped to plan hospitals as far away as
India and Australia. Her books were accepted as authority.
The grateful Engli~h people presented her with $250,000
which she used to establish the Nightingale. Home for the
training of nurses. It stands opposite the Houses of Parliament.
She was decorated by Queen Victoria but her greatest
glory is the fact that she has inspired thousands of gentle,
well educated young women to follow her in the service of
humanity. 31
LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
Herb Medicine
is a reliable general tonic; equally good for men and women.
It takes the place of Grandma's sulphur and molasses in the
Spring and is much more pleasant to the taste. Keep it in the
medicine chest and give it to the whole family-parents and
children-at any time through the year when they need such
a medicine.
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Humors and Eruptions
arc among the most common indications
and results of a rundown concHtion.
Such eruptions are unpleasant,
often embarrass~ng, and give the
face an unhealthy appearance. They
are not usually especia,lly serious or
dangerous. More serious results may
come, however, at any time from the
accumulated impurities which they
indicate.
Good Home Treatment
is necessary. Eat plain, nutri1ious
and easily digested food. Get plenty
of sleep and fresh air. Take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Herb Medicine one-half
hour before meals. If constipation is
present-as it often is-take Lydia
E. Pinkham's Pills for Constipation.
The Herb Medicine works in harmony
with both the Vegetable Com~
pound and the Pills for Constipatio..n...._ •
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