Comments on: In the Archives: 10 Least Persuasive Ads http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/10/in-the-archives-10-least-persuasive-ads/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-the-archives-10-least-persuasive-ads it's like being there Tue, 16 Sep 2014 04:56:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: Laura Bien http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/10/in-the-archives-10-least-persuasive-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-47896 Laura Bien Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:50:44 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=44813#comment-47896 Murph: I am not someone to listen to for book recommendations as I recently cheerfully polished off 500 pages’ worth of “History of Protestantism in Michigan, Being a Special History of the Methodist Episcopal Church and Incidentally of Other Denominations” for an Ann Arbor Observer story. I also love poring through old Michigan Board of Health reports and industrial inspection reports, &c. I did start reading the baking powder war magnum opus before deadlines forced me to snap out of it. Yet I hear its siren call….rising….

]]> By: Murph http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/10/in-the-archives-10-least-persuasive-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-47895 Murph Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:34:54 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=44813#comment-47895 Laura – would you recommend Morrison’s book to your readers, or should we wait for the film adaptation?

Is your artifact a bracket for hanging & adjusting pocket doors?

]]> By: Al Feldt http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/10/in-the-archives-10-least-persuasive-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-47887 Al Feldt Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:04:03 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=44813#comment-47887 Members of the University of Michigan Sailing Club were singing the praises of Lydia Pinkham, (for its a boon to the human race) in 1951-53. We found other things to drink but never any real Lydia Pinkham. I recall a few of the mildly scandalous verses but cannot divulge them here.

]]> By: Laura Bien http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/10/in-the-archives-10-least-persuasive-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-47826 Laura Bien Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:39:27 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=44813#comment-47826 From one Amazon review of the 16 oz. size of the compound: “It tastes like compost tea mixed with alcohol, in a fruity kind of way…but if you down it in a shot glass and drink water for a chaser, it’s not that horrible.” Sounds delightful.

]]> By: Laura Bien http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/10/in-the-archives-10-least-persuasive-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-47825 Laura Bien Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:36:03 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=44813#comment-47825 cmadler: Hmm, could be. :)

]]> By: Laura Bien http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/10/in-the-archives-10-least-persuasive-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-47824 Laura Bien Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:34:26 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=44813#comment-47824 Tom Brandt: That is fascinating. I had had no idea that that song was still remembered. And voila, here is a performance of “Lily the Pink,” which Wikipedia says is a modification of “The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham,” by the Irish Rovers on Youtube: [link]

“The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham” lyrics: [link]

“Lily the Pink” lyrics: [link]

]]> By: Laura Bien http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/10/in-the-archives-10-least-persuasive-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-47823 Laura Bien Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:22:44 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=44813#comment-47823 Pete: Amazingly, Lydia Pinkham’s Herbal Compound is still for sale today: [link] I am tempted to cynically interpret the two five-star reviews as evidence of the placebo effect.

]]> By: cmadler http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/10/in-the-archives-10-least-persuasive-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-47820 cmadler Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:58:52 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=44813#comment-47820 “there are no silly guesses” – that sounds like a challenge! :-)

]]> By: Tom Brandt http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/10/in-the-archives-10-least-persuasive-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-47814 Tom Brandt Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:27:54 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=44813#comment-47814 Anyone who remembers the Irish Rovers remembers their version of The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham.

]]> By: Pete Richards http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/10/in-the-archives-10-least-persuasive-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-47813 Pete Richards Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:19:16 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=44813#comment-47813 That pinkum nostrum’s a bummer man, anything that helps has gotta make for a good advert.

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