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title: 'Shenbao, 3 June 1925, p. 4: ''The Spirit of a Great Man'' (Baling Ji testimonial advertisement, Yu Xiaqing)'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/shenbao-baling-ji-yu-xiaqing-testimonial-1925/
description: A full-width advertisement across the foot of Shenbao's page 4 is headed 'The spirit of great men' and quotes a letter from Yu Xiaqing, introduced by his…
section: Collection
---

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**Content note:** Newspaper advertisement for a patent tonic using named endorsers; no offensive content (health claims are the advertiser's own and unverified). This object is shown as it was published. [Why](https://propagandaarchive.org/about/#as-it-was)

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# Shenbao, 3 June 1925, p. 4: 'The Spirit of a Great Man' (Baling Ji testimonial advertisement, Yu Xiaqing)

A full-width advertisement across the foot of Shenbao's page 4 is headed 'The spirit of great men' and quotes a letter from Yu Xiaqing, introduced by his offices (president of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce, vice-president of the national chamber), saying he takes Baling Ji and feels more energetic. A side panel says well-known military and political figures all take it. The named vouching, with no data, is the testimonial.

## Text on the object

Original (Chinese (traditional characters, vertical, right to left)) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
大人物之精神
上海總商會會長
淞滬市政會辦
全國總商會副會長
虞和德
洽卿先生來函云
(上略)服百齡機 身體日健○○果覺飯量日增 精神日益充足 近來公私叢集 每日措置裕如○○不覺疲苦 皆百齡機之功也(下略)
近來軍政各界著名人物○皆服百齡機
可見百齡機能增長精神○○係精神不振○○不可不服○○
上海愛多亞路九福公司
百齡機 埠各大藥房皆有售
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
The spirit of great men. President of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce; manager of the Woosung-Shanghai municipal council; vice-president of the national general chamber of commerce: Yu (Qia-qing) Hede. Mr Qiaqing writes: '(omitted above) After taking Baling Ji my body grows healthier by the day, ○○ I find my appetite increasing daily and my spirit more and more replete. Of late, public and private business has piled up, but each day I handle it with ease, ○○ without feeling tired; all through the merit of Baling Ji (omitted below).' Recently well-known figures of the military and political worlds ○ all take Baling Ji. This shows Baling Ji can increase one's spirit; ○○ anyone with low spirits ○○ must take it. Jiufu Company, Edward VII Avenue, Shanghai. Baling Ji, sold at the large pharmacies of every port.
```

Read from a 2400 px render of the page; the ○ marks are printed in the advertisement. Small body text in the hosted 1280 px image is hard to read; the headline and name block are clear. Some small characters in the letter may be misread.

[← Shenbao, 1 June 1925, p. 5: 'Certificate of a famous man in political circles' (Baling Ji, Wu Zonglian)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/shenbao-baling-ji-wu-zonglian-certificate-1925/) ["La guerre du Maroc, suite": Painlevé orders forged Zinoviev letters (L'Humanité, 21 June 1925) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/painleve-forger-zinoviev-abd-el-krim-humanite-1925/)

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