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- Title
- Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
- Description
- Trade card advertising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills featuring a bouquet of red and purple flowers with green leaves. The back lists the ailments the items can cure.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Asthenia, Backache, Biliary Tract—Diseases, Constipation, Depression, Headache, Indigestion, Insomnia, Neurasthenia, Peptic Ulcer, Tumors
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Flowers, Leaves, Nature
- ID
- WH189
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Yours for Health Lydia E. Pinkham
- Description
- Trade card advertising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills featuring the portrait of an elderly woman gazing into the distance towards the left-hand side of the card. She has a lace shawl pinned around her shoulders and neck. The back lists the ailments the items can cure.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Asthenia, Backache, Biliary Tract—Diseases, Constipation, Depression, Headache, Indigestion, Insomnia, Neurasthenia, Peptic Ulcer, Tumors
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Brooches, Clothing And Dress, Lace And Lacemaking, Portraits, Shawls
- ID
- WH188
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Ayer's Cathartic Pills: the Country Doctor
- Description
- Trade card advertising Ayer's Cathartic Pills featuring an African-American man sitting with a little girl on his knee and a little boy sitting on the ground by his feet. The man is in formal attire, including a hat and eyeglasses, and is holding a pill box with the word Ayer's on it in his left hand and a pill in his right hand. The little girl is in a red-and-white, polka-dot dress and is holding a leaflet titled Ayer's Pills. The boy is looking up at them and holds something in his right hand. At the man's feet and the boy's knees is an open medicine case filled with Ayer's products. The back has an image of a bottle with name of the manufacturer on it: J.C. Ayer and lists what ailments Ayer's Cathartic Pills cure.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Biliary Tract—Diseases, Constipation, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Dysentery, Edema, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Hemorrhoids, Indigestion, Jaundice, Nausea, Neuralgia, Rheumatism
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, African American Children, African American Men, African Americans, Children, Children's Clothing, Clothing And Dress, Eyeglasses, Families, Men's Clothing, Old Age
- ID
- WH120
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Words of Comfort [from verso]
- Description
- Trade card advertising Dr. Jayne's Expectorant and Dr. Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge featuring three women and one man sitting around a table. The man is reading a book and is in formal dress and wearing eyeglasses. The three women seem interested in and puzzled by what he is reading. There is a vase on the table, and the backdrop seems to resemble some sort of living room or study area. The back lists the benefits of the Expectorant and the Tonic Vermifuge.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Bad Breath, Cold (Disease), Cough, Fever, Headache, Helminths, Indigestion
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Books, Costume, Domestic Space, Dress And Clothing, Dwellings, Ethnic Costume, Eyeglasses, Families, Men, Men's Clothing, Women, Women's Clothing, Women's Hats
- ID
- WH159
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Parker's Ginger Tonic: the Best Health and Strength Restorer
- Description
- Trade card advertising Parker's Ginger Tonic, Parker's Hair Balsam, and Floreston Cologne featuring a text-based panel flanked by two images of men. The one on the left features a man bending over in what seems to be a coughing fit. The one on the right features a man at peace who seems to have just taken the Tonic being advertised. The back lists the benefits of each item advertised.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Cough, Dandruff, Indigestion, Rheumatism
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Clothing And Dress, Men, Men's Clothing, Men's Hats
- ID
- WH180
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Parker's Ginger Tonic
- Description
- Trade card advertising Parker's Hair Balsam and Parker's Ginger Tonic featuring a formally-dressed man sitting in an armchair defending himself against devilish creatures with an oversized box of Parker's Ginger Tonic. On the creatures' wings are written various ailments the Tonic cures. There is a broken crutch by the man's feet. The back describes the ailments the Balsam and the Tonic cure.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Body Fluids, Cold (Disease), Cough, Dandruff, Diarrhea, Heartburn, Indigestion, Itching, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Tuberculosis
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Clothing And Dress, Costume, Crutches, Demonology, Devil, Domestic Space, Folklore, Men, Mythology
- ID
- WH318
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Ayer's Sarsaparilla
- Description
- Trade card advertising Ayer's Sarsaparilla featuring an image of a man in a dressing gown holding a bottle of Ayer's Sarsaparilla and reading a paper advertising the medicine. A woman wearing a bonnet and a dress with lace cuffs and collar reads over his shoulder and clasps his arm. The back explains the product's health benefits and has an image of an animal intertwined with the word "MIND."
