Items

Title: Lydia E. Pinkham's Grandchildren
Description: Trade card advertising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills, and Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood Purifier featuring two little girls in white, ruffled dresses standing in front of some rocks. They are both wearing brown hats. The left-most girl's hat has a red ribbon on it, and she holds flowers in her right hand. The right-most girl's hat has a blue ribbon on it. Behind them is a grass field with trees. The back lists the ailments the items can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC): Asthenia, Backache, Body Fluids, Depression, Erysipelas, Headache, Indigestion, Insomnia, Neurasthenia, Peptic Ulcer, Rheumatism, Salt Rheum, Scrofula, Tumors
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Bows, Children, Children's Clothing, Children's Hats, Dress And Clothing, Grasslands, Lace And Lacemaking, Nature, Portraits, Trees, Water
ID: WH192
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: A Free Sample Bottle of Warner's Safe Cure
Description: Trade card advertising Warner's Safe Cure featuring a photograph of a woman's face surrounded by white fabric, lace, and feathers. The back details how to get a free sample of Warner's Safe Cure and lists the ailments it cures.
Conditions Cured (LC): Abscess, Acne, Asthma, Backache, Biliary Tract—Diseases, Bright's Disease, Catarrh, Constipation, Convulsions, Convulsions, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Edema, Fatigue, Food Poisoning, Gout, Headache, Impotence, Indigestion, Jaundice, Malaria, Neuralgia, Neurasthenia, Rheumatism, Sciatica, Tumors, Urinary Organs—Calculi, Vertigo
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Clothing And Dress, Feathers, Hats, Lace And Lacemaking, Portraits, Women, Women's Hats
ID: WH375
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Dr. Morses Compound Syrup of Yellow Dock Root the Great Blood Purifier
Description: Trade card advertising Dr. Morse's Compound Syrup of Yellow Dock Root featuring a young boy in formal dress presenting an oversized envelope with his head bowed.
Conditions Cured (LC): Headache, Indigestion
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Children, Children's Clothing, Dress And Clothing, Letters, Necklaces
ID: WH172
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Dr. Morse's Compound Syrup of Yellow Dock Root
Description: Trade card advertising Dr. Morse's Compound Syrup of Yellow Dock Root featuring a bouquet of flowers with one rose and multiple lilies.
Conditions Cured (LC): Biliary Tract—Diseases, Body Fluids, Constipation, Headache, Hemorrhoids, Indigestion
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Flowers, Nature
ID: WH171
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Dr. Morse's Compound Syrup of Yellow Dock Root
Description: Trade card advertising Dr. Morse's Compound Syrup of Yellow Dock Root featuring a bouquet of red, pink, and blue flowers with some greenery.
Conditions Cured (LC): Biliary Tract—Diseases, Body Fluids, Constipation, Headache, Hemorrhoids, Indigestion
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Bouquets, Flowers, Roses
ID: WH312
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

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