Dark secrets lurked beneath the façade of one of Eagle River’s most respected women, Lydia E. Pinkham. Behind her successful business, the Pinkham Laboratory, Pinkham was peddling a dubious elixir, claiming to cure the most intimate afflictions of women. The Vegetable Compound, a concoction of roots and unknown drugs, had captured the hearts and wallets of thousands, but at what cost?
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Key Facts
- State: Wisconsin
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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