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Pond's Extract Co.
Title
Pond's Extract Co.
Description
Trade card advertising Pond's Extract featuring two autumnal-colored leaves. The back warns against counterfeits and lists the ailments Pond's Extract can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC)
Asthma, Bruises, Burns And Scalds, Catarrh, Diphtheria, Furuncle, Headache, Hemorrhage, Hoarseness, Inflammation, Neuralgia, Peptic Ulcer, Rheumatism, Sprains, Throat—Diseases, Toothache
Subjects (LC)
Advertising—Medicine, Leaves, Nature
ID
WH332
Collection
William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
Take Hood's Sarsaparilla 100 Doses One Dollar: First Lesson
Title
Take Hood's Sarsaparilla 100 Doses One Dollar: First Lesson
Description
Trade card advertising Hood's Sarsaparilla featuring a dog, three puppies, and a rat in a straw-filled, indoor scene. There are a broom and a dog house in the background. In the foreground, the dog is pinning a scared-looking rat to the ground while the three puppies look on. The back describes the disease catarrh and how Hood's Sarsaparilla can help with it. The back also includes testimony from satisfied customers.
Conditions Cured (LC)
Catarrh
Subjects (LC)
Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Brooms And Brushes, Dogs, Hay, Puppies, Rats
ID
WH148
Collection
William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
Sapanule: Sold by all Druggists
Title
Sapanule: Sold By All Druggists
Description
Trade card advertising Sapanule featuring a well-dressed couple walking in a park. There is a Cupid figure watching them from behind a pedestal with a vase of flowers on it about to shoot them with his bow. There is a dog by the couple's feet. The park is ornate and has a fountain and paved paths. The back lists the ailments Sapanule can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC)
Backache, Bruises, Bunion, Burns And Scalds, Catarrh, Chilblains, Furuncle, Hemorrhoids, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Sprains, Wounds And Injuries
Subjects (LC)
Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Costume, Dogs, Dress And Clothing, Eros (Greek Deity), Ethnic Costume, Flower Vases, Flowers, Folklore, Fountains, Garden Walks, Grasslands, Hats, Men's Clothing, Men's Hats, Men's Hats, Mythology, Nature, Parks, Pedestals, Trees, Water And Architecture, Women's Clothing
ID
WH197
Collection
William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
Pond's Extract Co.
Title
Pond's Extract Co.
Description
Trade card advertising Pond's Extract featuring two autumnal-colored leaves. The back warns against counterfeits and lists the ailments Pond's Extract can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC)
Asthma, Bruises, Burns And Scalds, Catarrh, Diphtheria, Furuncle, Headache, Hemorrhage, Hoarseness, Inflammation, Neuralgia, Peptic Ulcer, Rheumatism, Sprains, Throat—Diseases, Toothache
Subjects (LC)
Advertising—Medicine, Leaves, Nature
ID
WH333
Collection
William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
Hood's Latest
Title
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Description
Trade card advertising Hood's Sarsaparilla featuring the face of a young woman bursting through a newspaper titled "Hood's Latest." She has rosy cheeks and short, curly hair. The back outlines Hood's Sarsaparilla's ingredients and curative properties. The back also contains quotes from satisfied customers.
Conditions Cured (LC)
Bad Breath, Biliary Tract—Diseases, Body Fluids, Catarrh, Headache, Indigestion, Rheumatism, Salt Rheum, Scrofula
Subjects (LC)
Advertising—Medicine, Newspaper Layout And Typography
ID
WH141
Collection
William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
Toll Gate No. 4 [from verso]
Title
Toll Gate No. 4 [from verso]
Description
Trade card advertising a book titled "The Sexual System and its Derangements" and the medicine Cutavaco featuring a landscape with various hidden images in it. The obvious things the picture presents are a man walking on a path with a dog; a bridge over water with a figure rowing a boat beneath it; a house at the entrance to the bridge with a figure leaning against its side; and a town on a mountain in the distance. The back praises the book being advertised and also lists the ailments Cutavaco can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC)
Acne, Bad Breath, Baldness, Bites And Stings, Catarrh, Cholera, Ear Infection, Eczema, Edema, Erythema, Helminths, Leucorrhea, Measles, Pediculosis, Poison Ivy, Ringworm, Salt Rheum, Scarlatina, Scars, Shingles (Disease), Smallpox, Throat—Diseases, Typhoid Fever, Urticaria
Subjects (LC)
Advertising—Medicine, Alligators, Animals, Birds, Bridges, Camels, Cows, Dogs, Flies, Geese, Goats, Horses, Housing, Insects, Monkeys, Nature, Peacocks, Rabbits, Rodents, Snails, Swans, Trails, Trees, Water
ID
WH252
Collection
William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
The Truant Boys
Title
The Truant Boys
Description
Trade card advertising a book titled "The Sexual System and its Derangements" and the medicine Cutavaco featuring a landscape with various hidden images in it. The obvious things the picture presents are a pair of sheep resting in a fenced-off field surrounded by boulders and trees. There are more fences and fields in the distance, as well as a small hill. The back praises the book being advertised and also lists the ailments Cutavaco can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC)
Acne, Bad Breath, Baldness, Bites And Stings, Catarrh, Cholera, Ear Infection, Eczema, Edema, Erythema, Helminths, Leucorrhea, Measles, Pediculosis, Poison Ivy, Ringworm, Salt Rheum, Scarlatina, Scars, Shingles (Disease), Smallpox, Throat—Diseases, Typhoid Fever, Urticaria
Subjects (LC)
Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Grasslands, Nature, Rocks, Sheep, Trees, Wooden Fences
ID
WH253
Collection
William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
Take Hood's Sarsaparilla to Purify Your Blood: 100 Doses $1.00
Title
Take Hood's Sarsaparilla to Purify Your Blood: 100 Doses $1.00
Description
Trade card advertising Hood's Sarsaparilla featuring five children at a show of some sort with a spotlight that shows the words "Take Hood's Sarsaparilla to Purify Your Blood 100 Doses $1.00." There is a girl in a blue dress with a white bonnet watching the spotlight while a boy climbs up the back of her chair. To her left is a boy in a dark blue shirt looking to the right. To her right is a girl in a red dress looking to the lower, left-hand corner. Finally, there is a toddler looking straight at the customer wearing a blue-and-red outfit eating a candy-cane and holding a treat. The back advertises a concert performance.
Conditions Cured (LC)
Catarrh, Headache, Indigestion, Rheumatism, Salt Rheum, Scrofula
Subjects (LC)
Advertising—Medicine, Baby Bonnets, Candy Canes, Children, Children's Clothing, Dress And Clothing, Snack Foods
ID
WH150
Collection
William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
Sapanule: Sold by all Druggists
Title
Sapanule: Sold By All Druggists
Description
Trade card advertising Sapanule featuring a well-dressed couple walking in a park. There is a Cupid figure watching them from behind a pedestal with a vase of flowers on it about to shoot them with his bow. There is a dog by the couple's feet. The park is ornate and has a fountain and paved paths. The back lists the ailments Sapanule can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC)
Backache, Bruises, Bunion, Burns And Scalds, Catarrh, Chilblains, Fatigue, Furuncle, Hemorrhoids, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Sprains, Wounds And Injuries
Subjects (LC)
Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Costume, Dogs, Dress And Clothing, Eros (Greek Deity), Ethnic Costume, Flower Vases, Flowers, Folklore, Fountains, Garden Walks, Grasslands, Hats, Men's Clothing, Men's Hats, Men's Hats, Mythology, Nature, Parks, Pedestals, Trees, Water And Architecture, Women's Clothing
ID
WH344
Collection
William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards