98 Out of Every 100
Women Benefited
An Absolutely Reliable Statement
Important to Every Woman
Remarkable Results Shown by a Nation Wide
Canvas of Women Purchasers of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Over 225,000 Women Answer.
For some time a circular has been enclosed with each bottle
of our medicine bearing this question: "Have you received
benefit from taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound?"
.
Replies, to date, have been received from ·over 200,000
women answering that question,
98 per cent of which say YES. That means that 98 out of
every 100 women who take the medicine for the ailments for
which it is recommended are benefited by it.
This is a most remarkable record of efficiency. We doubt
if any other medicine in the world equals it.
Think of it- only two women out of 100 received no benefit-
98 success·es out of a possible 100. Did you ever hear
of anything like it? We must admit that we, ourselves, are
astonished.
Of course we know that our medicine does benefit the large
majority of women who take it. But that only two out of
100 received no benefit is most astonishing.
It only goes to prove, however, that a medicine specialized
for certain definite aibnents- not a cure all -one that is
made by the most scientific process; not from drugs, but from
a combination of nature's roots and herbs, can and does do
more gdod than hastily prepared prescriptions. . .
You see, we have been making, improving and refining this
medicine for over 50 years until it is so perfect arid so well
adapted to women's needs that it actually has the. virtue to
benefit 98 out of every 100 women who take it. · ·
Its reliability and recognized efficiency has gained for it a
sale in abnost every country in the world -leading all others.
Such evidence should induce every woman suffering from any
ailment peculiar to her sex to try Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and see if she can't be
one of the 98.
THE LYDIA E. PINKHAM MEDICINE CO., Lynn, Mass.
Publishecl b.r
1'11E-tl'DJA E.PINKHAMMEDICINECO,
Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Dear Nancy:-
At last you have joined the
Yast army of women who are
interested in reducing and
"Tite that you would like a
complete and detailed report
of my experiences. Will try
to answer all your questions
and write you all I can on the
subject in one long letter.
You ask if it is possible to
reduce by means of exercise
only,- ym1 recall how Doug
Fairbanks, our famous movie
hero, began to take on "tonnage" a few years ago and then
later how slim and "sylph-like" he appeared in "The Three
Musketeers" and "Robin Hood"? Just a few months ago
I happened to come across an article he had written in some
magazine, explainipg that although he exercised strenuously
that, when he wanted to reduce or gn.in he looked to his diet.
As you doubtless remember I first tried dieti!_lg about
eight, years ago. _ .
I had just returned from a summer vacation- "nuf sed"-·
when IJ happened upon an account of a diet Ex-President
Taft had tried which resulted in his losing about 75 pounds
in two or three months (since I read thn.t account several
years ago these figures may not be accmate). I was so much
impressed that I announced my intention of tryinglthe same
diet· and the derision and ridicule of my family strengthened
me in my determination. _They said I would follow the
schedule about one day. As a result I followed it about two
and a half months. In the beginning my weight was 146
pounds and at the end of 'two and one half months it was
118 pounds. During that period I ate practically nothing
.but plain meat without butter or gravies,- occasionally
one ear of corn ·with a small amount of butter, prunes or a
baked apple (minus sugar) and one-sixth of an apple pie
without lower crust about once a week. This diet caused
no pam, discomfort or illness.
It took about three years of eating all the candy and other
fattenfug foods I wanted to regain aU that I had lost.
After that I did not seriously
try dieting until this year (although
I read about every article
I heard of on the subject). I did
try giving up candy and inbetween-
meal lunches,- eating
everything I desired at the table,
and found that I kept from either
losing or gaining. Finally this last year I decided to try
, counting calories. ~ I read . several books on the subject,
found how many calories there are in most foods ana worked
up my own menus, taking care to eat plenty of fresh fruits
and vegetables. It is not necessary for you to know just
what a calorie is so long as you remember not to eat foods
containing too many of them. As your position is one that
does not require much physical exertion you can eat 2000
calm:ies daily if you do not wish to lose or gain. If you were
active you could eat 2500 calories daily.
Since you wish to lose you should cut your calories to
about 1000 to 1200 daily until you have lost the desn·ed
amount. At any rate, that is what I have recently done
and in two months have lost over thirteen pounds. Since
you are 5 feet 4 inches tall in your stocking feet, you should
weigh 130 pounds without clothing. I am enclosing lists
giving proper weights for various heights and ages since you
say so many of your friends wish that information.
I have a friend in Arizona who tells me that she finds it
necessary to practically starve herself when beginning to
diet, in order to reduce. She said that the first week or two
- she lives on practically nothing but tomato, and a slice or
two of dried stale toast (without butter) daily. I have heard
others say that. they live on a few hundred cal9ries of 'milk
daily and some say they have taken but 500 or 600 calories
of fruit for the first few days of dieting,- but I do not think
you will find it necessary to do anything so strenuous. If,
however, you find it hard to lose, would advise you to t-ry
any of these methods. You will find that a hot bath daily,
followed by a cold shower will help you to reduce,- also
remember it is ll:nportaut to have at least one good movement
of the bowels daily. If you suffer from constipation,
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take Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills, following the directions
printed on the box. If you find that dieting makes you at
all nervous, I recommend that you take Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound,- it has benefited several of lillY
friends wh,o were excessively nervous. . _
The chief form of exercise in which I indulge is walking.
A brisk daily walk is an excellent aid to reducing; also you
might try t.euching the ·floor with your finger tips without
bending your knees. Then if you wish to reduce the ab-
- domen, try lying flat on your back and raising your legs
until they are at right angles with your body (taking care
not to bend the knees) and then drop them slowly to the
floor. This ,will cause soreness and discomfort at first, so I
would advise you to try it only five times dauy, gradually
working up to from 20 to 30 times daily. Another helpful
exercise is to lie flat on your back, cross arms on your chest,
then slowly raise the trunk to an upright position without
bending the knees. .
I will enclose with this letter some suggestions for menus.
You may, wish to plan a larger breakfast, but you know I
never cared for much food in the morning so all I eat is the
juice of one medium sized orange or a total of approximately
100_ calories. You may divide your calories as you wish.
It may be that I have neglected to answer all your questions,
but I have tried to give you an idea of my experience
in dieting and I feel sure that you can obtain the same
results if you try. .
' I have .. devot~d this letter exclusively .to dieting since I
know you are so anxious to learn all you can on the subject.
Will write a newsy letter later.
w· h love to all I remain,
As ever,
PHYLLIS.
P. S. ·Remember that saccharine, though much sweeter
than sugar is not fattening. I bought a one ounce size can in
a drug stor~ for about 30c. Use apery small pinch to sweeten
tea, lemonade, etc.
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BREAKFAST
2 thin slices French Toast .................... .'. 200 C
LUNCH
1 cup macaroni and cheese ..... ............. . .. .
J cup stewed apricots .. . ... . .................. .
DINNER
200C
150 c
3 ounces boiled ham .. : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 240 C
1 baked potato, 1 tsp. butter .......... . ... . ... . .. 130 C
3 tbsp . . of spinach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 C
*Frozen Custard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 C
Total . : .. . . . . .. .... . . ..... ... . ..... . . .. .. 1125 C
*Recipe on page 20.
BETTER WIVES AND MOTHERS
With proper attention to diet and exercise a race of better
wives and mothers is assured. If, however, ailments develop
as evidenced by irregularities, backache, headaches, nervousness
and irritability, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com·
pound may be depended upon to overcome them. Thousands
of women testify t'o its success. ....
"I was nervous and could not sleep, had crying spells and
the blues and didn't care if I lived or died. My right side
was very bad and I had bachacke and a weakness. I read
about your medicine in the paper and wrote for further
information. I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
Blood Medicine and Liver Pills and used Lydia E.
Pinkham's Sanative Wash. I have had good results in
every way and am able to do my work again and -can eat
anything that comes along anti I wasn't able to do that for
years. I am still taking the Vegetable Compound and will
keep on with it for a while. My friends tell me how well
I am looking."
MRS. F. K. CORIELL,
129 Peete Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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BREAKFAST
Juice of one orange ..... 100 C
LUNCH
2 thin slices toast with
! tsp. butter to slice . . . . 200 C
10 stock-s asparagus with
2 tsp. butter . . . . . . . . . . . 115 C
1 baked apple
(without sugar) . . . . . . . 60 C
DINNER
*2 slices sausage-beef loaf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 C
Average helping potato . ... . ..... ... .. ... ." ... . .. . 100 C
* 1 custard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 C
Total ....... . .. . .. .. ................ . .. .. . 1020 C
*Perhaps it would be well for me to give the ingredients
used in preparing the Beef Loaf and Custard on the next
page, since both can be made different ways. You will
notice I use a very small amount of sugar in the custard.
WOMAN'S SECRET CHARM
lies in perfect health which makes her radiate cheer, and
happiness wherever she goes. If she is ill she should try
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, the most effective
remedy for women's ailments ever discovered.
"I bless the day I began taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. I was so weak and tired all the time
I could not work more than two hours each day, then had
to go to bed ior the rest of the clay. I had pains at my
monthly periods so that I always had to stay in bed at those
times and I. was unable ·to have children. I read so muC'h
about the Vegetable Compound and I was so weakly that I
decided to try it. I was restored to perfect health and have
two healthy boys now. I do my own housework, washing,
scrubbing, and ironing and then help my husband with his
garden. I do not have that worn-out feeling now but when
night comes I still feel fresh. I advise every weakly woman
to give your wonderful medicine a trial and I will answer
any letters I receive asking about it."
MRS. STELLA LAY,
7001 Jamacha Road, Encanto, California
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BEEF LOAF
1! lbs. lean beef, 1 ~egg, 1 cup
milk, 1 cup cracker crumbs.
Flavor with curry, sage, nutmeg
or onion to suit taste. Cut
in ten slices equals 131 C to the
slice. If four large sausages are
added in place of flavor, each slice
will average 150 C (if cut in 10 slices).
CUSTARD
2 cups mille, 2 eggs, 1 tbsp. sugar, nutmeg (makes four
cups 145 C to the cup).
ONE OF THE 98 OUT OF EVERY 100 WOMEN BENE·
FJTED BY Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
"I am writing to let you know that I am one of the 98
women out of one hundred who has been benefited by taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I took it before
my baby was born and I feel that it \helped me a great deal
as I had a very easy time and we have a . big baby' boy 13
months old who is the picture of health. I am sending you
his picture so you may put it in the papers so that other
mothers will see what healthy babies women have who take
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I have given it a
trial and I know. I was so weak I could hardly walk across
the floor and my husband had to do all my work. So he
got me a bottle of Vegetable Compound and I was soon on
my feet again. I am willing to answer letters from women
~sking about the Vegetable Compound.
MRS. GERTRUDE SAMPLES, Mammoth, W.Va.
"I suffered from nervousness and sieeplessness and pains
in my abdomen. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
was recommended to me by a friend who said it was a very
good medicine. I feel so good since I began taking it. I can
sleep and do my work just like anybody else."
NELLIE ALARID,
224 Manhattan Avenue, Sante Fe, New Mexico.
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BREAKFAST
1 baked apple (without sugar) 60 C
4 saltines .. . . . . ·. . . . . . . . . . . 70 C
LUNCH
2 thin slices toast, with
1 oz. dried beef and
1! oz. melted cheese poured
over . . . .. . . ............ 430 C
1 Custard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 C
DINNER
i cup of baked beans . .. . ... ..... , . .. . .... . ..... .
i of cucumber with vinegar ..... · .. .. .... . ..... . .. .
1 baked potato with 1 tsp. butter .. . . . .. . ........ .
2 small fish balls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sponge cali:e (2" x 2" x 2") ... .. . . . . . ..... . . . ...... .
150 c
10 c
130 c
150 c
150 c
Total . . .... .. . . . . .. . . . . .... ... ... . . """:" .. . .. . 1295 C
, ARE WOMEN 100 PER CENT EFFICIENT? . ,
How many women do you know who are 100 per cent
efficient? Do you not know more who are half dead and
half alive with aches, pains, nervous, irritable and despondent,
making themselves and everyone around them miserable?
Women in this condition should let Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound rebuild and restore them to a normal
healthy condition which will make them 100 per cent efficient
and life worth living. -------
"I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound first
for general weakness and lack of ambition. It wa~ an effort
for me to stand on my feet and as I am a canvasser I am
obliged to be out a great deal. I saw the Vegetable Com•
pound advertised and I can find no words to describe the
change it has wrought in me since I began takfug 1t. I can
stand five or six hours without sitting down and my skin
is clear and I have a much better color. I will advise every
suffering woman with whom I come in contact to take it.
In my work I meet many women, and I can do much in
this way to help them. You may use this letter as a testimonial
and I will answer any letters I receive asking about
the _Vegetable Compound."
ELLA M. SHIREY, .
Rear 744 Reedsdale Street, N. S. Pittsburgh, Pa.
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BREAKFAST
i cup scrambled eggs. . . . . . . 100 C
LUNCH
i cup cream of celery soup . 50 C
Chicken Salad:~ lettuce }
2 oz. chicken, 1.stock celery 190 C
2 tsp. mayonnaise
i of cucumber with vinegar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 C
1 slice canned pineapple and 3 tbsp. juice . . . . . . . . . . 100 C ..
