tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post9069351882317638059..comments2023-10-20T08:28:27.175-07:00Comments on Writerquake: Jennie's Scrapbook: Lydia E. Pinkham trade cardLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-17890434686700623662009-01-24T20:33:00.000-08:002009-01-24T20:33:00.000-08:00Francessa,O, you looked up the ingredients! I wond...Francessa,<BR/>O, you looked up the ingredients! I wondered if anyone besides me would do that. They changed considerably from Lydia's original recipe to what's produced now. I thought it was interesting that you said they were all "well-known herbs" because I'm not so sure they all are known well here. I guess more and more people are using them. I take only a few, and it worries me that the FDA doesn't regulate that industry..... :)<BR/><BR/>Jennifer,<BR/>You said it! I selected that particular page because I thought there wouldn't be much to write about the bridge, not being an engineer myself.....<BR/>Jennie's life being given a bit of attention here seems the least I can do since she's let me borrow her scrapbook. I wonder who, if anyone, will have it after I go off to play with Jennie....<BR/>(man, I'm in a weird mood tonight!)Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-88601483568460353572009-01-24T20:19:00.000-08:002009-01-24T20:19:00.000-08:00This is really fascinating -- who would have known...This is really fascinating -- who would have known that a card from Jennie's scrapbook would yield such interesting material, a little bit of women's history, with ties to the prohibition and to a certain variety of folk music: drinking songs. <BR/><BR/>And Jennie gets to live on, too, gets new life via your blog.jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07959874504681715396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-78147171683338889742009-01-24T11:00:00.000-08:002009-01-24T11:00:00.000-08:00This is all very interesting, especially Lydia's s...This is all very interesting, especially Lydia's secret! I had to look up all the ingredients (as found in the Wikipedia-link), they sounded so exotic in the English language. They are all well-known herbs, so the secret must have been fairly effective!francessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444610284524067406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-66694722371112939482009-01-23T01:37:00.000-08:002009-01-23T01:37:00.000-08:00Buddha,We've had sunshine for a few days, which ma...Buddha,<BR/>We've had sunshine for a few days, which makes me extremely satisfied inside.<BR/>I'm sorry you're feeling some burnout and if you are you certainly deserve a break from blogging if it would make you feel better. I really missed you when you were on vacation, though. :)<BR/>Actually, the only posts that take hours (sometimes) are the Wed. postcards when I delve into the research. But I love it and I really get into flow. Same with the writing. It's my outlet. What I need more of is yoga and I need to structure my time better to ensure practice. <BR/>It interests me that you do OM meditation before bed. I like that idea....lots. <BR/><BR/>DMarks,<BR/>My husband and I were married at the Municipal Building, right near the Brooklyn Bridge. The towers are in the photo that a photographer took after the short ceremony. We were up on the Observation Deck the day before. That all seems very surreal now....<BR/>My cousin recently walked across the Brooklyn Bridge. That sounds like a fun thing to do.<BR/><BR/>Carlos,<BR/>I'm finding that Lydia was a fairly common name back in those days. No wonder I have the two Lydias in my background: maternal great-grandmother and paternal grandmother! <BR/>Yes, Jennie's life was short. Isn't it cool that we all know something about her now? :)<BR/><BR/>Erin,<BR/>Boring as dirt, huh? Well, life back then was fairly nose-to-the-grindstone. It interests me that, in spite of a hum-drum life, those folks found enough in it to record their activities/thoughts. My grandmother actually kept a journal of her garden....which is truly boring as dirt :)<BR/><BR/>Naomi,<BR/>I had to google WCTU! So, no, I haven't studied that movement or the people in it. Francis E. Willard sounds like an interesting historical figure that I should learn about, especially as her ideas might relate to Obama's campaign. Your collectibles sound wonderful.<BR/><BR/>Elizabeth,<BR/>Yeah, I guess why not, especially since, because of it, women's lives are driven by our hormones for decades! I hope there's a PMS wing in the museum....the miserable, cursed horror that it is should be researched and cured!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-3565158299244282962009-01-22T18:27:00.000-08:002009-01-22T18:27:00.000-08:00I am still chuckling that there is a museum of men...I am still chuckling that there is a museum of menstruation. then again, why not!Elizabeth Halthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595395276757245598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-41366774766221038392009-01-22T16:25:00.000-08:002009-01-22T16:25:00.000-08:00Have you ever found ephemera from the WCTU? One o...Have you ever found ephemera from the WCTU? One of my favorite women in history is Frances E. Willard who in late period 1875-1890 increased its membership with approaches that might be seen as precursors to Obsma campaign. <BR/><BR/>I have a paper fan from a church with her photo on it and a book about her with a beautiful color foldout of one of their banners.naomi dagen bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636592739857173279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-7418230879434166662009-01-22T16:07:00.000-08:002009-01-22T16:07:00.000-08:00Wow, I don't have anything that old from my people...Wow, I don't have anything that old from my people. We do have my great-grandma's diary from the early 1900s. I thought it was incredible when I picked it up. But I read it, and it's boring as dirt.Erin Albertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239492631120136112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-11209799277913868142009-01-22T10:50:00.000-08:002009-01-22T10:50:00.000-08:00Interesting story, that of old postcards on Jennie...Interesting story, that of old postcards on Jennie's scrapbook curiously about a woman named Lydia. I know this is not related in any way but it is curious that the name of that early American female entrepreneur coincides with your name. She did live for a short time, I mean Jennie, talking about briefness in that post the other day. Thanks for that comment and all the others Lydia.Carlos Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393873418988633512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-37649580875686384722009-01-22T05:32:00.000-08:002009-01-22T05:32:00.000-08:00I saw the Brooklyn Bridge once for 2 or 3 seconds....I saw the Brooklyn Bridge once for 2 or 3 seconds. Lit up green at night. Very memorable. I hope to see it again sometime, in distant future years.<BR/><BR/>Nearby, I saw the World Trade Towers, rising into the clouds.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-85090525246497241962009-01-22T03:20:00.000-08:002009-01-22T03:20:00.000-08:00Another late night I see.You and I seem to have a ...Another late night I see.<BR/>You and I seem to have a problem going to bed.<BR/>Some of Lydia's medicine seem to be in order- actually I was thinking a shot of tequila before I start my Om meditation.<BR/>How are you feeling? Are the winter gloomy days still keeping you down?<BR/>I am a bit burned up. <BR/>I'm thinking I need a break from blogging. It drains my energy.<BR/>I don't know how you do it. <BR/>You must spend hours on your posts. So many and so perfect. <BR/>You make all of us look bad :(<BR/>Just kidding!<BR/>OK I finished another post and now I will go to bed.<BR/>Be loved!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577023239841176697noreply@blogger.com