See
Dr. Grace Feder Thompson's
letter appealing for patients; Dr. Pierce's
medical empire; Lydia
E. Pinkham's fabulously successful
vegetable compound & trinkets &
publications; Dr. E. C. Abbey's The Sexual System and
Its Derangements (1882); Dr. Young's rectal
dilators; Orange
Blossom medicine; ad for Ergoapiol (1904),
an abortion substance; and Lysol douche liquid
ad, 1948 (U.S.A.)
YOUR remedies
for menstrual period pain and problems. See
more remedies here.
A discussion of
the letter testimonials, and their
authenticity, of the Pinkham company (in a
discussion of a Pursettes ad with a letter
testimonial)
See two letters to MUM about the ingredients of her
Compound, and one about the lyrics of
an English pop song, Lily the Pink,
about her.
Other amazing women:
Nelli Bly, Dr.
Marie Stopes, Dr.
Grace Feder Thompson
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Orange
Blossom medicine for "all female
diseases": headaches, stomach illness,
insomnia, depression, cancer, tumors,
constipation, flatulence,
fertility, menstruation, hemorrhoids,
etc., U.S.A., 19th-20th centuries
Prepared by J. A. McGill, M.D., & Co.,
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
"Works like a
charm"
Promotional
booklet, 1885
Orange
Blossom was a cure-all
medicine similar to Lydia Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, the
infamous
Pe-Ru-Na,
and scores of other 19th and early
century patent medicines offered
in the U.S.A. See here for
a discussion of Mrs. Pinkham and
the medicine business.
Sending away for diagnoses, as
requested on the cover, was
popular. Click on Cardui
and the other links toward the
left top of this page for
other companies making similar
requests.
Below is the cover of an
8-page booklet published
in 1885
promoting the medicine. Click
below it to see the rest of the
booklet.
See
a package of Orange Blossom vaginal
suppositories.
See
Dr. Grace Feder Thompson's
letter appealing for patients; Dr. Pierce's
medical empire; Lydia E.
Pinkham's fabulously
successful vegetable compound
& trinkets & publications;
Dr. E. C. Abbey's The Sexual
System and Its Derangements
(1882); Dr.
Young's rectal dilators; Orange
Blossom medicine; ad for Ergoapiol
(1904), an abortion substance; and
Lysol
douche liquid ad, 1948 (U.S.A.)
SarahAnne Hazlewood
generously donated this material
to the museum.
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Below:
The attached back and front
covers. Enlarged
pages below.
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Below:
The front cover. The flimsy paper
booklet measures 4
3/8 x 5 7/8" (11.2 x 14.7 cm).
As you see, my scans vary in
sizes and colors but the
original pages do not.
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Below:
The back page, a bit larger
than the attached cover to make the
writing easier to read.
Third text line from the
bottom: Pe-Ru-Na
also cost $1, a lot of money in
1885.
Under the central ad: "The Orange
Blossom treatment is simple,
harmless and works like
a charm."
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Below:
Isn't the design neat?
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