DlNNER
1 medium baked potato _;; 2 tsp. of butter ....... .
3 tbsp. spinach . . .... . , . . ... ..... . ......... . ... .
4 slices bacon ...... . . .... , ..... .. .............. .
5 olives (large) .. .. ........ '! .. ... . .. .... .. .. ... .
! banana, 1 orange, t apple, cut up and served with
! cup whipped cream (heavy) . . ... .. ..... . . .. . . .. .
160C
20C
lOOC
soc
380 c
Total ... ..... . ... ..... .. ........ .. .. 1 ••• • • 1190 C
THOUSANDS OF WOMEN
praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. '
"I was so weak and nervous I could hardly do my housework
as I could not stand because of the bearing down pains
in my back and stomach. I sat down most 'of the time and
did what I could do in that way - as washing dishes, etc. '
One day a book describing Lydia E. Pinkham's medicines
Waf? put in my mail-box. I saw how the Vegetable Compound
had helped others so I gave it a trial. I certainly
praise this medicine. Then I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood
Medicine for poor blood. I would be so cold I could hardly
sit still and in the Pl\lms of my hands there would be drops
of sweat. I also used the Sanative Wash and I recommend
it for the whites. I think that caused lots of my weakness.
You may publish this letter and I will gladly answer letters
from women and advise my neighbors about these medicines."
MRS. HARRY ASHCROFT,
137 West 3rd Street, Covington, 1\:y.
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BREAKFAST
t Crape Fruit ........... .
2 Prunes ........ .. ... . .. .
LUNCH
3 heaping tbsp. spinach ... .
4 ounces minced ham .... .
! cup carrots (.vithout
butter) . ......... .. .. . .
1 baked apple (no sugar) ..
DINNER
4 ounces chicken ............. . ........ . .. . ..... .
1 baked potato with .2 tsp. butter ......... . . . .. .. .
i cup coffee jelly, 2 tbsp. whipped cream,
sweetened with pinch saccharin . ......... · .. . .. .
25 c
50C
20C
300 c
20C
60 C
250 c
160 c
275C
Total ...................................... 1160 C
Hundreds of grateful women haxe ·written us that Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. has helped them to
a void a dreaded operation. ·
"I will write you a few words thinking it will do some one
else good. Two doctors said I would have to be operated on
because. for nearly 12 months I flowed continually and had
not missed a week in all that time. I was restless and
nervous and was not able to walk across the house. They
said it was Change of Life.- I saw Lydia E; •Pinkham's
. Vegetable Compound advertised in the newspapers and as ,
I could not get any help from doctors I thought I would
give it. a trial. I began with the liquid 'and it helped me
some, then you advised me to take tablet form snd I began
to improve rapidly. I have gained in weight from 105 to
170 pounds. I have taken 10 or a dozen boxes and I do
not ta.ke it all the time now. I recommend it to all women
with this trouble and I will answer letters asking about it."
MRS. M. E. BEARD, R. #1, Box 143, Eddy, Texas.
Ninety-eight out of every one hundred women benefited by
Lydia lE. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. If you arc suffering
from ailments peculiar to women, do not delay giving
this famous remedy a trial.
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BREAKFAST
1 thin slice graham toast
with 1 tsp. butter 80 C
1 ClJ.P black coffee . . . . . . . 0 C
LUNCH
1 cup escalloped potatoes
with cheese ...... .. .. 200 C
l cup apple tapioca .... ." . 100 C
DINNER.
! cup cream of pea soup . .. ..... . .. . ........... .
2 oz. salmon on 1 slice toast, and 1 tsp. butter
served with cream sauce .......... .. ... . . ... .
2 cups string beans with 1 tsp. butter ...... . ..... .
1 average size baked sweet potato, 1 tsp. butter .... .
.1 cup raspberries ............... . ....... ." ...... . ~
soc
325 c
130 c
230C
80 c
Total ...... . .... . . .............. ... ..... .. 1225 C
EVERY WOMAN YEARNS
for merry, romping, healthy youngsters in her home. Thousands
of wives declare their .homes have been made happy
by taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
"I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound because-·
I could not have children. I now have two healthy little girls
and I am sure I would not have bad them had it not been for
your medicine. Last spring and summer menstrUation ceased
and I had awful headaches' and my back and side hurt me so
that I could stay up only a short time. I started to take the
Vegetable Compound again and used the Sanative Wash and
it was not long till I was relieved. I sure praise Lydia E.
Pinkham's medicines to any o,ne I meet that is suffering from
. similar troubles. I think if mothers with girls would give it to
them when they come to womanhood it would make them
stronger. I was always sickly wb:en in my 'teens and until I
started taking the Vegetable Compound. I hope some one
will be benefited by my testimony." .
:\IRS. :.IARY R. BENEDICT,
215 W. 8th St., Kewanee, Ill.
11
BREAKFAST
Cucumber Salad:-
Lettuce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 l mediuin cucumber cut thin
2 tsp. mayonnaise 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 stock celery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 prunes .. 0. 0. 0 0 0 0 0 0 •• 0 0
LUNCH
oc
10C
65 c
1-2 c
50 c
8 average size sardines; lemon juice ancl4 saltines 0 0 0 190 C ••
Lettuce, celery, i cucumber, 2 tsp. mayonnaise 0 0 0.
0 75 C
1 sliced· banana mixed with 1 tsp. sugar,
2 tsp. lemon juice 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 : •• 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 C
DINNER
4 ounces broiled H;:n;_burg steak with 2 tbsp. butte!" 0 0 260 C
1 baked potato with 1 tsp. butter o 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 130 C
SmaH helping apple pie without bottom crust 0, 0 0 0 0 250 C
Total . 0 0 0 0 •• 0 0 0 ;-; 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 • 0 0 1182 C
Mothers can depend upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to relieve their daughters of those troubles they
so often have. ·
"My daughter "\Yould suffer a great deal during her monthly
sickness. Jier legs would ache and she had such pains that
she would cry and say 'Mother, what will I do? I cannot
stand the pain.' I got medicine from our physician. He
said she . had been eating too much fruit with acid in it.
His medicine didn't give her any relief. I said to her,
'We will give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, also
the Sanative Wash a trial.' We are glad we did for it has
wonderfully relieved her. OuHamily is a great friend of your I
medicines. , I recommend the Vegetable Compound to other
mothers with daughters who .have troubles like these and you
can use this letter as a testimonial.'' \
MRS. FLORENCE LOWER,
277 E. Catherine St., Chambersburg, Pa.
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BREAKFAST
lthin slice toast with
2 I sp. butter . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 C
LUNCH
1 cp;g, fried in bacon bt
with
4 rdices of bacon .... : . .. . . 200 C
1 _thin slice toast. with 2 1;;p. hut.ter
DINNER
· 4 ounces curried beef · ... . ... .. . ... . ... . . .. . . . .. .
·} cup carrot (without bn1.1 cr) . . ........ . .. .. . . . . .
1 baked potato with 1 t sp. 1mti<'r . . . . ...... . . . .. . .
~ encumber in vinegar . ...... . ............. ... . . .
l banana sliced with 1 tbsp. whipp('d n eam
and 2 vanilla crenm rookies ......... ... . .. . . .
120C
135 c
20 c
130 c
10C
240 c
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 975 C
GIRLS WHO WORK
1 and who arc nm down and suffering with weakness or ailJ.
tlC'nLs peculiar to their sex will find Lydia E. Pinkham's
Ve_getable Compound most beneficial.
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"I had stomach trouble and gas and I would suffer t erribly
at menstruation. I was this way for three months and
I went to the doctor cont inually but I lost my appetite and
my strength. The lady I hoard with has taken · Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and recommends it and
she induced me to try it. Of course, I know that herbs make
1he best of medicines, so after I found it was made of herbs
I gave it a trial. I haYen't felt so good as I do now for two
years. I have gained my strength and have color in my face
and my friends speak of it. I do inspection in a factory
and stand on ·my feet all day. That is the reason I feel
much worse at t in1cs. I recommend the Vegetable CompOillld
and am willing to answer letters from women asking
about it."
MRS. RAY STEYENS, G Wayne St., Valpar:iiso, Ind.
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BREAKFAST
1 banana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 C
LUNCH
Lettuce, 1 cup green peas ... )
~ stocks celer~ ... : . . . . . . . . 115 C
4 cucumber w.1th vmegar ... .
2 tsp. mayonnaise .. : ..... .
DINNER
2 medium size frankfurts, ! cup cold slaw. . . . . . . . . . 350 C
2 rolls and 2 tsp. butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 C
5 ounces vanilla ice cream and two macaroons : . . . . . 350 C
Total. .. ... -.... . ........................... 1180 C
BEFORE AND AFTER CEJLDBIRTH
"·omen have been strengthened by taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
"After my first baby was born five years ago I was in
such bad health that I could hardly get around if l tried to
walk any distance or was on my feet any length of time. I
had been reading about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and what it was doing for other women, so my
husband suggested that I take it. I soon felt like a different
woman, my housework seemed easier and I was able to
enjoy life. I kept right on taking the Vegetable Compound
and Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills until my next baby was
born and did all my work, washing, ironing and everything
up to the very last. She is a fine baby, healthy and robust,
and I feel wonderfully well. Have no trouble with my back
and limbs and I still take the Liver Pills for my bowels. I
will be glad to answer any letters I receive asking about
what the medicine has done for me and I have told many
women about ·it." ·
MRS. HARRY H. WISE,
341 Middle St., Dayton, Ohio.
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BREAKFAST
Juice of 1 orange. . . . . . . . . . 100 C
LUNCH
" Fruit Salad=~
1 cup cherries {Etoned)
! cup grapes, .
1 sliced peach;
1 sliced pear, sprinkle with
juice j lemon and 2 tbsp.
sugar with 3 chopped walnuts 4:50 C
DINNER
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2 slices roast lamb (2 oz. each) ..... .. : . .. .. .... . .
! cucumber with vinegar .. .......... .. ..... ... .. .
1 baked potato with 1 tsp. butter ..... ........... .
1 baked apple without sugar ........ . ... . ... .. . .. .
j cup lima beans and 1 tsp. butter ......... . .... . .
! small head of cauliflower ... ... ................ .
I
200 c
lOC
130 c
60C
130C
60C
Total. .. ... ....... ... .... . ...... ... .. . .. . .. 1140 C
TO FORM GOOD RICH BLOOD
take regularly Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood Medicine so that
by the virtues of . the choice roots, barks and herbs from
which it is made, the blood may take up then nutriment and
furnish it to the hungry tissues. '
"I suffered for two years with such backache that I
could hardly work at times and I felt so dizzy going to work
that I often thought I would have to come home. Since I
have taken Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood Medicine I feel so
well that I will tell any of my.friends what it has done for
1ne."
ANNA BOLlS, 500 Autumn Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Girls and women- of every age are benefited by taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's remedies.
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BREAKFAST
1 cup cream of wheat,
1 tsp. suga,r, ~ cup top milk 330 C
LUNCH
2 oz. boulliou ... . . ..... . .
2 soda. cmckcr::J .... . . . .. .
8 raw oysters . .......... .
~· oz. roqucfort cheese . ... .
2 saltines ... :- ..... .. ... .
DINNER
. 4 ounces of lobsters ........ .. ... ...... . . ....... .
Lettuce, 3 tsp. may<Jl'ma.ise ... . .. ......... .. .. .
i cup green peas and 1 tsp. butte\· .. ... . . . . . .. __ .• .
Average helping strawbenics, 2 tl)sp. " ·hipppd creaw
with pinch-of sacchariue .... . .... . . ........... .
20C
40 c
75 c
GOC
35 c
105 c
lOOC
150 c
175 c
Total .. . . .... . ... .. .. .. .. . ....... .. .... .. .. 1090 C
Life was saved by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
writes Mrs. Thurston.
"For four week's I suffe1;ed with awful pains from inflamed ~
tubes and was in such misery that I had to bend double to
get relief. I could not be touched or -jarred, had awful pains
all over rny abdomen and could not touch my feet to thefloh>
r, and the pains never ceased. I took t reatments for some
time and finally was told I would have i'o have an operation.
I do not believe in operations and I had read so much about
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound that I told my
husband I would try it before I gave up. My husband got it
for me and-I soon began to feel that it was doing me good.
The awful misery began to leave me, also the backache.
Taking thjs medicine was the best thing I ever did. I feel
like it has saved my life and I do not hesitate to say so to my
friends. At least it has saved me from a dreaded operation
and I am still taking it. I am willing to answer letters from
women asking about the medicine." ·
MRS. ETHEL THURSTON, 324 N. Pine St., Lima, Ohio.
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BREAKFAST
1 cantaloup<r. . . . . . . . . . . . 50 C
LUNCH
Shrimp Salad:-
~ cup shrimp, lettuce }
2 tsp. mayonnaise 168 C
1 stock celery '
1 roll and 1'tsp. butter .. .. 130 C
~ banana, 2 sugar cookies . . 150 C
. . DINNER 1 •
5 .oz. steak hahbut brmled and lemon . . ..... .... . . .
1 baked potato, 2 tsp. butter .... : ... ... . ... ..... .
3 heaping tbsp. spinach ..... ..... .. . ... .. . . ... .. .
1 small mold jello ......... .. . . .......... ~ . . . .... .
