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LYDIE PINKHAM
LYDIE PINKHAM USED TO BE SOLD IN STORES. IT WAS A REMEDY FOR THOSE
PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT HAVING LUCK IN HAVING BABIES-IF
YOU TOOK IT YOU WOULD BE SURE TO HAVE A BABY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): LYDIA PINKHAM WAS A POPULAR NON-PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
PROVERB: NATURE-RAINBOW
RAINBOW IN THE MORNING, SAILORS TAKE WARNING;
RAINBOW AT NIGHT, SAILORS DELIGHT.
Where learned: IOWA ; COLUMBUS JUNCTION
Keyword(s): PINK SKY RED SKY
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 02-15-1969
IF YOU SAY THE EXACT THING AT THE SAME TIME, YOU HOLD
PINKIES WITH EACH OTHER AND MAKE A WISH BEFORE SAYING
ANOTHER WORD AND YOUR WISH WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): METONYMY: PINKIES FOR LITTLE FINGERS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 10-13-1973