The October 1938 issue of Woman’s World Magazine, the same issue of the magazine in which I found last week’s ad, is a wealth of interesting ads. This one caught my eye with the “Why fear Childbirth…when you can turn the waiting months into ease and comfort.” Well, if this product is so great maybe every pregnant woman should use it!
According to The Quack Doctor Mother’s Friend has been sold in the US and Canada since around the mid-1880s. In fact, you should go check out that website, because they have all sorts of information on the claims that the manufacturers of this product made including:
Painless Childbirth!
Painless Pregnancy!
Smart Children!
Pretty Children!
No Morning Sickness!
Quick Delivery!
You can still buy Mother’s Friend, though it is now advertised as a stretch mark cream.
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