165 c
160 c
20C
100 c '\
Total. . . ... . .. . ............ - ~ - ............. 943 C
. "I am proud to recommend Lydia E. Pinkham'~ Vegetable
Compound to all women. I took it for all female troubles.
I was so bad that I could not lie down at night. My back
~ ached all the time and I had soreness in my sides and was
very nervous. I took treatments from a good doctor every
other day for over two years but they didn't seem to help
me much and I took several kinds of medicine with little
result. Then I got my husband to go to the store and buy
me a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and I was up and around before the first bottle was gone
although I only weighed about 90 pounds. I took six or
eight bottles and was able to do all my housework, washing
and ironing, take care of my five boys and tend to my chickens
and ga.rden, where before I had to hire my washing and
part of my housework. I recommend the Vegetable Compound
to all sick women. I first learned of it through my
sister and then from a friend who was cured of ovary trouble
which had kept her in bed half the time. I am willing for
you to use these facts as a testimonial."
1VIRS. ANNA COLE, R. R. No.2, Parkville, Missouri.
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/
BREAKFAST
4 saltines, 1 tbsp. cream
cheese .. . ..... . .. . ... .
2 prunes .. . .. . ......... .
Tea and lemon (without
sugar) . . . .. ... . ..... .
LUNCH
Egg Salad:-
55C
soc
oc
- 1 egg, t cucuml?er, lettuce,} 160 C
2 tsp. mayonnmse
tGr.ape Frappe ... . . .. : . 350 C
DINNER
t pound lean roast beef. . . . . . . . . .. _ . . . . . . . . . 135 C
t cup green peas and 1 tsp. but ter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 C
*Prune Souffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 C
Total .. . . .......... . .. . . . . . . . .. ........ . .. 1080 C
* Recipe on next page.
t Recipe on page 20.
~ WOMAN IS DESIGNED BY PROVIDENCE
to be a mother. The mothers must be strong, and healthy or
their children will be weaklings, and future generations fail
to equal those_of the past. For fifty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, a good old-fashioned remedy
made from roots and herbs, has been restoring women to
health and strength and the joy. of living.
"When I first married I looked forward, like most women,
to a little child but I had several miscarriages. The doctor
said my t roubles were caused by a weak and nervous stomach.
So a friend advised me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and I now have t"~o bonny children. Both
are girls. I am an English woman and have crossed the
ocean many times.
l\IRS. EDITH ANTHONY, 10 Harlow Place, Buffalo, N.Y.
Thousands of wives declare the.ir once c.hildless homes
made happy by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
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*PRUNE SOUFFLE
(5 servings)
! lb. uncooked prunes }
Whites of 5 eggs . 900 C
~cup sugar · ·
BANANA ~ALAD (115 calories) Banana
Salad consists of half
a banana cut lengthwise (50),
' laid on a lettuce leaf; add a little.
Cream Dressing (50), a few
grapes cut in halves and seeded (25), and small pieces of
English Walnuts (10).
BACKACHE
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound builds health
and strength for women suffering from this complaint, as
is proven by the thousands of letters from grateful women
attesting to the value of this old-fashioned root and herb
medicine.
"I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
make me strong. I was troubled ·with my back and sides
hurting me till I could not do my work and whenever I
caught cold it made me irregular. Since I haYe taken the
Vegetable Compound my side and back don't bother me
and I can do my housework and care for my children now.
,. After my first child was born about four years ago, I saw an
advertisement in-the paper about the Vegetable Compound.
I knew it would help me but I was afraid to try it because
people said it would help you to have children and I knew I
was having children fast enough. But I thought if it would
help me it would be better to have a whole house full of
children and have good health. I became stronger from taking
it and my htisband says that I look like a live woman instead
of a dead one. When spring comes I am going to take some
of your Blood Medicine as I am v.ery thin. I will answer
letters from any woman who wishes to ask about your
medicine."
MRS. WILLIA1I BUTTS, Wellston, Ohio.
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ICES
GRAPE FRAPPE (2100 calories)
( 6 servings)
2 cups water 2 cups grape-juice (400)
2 cups sugar (1680) Juice of 1lemon (20)
Prepare aS for orange ice, as directed on page 30. Freeze
to consistency of mush. Serve in tall glasses with whipped
cream piled high on the top. 1 tbsp. cream, whipped, 100
calories. ·
FROZEN
1 cup hot milk (170)
1 egg (80)
Speck of salt
CUSTARD (370 calories)
(2 servings)
2 t~p. sugar (120)
!!- tsp. vanilla ·
Beat the egg and add gradually with the salt and .sugar
to the scalded milk. Cool, add vanilla and freeze .
. MOTHERS SHOULD PREPARE
their daughters for the trials that will ov~rtak;ti;em-b~
preparing their bodies to meet the strain that menstmation
brings. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound acts in
just the way that is n~. It strengthens the generative
organs, and allows them to perform their functions with
ease and regularity. , ----.,---
"I always recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound for young girls for my .mother gaYe it to me with
success after doctors had failed. I was about 12 when I
first had trouble. My mother gave me home remedies and
then tried doctors and patent medicines but none helped
me. I was past 15 when she started giving me Ly'dia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I couldn't go to school
at times for I had headaches and cramps and was not able
to do anything. A neighbor suggested giving the Vegetable
Compound to me and before I had taken two bottles I was
relieved but I took four bottles of it. I have since taken
it whenever I have need elf it and I recommend it and will
answer letters if the3· are not too numerous."
- MRS. OLIVER KANTZ,
1108 N. 8th St., Lafayette, Indiana.
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FRUITS Fuel value
in calories
Pears, canned, 2 halves and juice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 C
Plums, 3 large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 C
Prunes, large, uns":eetened, 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 C
Raisins, 1 dozen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 C
Raspberries, 1 cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 C
Rhubarb, cooked, ! cup, sweetened ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 C
Strawberries, 1 cup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 C
•• Apricots, 5 oz., canned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 C
Bananas, each .... .. . ........ . . ... .. ..... . . : . . . . 100 C
Cherries, t cup, fresh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 C
Dates, 10 large ....... .. . .. . ... .... .... -:-. . . . . . . . 300 C
Grapes, 1 dozen .. . . . .. . . .. . . . -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 C
Lemon juice, 1 large lemon, 3 tbsp. . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 30 C
Peaches, fresh, one, small. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 40 C
TUMORS ARE OFTEN DISSOLVED
and expelled when early discovered if proper treatment is
adopted. Hundreds of grateful women -write us that Lydia
E. :Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has saved them from
the operating table.
"The first time I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound was for pains when I was 12 years old. Each
.~ month I took to my bed with the most terrible headaches.
For three days they would last and I would go nearly crazy
with them. Mother gave me the Vegetable Compound
and when the first bottle was taken I was well. Later in
life, after my first child was born, I had a terrible backache.
Went to our family doctor and later to a specialist. He said
a tumor (size of walnut) was growing a:a.d told me an operation
was the only thing to remove it. I objected and he
advised the Vegetable Compound. Said, 'that is as good
as anything.' He knew of my run-down and weak condition.
In six months I had a 7! pound boy. Now I am
taking the Vegetable Compound again as I have worked
yery hard at washing and janitor service. I advise my
friends of the good work of the Vegetable Compound and
I have got two interested at present."
· .. MRS. ELIZABETH BAUM,
1500 Riverside Blvd., Sioux City, Ia.
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CREAM OF ASPARAGUS SOUP (305 calories)
1 bundle asparagus (60) ~ tbsp. flour (25)
1 cup milk (170) Salt and pepper
! tbsp. butter (50)
Wash the asparagus and cook in boiling salted water for
30 minutes. Cut off the tips and strain the remainder
through a colander. Scald the milk, melt the butter, add
flour to it and pour on the hot milk and cook thoroughly.
Add the tips and the strained asparagus and season to taste.
Other cream soups may be made by substituting different
vegetables, as onions, potatoes, celery, corn,' peas, etc,
CHANGE OF LIFE
As the time for the change approaches, the general health
should be watched carefully, for if this period of life be
passed over safely, many years of perfect health may be
enjoyed. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is a
great tonic, acting directly upon the womb and ovaries;
it builds up the nervous system, aids digestion and strengthens
the whole body.
"During the Change of Life I was troubled with headaches,
• weakness, flushes of heat to the, face and head and
loss of appetite. I used to flow three weeks at a time until
I could hardly stand. I thought I could never be right
again as no doctor's medicine seemed to help me. They
said my trouble would have to take its course. I read about
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in the little
books you give away and began to take the medicine. Aftet
the first few bottles I began to feel stronger and could eat
better and had fewer headaches. I am a well woman today
and I feel like a different person. At any time that
I don't feel good I take the Vegetable Compound a~ain as
I always keep a bottle on hand. You may use this letter,
for every word is true. I will answer any letters sent to me."
MRS. JENNIE BOLLERMAN,
302 Summit Ave., West Hoboken, N.J.
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VEGETABLES Fuel value
. in calories
Lettuce, 2 large heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 C
Okra, 1 cup .. .. ... . .. . . . .. ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 C
Onions, medium size, cooked or raw l-each . . . . . . . . . . 25 C
Peas, ~ cup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 C
Potatoes, white, medium size ....... .. . .. . .... ·. . . . 100 C
Potatoes, sweet, medium size, one-half . . . . . . . . . . . 125 C
Pumpkin, 1 cup. ; . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 100 C
Radishes, button ... .... ......... .. ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 C
Sauerkraut , 1 cup . . ... .. . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 C
Squash,! cup ·~, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 C
Tomatoes, small, raw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 C
Tomatoes, cooked, ! cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 C
Parsnips, 5 ounces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 C
YOUNG PEOPLE
should be healthy, h~ppy arrd optimistic. In fact those
qualities are the heritage of youth. If young girls suffer
as did Mrs. Ragsdale they should not hesitate to give
Lydia E. Pinkham's remedies a trial. ·
"I w.as overworked and got into a very run-down- condition
where I would faint easily. As I had always been
very healthy this alarmed my parents and I was taken to
first one doctor, then another, but they seemed to do me
no good at all. My fainting spells became more munerous
and I had to give up my work and ·a good many of my
pleasures. I had been sick about three months when some
one mentioned Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and I sent for a bottle that very day. After t aking several
bottles I found myself getting much better, fainting less
and feeling stronger. I continued taking it, in fact I have
never discarded it at any time and have become my old
self again. I have also taken Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood
Medicine with the Vegetable Compound with splendid
results. I can truthfully recommend both and always will.
I am more than willing for you to use this testimonial and
will answer any letters I receive concerning your medicine.
MRS. R. H. RAGSDALE, 332 N. Alves St., Henderson, Ky.
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STEWED MUSHROOMS
! lb. Mushrooms ......... . .... ..... . Total 460 c
3 tbsp. butter '
1 tbsp. flour
1! cups water
VEGETABLES Fuel value
~n calories
Brussels sprouts, ~ cup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 C
Beans, String, ! cup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 25 C
Beets, cooked, ! cup. ! . ... . . ............... . .... : 50 C
Cabbage, raw, ! cup, shredded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 C
Cabbage, cooked, ! cup .. ...... ... ....... : . . . . . . . 50 C
Cauliflower,! cup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 C
Corn, 1 ear green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 C
Greens (dandelions, spinach, beet greens), t cup . . . . 25 C
Kohl-rabi, ! cup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 C
:Lentils (! cup) ... . .. ---: ... .. ....... · .. . ........... 100 C
Mushrooms {20 medium size) ............ .. . .... .. 100 C
EVERY DAY HUNDREDS . OF GRATEFUL- WOMEN
write us letters of praise for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, Sanative Wash and Liver Pills. Those valuable
remedies which have helped over four generations of
women.
"I was weak and run-down to nearly nothing and had to
give up and go to bed at times because of weakness and
severe pains in my sides. One day I read of a woman who
had taken your medicine so I said to my husband, 'I belieYe
I'll give it a trial.' I bought the Vegetable Compound
ancf Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative Wash and the Liver
Pills and I very soon felt a different woman. I continued
the Vegetable Compound until I had taken five bottles
and I tell you, mothers and daughters, I can't find enough
to say for this medicine. It has helped me a lot, relieved
me of those dreadful pains and helped the weakness and
a good many other little ailments. You may use this letter
any time and place for it may do some poor woman a lot
of good to know these things and I will be glad -to answer
any letters to help any one."
MRS. TONY CORREGGIO,
264 Normal St., East Stroudsburg, Pa.
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1 BREAD, CEREALS, Etc. Fuel value ·
in calories
1 slice brown bread (1 oz.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 C
1 cornmeal gem . .. .. .... .. . . . .. . . . ... : . . . . . . . . . . 150 C
1 bran gem (see recipe) .. ... . .. . .. . .. . ... ... .... 132 C
1 wafile 6" in diam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 C
An.y cooked cereal, 2 even tablespoonfuls. . . . . . . . . . . 60 C
Shredded Wheat Biscuit, one. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 C
BRAN GEMS (1585 calories)
1 cup white flour (445) ! ~up molasses (450)
' 2 cups bran (435) 1 tsp. saleratus
1 tsp. salt 1! cups milk (225)
Mix ingredients in order n~ed, putting the saleratus
into the molasses and stirring until it foams. Bake 15 minutes
in hot oven in buttered gem-pans. Makes 12 gems.