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Asthenia, Body Fluids, Catarrh, Eczema, Furuncle, Indigestion, Lymph Node, Rheumatism, Tuberculosis
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Bottles, Clothing And Dress, Lace And Lacemaking, Men, Men's Clothing, Sarsaparilla, Women, Women's Clothing, Women's Hats
- ID
- WH111
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Wheat Bitters
- Description
- Trade card advertising What Bitters featuring an image of a naked angel driving a cart with a large bottle of Wheat Bitters on it. The cart is pulled by two dogs, and two more naked angels run behind it. The back lists the curative properties of Wheat Bitters.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Biliary Tract—Diseases, Constipation, Delirium Tremens, Fever, Indigestion, Jaundice, Malaria, Neuralgia, Paralysis
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Angels, Animals, Bottles, Carriages And Carts, Cherubs, Dogs, Folklore, Grasslands, Mythology, Stone Walls, Trees
- ID
- WH196
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Burdock Blood Bitters
- Description
- Trade card advertising Burdock Blood Bitters featuring a young boy sitting on a pedestal, smiling largely. He is holding a bottle of Burdock Blood Bitters, and is dressed in an exuberant outfit with a white, fanned collar, a blue tunic with a yellow-and-red-striped sash, and pink socks with black boots. The back cautions against doing various activities while suffering from various ailments that Burdock Blood Bitters helps cure.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Asthenia, Biliary Tract—Diseases, Constipation, Indigestion
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Bottles, Children, Children's Clothing, Clothing And Dress, Portraits
- ID
- WH129
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- The Morning Prayer [from verso]
- Description
- Trade card advertising Dr. D. Jayne's Carminative Balsam, Dr.Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge, and Dr. Jayne's Sanative Pills featuring an elderly woman with a male toddler on her lap and a young girl standing by her right side. There is a cat playing with a shoe by her left foot. She seems to be in a sewing room of sorts, teaching the two children how to position their hands in prayer. The back features the curative properties of the items advertised.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Cholera, Diarrhea, Dysentery, Fever, Gastroenteritis, Helminths, Indigestion
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Babies, Cats, Children, Children—Prayers And Devotions, Children's Clothing, Domestic Space, Dress And Clothing, Dwellings, Families, Morning Prayer, Older People—Prayers And Devotion, Prayer, Scissors And Shears, Women's Hats
- ID
- WH162
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Hood's Sarsaparilla Purifies the blood, creates an appetite, makes the weak strong, and builds up the system
- Description
- Trade card advertising Hood's Sarsaparilla featuring a cupid-like boy with small wings and a blue garment around his waist. He is marching while playing a golden horn and holding a yellow box of Hood's Sarsaparilla. The back lists the health benefits of blood purification, as well as the ingredients in Hood's Sarsaparilla.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Asthenia, Body Fluids, Constipation, Furuncle, Headache, Indigestion, Salt Rheum, Scrofula, Syphilis
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Angels, Cherubs, Folklore, Musical Instruments, Mythology
- ID
- WH143
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
- Description
- Trade card advertising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills featuring an image of the Brooklyn Bridge over the East River with many boats sailing below it. One can see the shores of both Brooklyn and Manhattan. The back lists the benefits of the Vegetable Compound and the Liver Pills.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Asthenia, Backache, Depression, Mental, Headache, Indigestion, Insomnia, Neurasthenia, Peptic Ulcer, Tumors
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Boats And Boating, Bridges, Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.), East River (N.Y.), New York (N.Y.), Rivers, Sailboats, Sailing Ships, Waterfronts
- ID
- WH183
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Little Red-Riding-Hood [from verso]
- Description
- Trade card advertising Dr. Jayne's Expectorant, Dr. Jayne's Liniment, and Dr. Jayne's Sanative Pills featuring a young girl who is wearing a long, red cloak with a red bow at the top. She is facing the audience on the threshold of a door. Behind her is a snowy scene of pine trees, and to her right is a basket resting by her feet. The back features the curative properties of the items advertised.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Asthma, Biliary Tract—Diseases, Bronchitis, Cold (Disease), Cough, Croup, Headache, Indigestion, Pleurisy, Throat—Diseases, Tuberculosis, Whooping Cough
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Baskets, Bows, Children, Children's Clothing, Costume, Doorways, Dress And Clothing, Folklore, Forests And Forestry, Nature, Ribbons, Snow, Trees, Winter
- ID
- WH161
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Brown's Iron Bitters the Best Tonic Cures Malaria, Dyspepsia & Female Infirmities
- Description
- Trade card advertising Brown's Iron Bitters featuring a framed portrait of a woman's head. The glass of the frame is broken, revealing the woman's nose and mouth. She has brown hair that is in an updo and is wearing a brown dress and gold, hooped earrings. The back describes the disease malaria and how the Iron Bitters can help cure it.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Indigestion, Malaria
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Bows, Earrings, Glass, Gold Jewelry, Hair Ornaments, Picture Frames And Framing, Portrait Frames, Portraits, Ribbons, Women
- ID
- WH238
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Buy it, Try it, and be Happy! Morse's Dyspepsia Cure, Holliston, Mass.