\To be eaten by constipated persons in place of white bread.
PAINFUL TIMES
Being a natural process, menstruation should be painless.
Hardly a woman is so thoroughly healthy and strong that
the process is not attended by at least some discomfort ,
'but this discomfort should not amount to actual pain.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound· acts in just the
\way that is necessary. )
"Every month I'd have to go to bed with pains and
cramps and my back just hurt something awful. My worst
trouble was weakness of the ovaries. ft caused• me to stay
out of school a few days each month. I could hardly stand
up straight. I was in this state about six or eight months
when a cook of ours who had taken Lydia E. Pinkham's
1
Vegetable Compound and liked it, told me that it would
·straighten me out in a little while. I took two bottles of it
that time, then since I have been married I have taken
several more bottles at intervals. I always tell my friends
what a wonderful help it was to me: I'll gladly correspond
. with women who are anxious to learn the value of your
medicine." _.,
MRS. DAN HATCHER, 131 Ohio St., Ashland, Oregon.
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FISH Fuel value
in calories
.Mackerel, fresh, 4 ounces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 C
Shad, 4 ounces ...... . ....... . .. . ....... ......... 160 C
Shad roe, 4 ounces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 C
Trout, 4 ounces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 C
W'hitefish, 4 ounces .. . ........... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 C
Bass, one average serving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 C
Bluefish, one average serving . . . . ..... . ... -:"'..... .. 80 C
Clams, 5 raw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 C
Clams, 5 fried. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 C
Clam Chowder, one serving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 C
Cod, fresh, 4 ounces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 C
Cod, salt, 4 ounces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 C
Flounder, 4 ounces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 C
Haddock, 4 ounces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 C
A SEVERE STRAIN
from lifting heavy weights, reaching up for articles placed
too high above the head, jumping violently on the hard
ground cr floor, excessive dancing, violent coughing, constipation
and suspending heavy skirts from the waist, tightbeing
is apt to cause falling of the womb. The ingredients
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound are the very
best. that could be prescribed to put the muscular system
into excellent tone.
"A few days after the birth of my third child I jumped out
of bed and brought down the womb. Then just before my
fifth child was born I had inflammation of the bladder and
my womb fell, through over-reaching. Seeing your advertisement
in a Liverpool (England) paper I began taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and that was the best
confinement I had. We have just removed from Brockville
(Canada) so I was pleased when the store ordered the medit
·ine for me and I got it today. I would not be without it for
any price and I recommend it to ladies around here because I
feel so sure it will benefit any woman who takes i+."
MRS. AGNES WIGNALL, Talcville, N. Y.
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MEATS Fuel value
in calories
Beef, roast, 4 oz. without fat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 C
Beef, steak, rump, 1 serving ...... . . . .. ........ , . . 200 C
Beef, steak, sirloin, 4 oz . .......... . ..... ..... ... . 200 C
Beef, steak, top of round, 2 oz . . .. . .. ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 (j
Chicken, 2 ounces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 C
Fowl, 2! ounces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 C
Ha;m., 2 oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 C
Lamb, 2 oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 C
Lamb chops, one 2" x 2" x !". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 C
Pork, 1! oz. roast ............ . ............ ~ ..... 200 C
Squab, 1 serving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 C
Turkey, 2 oz .. :--.... .. . .. . .. .... . .. ... ...... .... . 100 C
Dressing, one oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 C
Veal, 2 oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 C
- PROSPECTVIE MOTHERS
should give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a
trial. We believe if they will take the Vegetable Compound
regularly as soon as they find themselves in this condition
and continue its use throughout the entire period, they will
avoid complications, prevent an excess of pain; and with
Mrs. Strausbaugh will declare that they'll never be without
·a bottle of it in the house. -------
"I first took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compcu1· 1
for a nervous breakdown and after I was helped throw
that I took it during pregnancy and confinement. I was ju.O>
20 years old then and was all broken down in health. I had
been working in a factory and 'I had to give up work. I
was so weak I was not able to do anything and did not dare
have any excitement or be where-there was any noise, and
I had so much pain in my back that I had to be in bed. My
mother told me about the Vegetable Compound and said
it would do me good to try it. I have got such good 1·esults
from it that I will never be without a bottle of it in the house.
Any woman who likes can write and· ask me about it and I
will be glad to tell her as I would like to have others helped."
MRS. JOSEPH A. STRAUSBAUGH,
117 Pleasant St., Hanover,, Pa.
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CAKE AND FROSTJNG
. Sponge Cake, 1390 calories
4 eggs, (320) H tsp. Rumford's Baking
1 cup powdered sugar (720) Powder
~ cup bread flour (340) Rind and juice of ! lemon (10)
~ tsp. salt . .
Separate the whites and yolks of eggs and beat until they
are very light. To the yolks add the sugar and lemon, then
sift in carefully•the flour and baking-powder and beat for
5 minutes. Then fold in the stiffly-beaten whites of eggs.
Bake in a well-buttered and floured angel-cake tin in a
moderate <?Ven. The cake is done when it shrinks from the
pan.
B01LED FROSTING (870 calories)
1 cup sugar (840) white of 1 egg (30)
i tsp. cream of tartar ! tsp. flavoring
-! cup cold water
Boil the sugar, cream of tartar and cold water without
stirring until •it threads from the spoon, and gradually pour
on to the well-beaten white of egg. Add flavoring to taste.
Beat until thick and spread quickly. For variety, add
chopped nuts, cocoanut or chocolate. ·
, MANY WOMEN ARE OBLIGED TO STAND
- t heir feet all day, working hard, regardless of how they
. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has helped
my a suffering woman to regain health and happiness.
"I was troubled with pains in my back and was tired and
drowsy with sick headaches. When . I was sick I ·would
feel as though my whole insides would drop and I must·
have looked badly from what they told me. I was single
at the time and had to give up work. l doctored with some
of the best doctors in Newark and they advised an operation.
My cousin told me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and .after I had taken five bottles of it I was
completely cured and felt like a new -person. Now my
daughter is taking it for similar troubles and I recommend
it whenever I can."
MRS. H. BEACH, 512 15th Ave., Newark, N.J.
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PUDDINGS
---.:l ORANGE BREAD PUDDING (915 calories)
2 slices stale bread (160) 2 oranges (200)
~ cup milk (85) 6 tbsp. sugar (360)
2 eggs (160)
Soak bread in milk until soft and beat lightly with a 1
fork, add grated rind of 1 orange and juice of both; add ,
sugar. Beat the eggs very light and add. Pour into custard
cups and bake 15 to 20 lninutes in a moderate oven.
BROWN BETT:Y (500 calories)
. Crumb 2 slices bread (160) 2 tbsp. sugar (120)
; 2 large sour apples (150) Cinnamon ·
2 tsp. butter (70)
Into-a small well-buttered baking-dish place a layer of
bread-crumbs, then 1 apple sliced thin; season with butter,
sugar, and cinnamon. , Add another layer of crumbs, apple
and seasonings and lastly, crumbs with butter on top. Bake
1 in a slow oven
HOUSEWIVES PRAISE
''For several years I was weak and nervous and -had
pains in my si<M and back. I have seven children and there
· ''"ere lots of times that I could. not do my housework. _My
mother recommended Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com·
pound to me and I have got relief from it and am recommending
it to friends who hav(l similar troubles."
·MRS. BESSIE CUNNINGHAM, Leckrone, Pa.
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"Every month I had such pains they made me weak and
I had to go . to bed. I suffered like this until three years ago
when a neighbor told me about your medicine. I took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and have had
no more trouble. I have told my friends about your medicine
and I will :¥1Swer any letters I receive asking ab~ut the
Vegetable Compound."
· MRS . . JOHN BEHRINGER, R :No. 3, Norwalk, Ohio.
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'-
ICES
ORANGE ICE (1920 calories)
(6 servings)
4 cups water
2 cups sugar (1680)
Juice 2 lemons ( 40)
Grated rind 1 orange
2 cups orange juice (200)
Boil water and sugar for 5 minutes, add fruit jukes and
rind of orange. Cool, strain and freeze.
LEMON SHERBET (1980 calories)
(6 servings)
Juice of 2 lemons (40) 1 quart milk (680)
1! cups sugar (1260) t tsp. lemon extract
To the lemon juice add the sugar, stirring it well, then
add the milk and the extract. Freeze immediately.
GRATEFUL WOMEN PRAISE LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND
"I have used your medicines for nervousness and a rundown
system with a severe female weakness. After taking
six bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and using Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative Wash I feel like a
different woman. I have gained in strength and weight
and recommend these medicines to my friends when I have
the opportunity. I am willing to answer letters asking
about the Vegetable Compound."
DORA HOLT,
264~' S 11th ·st., Philadelphia, Pa .
. "For two years I had pains every month in my sides and
lower part of abdomen. I had seen your ads in the newspapers
and began to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. After the first bottle I felt better and I have
continued taking it and also take Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver
Pills. I feel fine and tell everyone about it. I will answer
any letter I get asking about the medicine." .
MRS. AGNES FREY,
10 Beech St., New Bedford, ~lass.
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HLIUHT-~~~W~T~GE TABLE WHAT A WOMAN SHOULD
WEIGH
Hght. I ~~~~ ~I:_ 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 191 21 23\ 2513o\ 351· 401 45 so
---- Hght. yrs 20 22 24 29 34 39 44 49 over
39 33 33 --- - - - - - - - - -
40 35 35 35 ,
41 36 36 36 5' 0' 114 115 115 116 !17 120 119 118 117 116
42 38 38 38
4:l 40 40 4040 5' 1' 116 117 117 118 119 122 121 120 119 118
44 41 '41 41 41
45 4444 44 44j44. 5' 2' 119 120 120 121 122 125 124 123 \22 !21.
46 46 46 46 47 47
47 48 49 49 49149 49 5' 3' 122 123. 123. 124 125 128 127 126 125 124
48 .... 51" 51 51 51 52 52
49 .... 53 53 5<T4 55 55 5' 4' 125 126 127 128 129 131 130 129 128 127
.'50 .... 55 55 56 57 58 60 61
51 58 58 59 59 61 63 5' 5' 129 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3. 13.5 134 133 13.2 13.1
52 .. 61 62 62 62 63 65
s:J .... ... 64 65 65 66 66 67 69 5' 6' 13.3 13.4 135 13.6 137 13.9 133 137 136 13.5
54 .... 67 68 68 69 69 71
55 ... 70 72 72 72 73 75 76 5' 7' 13.7 13.8 139 140 141 143. 142 141 140 13.9
56 .. . 74 76 76 -'17 79 81
57 ... ...... 78 80 80 80 82 86 90 5' 8' 141 142 143 144 145 147 146 145 144. 143
58 .... ... .... .... 82 84 84 86 91 94 99
59 .... .. .. . .. .. .... 85 88 88 90 94 98 101 5' 9' 145 146 147 148 149 151 150 147 148 147
60 ....... .. 89 93 93 95 99 103 106
61 ...... .. . 97 98 99 103 106 110 5' 10' 149 150 151 152 153 !55 1M 153 152 151
62 ...... .... .. ... : 102 103 104 107 111 113
63 l ····· 108 108 llO l14 l15 5' 11' 153 IM 155 156 157 !59 158 157 !56 155
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.... :. , ..... ....... ····· 112 f13 115 ll7 liB
6-5 .- ..... .... .... ...... 116 118 119 120 121 6' 0" 158 159 160 161 162 164 163. 162 161 160
66 r .... . ....... 122 122 123 126
67 ····· ... 126 128 129 131
68 ....... ........ ...... ...... 128 130 132 133
69 .... 132 134 135
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MORE GRATEFUL WOMEN PRAISE LYDIA ~ ..
PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND
"I had a very bad weakness with pains all over mL_and my abdomen
was sore. I was in this condition for seven months and could not do
my housework. Every doctor I had wanted me to go to the hospital
for an operation. A friend of my sister had told her of your wonderful
medicine-Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound-and I
got a bottle .. After the first one the pains stopped and I began to gain
strength.. You can let anyone know of my suffering and what the
Vegetable Compound has done for me. I am in perfect health and
able to do . my own work and tend to the needs of my four children.
I hope thiS medicine helps other mothers as it did me."
MRS. F. J. MURPHY,
131 Danforth Ave., Jersey City, N. J.
98 out of every 100 women benefited by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
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LYDIA E. PI~ HAM'S
BLOOD MEDICINE
Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood Medicine is recoffi ..
mended in connection with Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Cmhpound, and it might be thought
from this that our Blood Medicine is suited only
for diseases peculia_r to women,: .but such is not the
case.
Lydia E. 7 Pinkham's ... Blood Medicine is ..... as
good for men a~ for women; it is also good for the
whole family-parents and children-and is a reliable
bl9od purifier for all who need sue~ a medicine.
Humors and Eruptions "' are · among the most
common indications and results of poor blood.
They are very unpleasant Cl;nd disfiguring; they give
the face an unhealthy appearance, but usually they
are not serious or dangerous enough to warrant
consulting a physician. More serious results may
come, however, at any time from the impoverished
state of the blood which they indicate. Good home
treatment is necessary. Eat plain, nutritious and
easily digested food and take Lydia E~ Pinkham's
Blood Medicine one-half hour before meals.
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