- Description
- Trade card advertising Morse's Dyspepsia Cure featuring an image of a lighthouse and a sailing ship in choppy waters. Text at bottom reads "Eddy Stone Light House." The back lists ailments that Morse's Dyspepsia Cure helps.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Biliary Tract—Diseases, Constipation, Headache, Heartburn, Indigestion, Palpitation
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Boats And Boating, Lighthouses, Sailboats, Sailing Ships, Water Waves
- ID
- WH177
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Burdock Blood Bitters
- Description
- Trade card advertising Burdock Blood Bitters featuring a portrait of a woman in elegant dress with a red, feathered hat that is adorned with a large B pin of sorts on which is written Burdock Blood Bitters. She is wearing gold jewelry, including a choker with a B on it. Her dress is blue with lilies on it, and she has a small rose pinned to the front of her dress. The back has partially-obscured testimony from Burdock Blood Bitters users.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Asthenia, Headache, Indigestion
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Clothing And Dress, Feathers, Flowers, Gold Jewelry, Portraits, Women's Hats
- ID
- WH240
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Ayer's Cathartic Pills, a safe, pleasant and reliable Family Medicine
- Description
- Trade card advertising Ayer's Cathartic Pills featuring seven cherubic, naked babies handling oversized pill boxes and such with the words Ayer's Pills on them. Some babies are wrapping the items, some are pasting labels onto them, and some are filling them with pills. The back has an image of a bottle with name of the manufacturer on it: J.C. Ayer and lists what ailments Ayer's Cathartic Pills cure.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Biliary Tract—Diseases, Constipation, Dizziness, Headache, Indigestion, Jaundice
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Babies
- ID
- WH121
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Ayer's Sarsaparilla Purifies the Blood, Stimulates the Vital Functions, restores and preserves Health…
- Description
- Trade card advertising Ayer's Sarsaparilla featuring an image of two women in dresses around a table outdoors. The woman on the left is in a pink dress, sitting in a padded chair and resting her hand on a bottle on the table. The woman on the right wears a blue dress and hat and leans against a pillar with an urn of flowers on it. Two children play with a dog by their feet. The back shows an image of a bottle of Ayer's Sarsaparilla with a wreath around its neck and text explaining its curative properties.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Acne, Erysipelas, Furuncle, Indigestion, Jaundice, Lymph Node, Neuralgia, Peptic Ulcer, Rheumatism, Ringworm, Tuberculosis, Tumors
- Subjects (LC)
- Children, Children's Clothing, Clothing And Dress, Dogs, Flowers, Sarsaparilla, Women, Women's Clothing, Women's Hats
- ID
- WH113
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- The Talking Well [from verso]
- Description
- Trade card advertising Dr. Jayne's Expectorant, Dr. Jayne's Sanative Pills, and Dr. Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge featuring a young lady reclining on the edge of a water pail that is attached to a well's pulley system. Behind her is a stone wall over which a young man is peering. They are both in formal dress. There is a castle in the background. The back lists the ailments the advertised medicines can cure.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Asthma, Cold (Disease), Cough, Helminths, Indigestion, Throats—Diseases
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Castles, Clothing And Dress, Costume, Ethnic Costume, Feathers, Grasses, Hair Ornaments, Hats, Leaves, Men's Hats, Nature, Pails, Stone Walls, Trees, Wells
- ID
- WH287
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Horsfords Acid Phosphate for Mental & Physical Exhaustion, Dyspepsia, &c.
- Description
- Trade card advertising Horsford's Acid Phosphate featuring a young girl looking desolately out into the distance. She is wearing a white garment and a white bonnet with a dark pink bow. She is resting her chin on her crossed forearms. Below her arms is text that reads "Our Pet." To the left is a compendium of flowers. The back lists the ailments Horsford's Acid Phospate cures.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Fatigue, Headache, Hysteria, Indigestion, Tuberculosis
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Baby Bonnets, Bows, Children, Children's Clothing, Dress And Clothing, Flowers, Portraits, Ribbons
- ID
- WH156
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards