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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: Phares de la Bastille
Description: Trade card printed on two sides advertising popular department store in Paris.
Subjects (LC): Boars, Hunting, Hunting dogs
Manufacturer: Phares de la Bastille
Language: French
ID: WH321
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Pardee Medicine Co.
Manufacturer: Pardee Medicine Co. (Rochester (N.Y.))
Language: English
ID: WH316
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Physicians Who Know the Value of Dr. Seth Arnold's Balsam in Curing Bowel Complaints, Use It with Great Success
Description: Trade card advertising Dr. Seth Arnold's Balsam featuring statements from customers on the back, and on the front an image of a man pouring medicine into a spoon for a woman sitting in a chair. The man is on the right and wears knee-length pants with stockings, a long coat, a powdered wig, and a tricorne hat. He carries a walking stick under his arm. The woman is wearing a shawl and a bonnet and has a blanket over her lap and a pillow behind her head. The background of the card includes flowers, leaves, and berries.
Conditions Cured (LC): Diarrhea
Subjects (LC): Berries, Flowers, Hats, Invalids, Leaves, Men, Shawls, Staffs (Sticks, Canes, Etc.), Women, Women's Hats
ID: WH109
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Compliments of The Athlophoros Company
Description: Trade card advertising Athlophoros, which is a remedy for rheumatism and neuralgia. It features an image of a young girl resting her chin on her hands and wearing a fancy dress, wide brim hat with a feather, and fingerless, lace gloves. The back describes rheumatism and neuralgia, along with the history and benefits of Athlophoros.
Conditions Cured (LC): Neuralgia, Rheumatism
Subjects (LC): Children, Feathers, Girls, Gloves, Hats, Lace And Lacemaking, Women's Hats
ID: WH101
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: Sapanule: Cures Neuralgia, Diptheria, Rheumatism &c.
Description: Trade card advertising Sapanule featuring a scene reminscent of classical Chinese art. On the right side is a traditionally-dressed woman seemingly showing a man a group of white birds perched on a branch above them. There are what look like Southern Cattails in the left, bottom corner. The back lists the ailments Sapanule can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC): Diphtheria, Eczema, Erysipelas, Neuralgia, Pneumonia, Rheumatism, Salt Rheum
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Birds, China, Clothing And Dress—Chinese Influences, Clouds, Ethnic Costume, Flowers, Grasslands, Nature, Trees, Typha
ID: WH198
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: The Best Tonic
Description: Trade card printed on two sides advertising Best's Tonic.
Subjects (LC): Portraits
Manufacturer: Philip Best Brewing Co.
Language: English
ID: WH227
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

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

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: Morse's Yellow Dock the Great Blood Purifier and Kidney Remedy
Description: Trade card advertising Morse's Yellow Dock featuring a kitten's head turned to the right. The kitten is brown and white. The back has a dataset for countries around the world.
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Cats
ID: WH310
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Thermaline
Description: Trimmed face of trade card advertising Thermaline; illustration of nosegay of roses, forget-me-nots, lilies of the valley etc.
Language: English
ID: WH363
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Kendall's Spavin Cure
Description: Trade card advertising Kendall's Spavin Cure featuring a donkey braying at a well-dressed man. A fence separates the two, on top of which there is a young boy sitting. They are surrounded by a field of grass with trees and birds in the background. The back features testimony from satisfied customers.
Conditions Cured (LC): Bad Breath, Bruises, Bunion, Burns And Scalds, Frostbite, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Thrush (Mouth Disease), Wounds And Injuries
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Birds, Children, Donkeys, Dress And Clothing, Eyeglasses, Grasslands, Men, Men's Hats, Nature, Neckties, Trees
ID: WH168
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Use Dalley's Magical Pain Extractor
Description: Trade card printed on two sides advertising Dalley's Magical Pain Extractor, an analgesic. "Since 1840 it has never failed to give satisfaction."
Subjects (LC): Horse racing
Manufacturer: Dalley's Magical Pain Extractor
Language: English
ID: WH256
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Going for Kendall's Spavin Cure
Description: Trade card advertising Kendall's Spavin Cure featuring a horse pulling a man who is being pulled by a dog. The man is straddled around a wooden stake, holding the horse's reins. The dog has a spotted collar and is biting the man on his rearend. The back features testimony from satisfied customers.
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Dogs, Horses, Men, Nature
ID: WH167
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Description: Trade card printed on two sides advertising Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for "feminine ailments."
Manufacturer: Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (Lynn (Mass.))
Language: English
ID: WH325
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil
Description: Trade card printed on two side advertising Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil, a remedy for ailments ranging from toothache to deafness.
Subjects (LC): Dolls, Children, Children's furniture
Manufacturer: Foster, Milburn & Co. (Buffalo (N.Y.))
ID: WH364
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: The Genuine Dr. C. McLane's Liver Pills are a Sure Cure for Sick Headache
Description: Trade card advertising Dr. C. McLane's Liver Pills featuring a circular image of a small house in a wintry landscape. Spilling out of the circular frame are trees, some grasses, and a fence. Behind the circle is a cross-shaped pattern of blue and grey. The back has testimony from a satisfied customer.
Conditions Cured (LC): Headache
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Housing, Nature, Snow, Trees, Wooden Fences
ID: WH298
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, Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills, Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood Purifier, and Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative Wash featuring a square image of a sailboat and a steamboat. There is a crescent moon in the sky to to the left. The square image is framed by overlaid reeds, grasses, and a white flower. The back describes the ailments the items can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC): Asthenia, Constipation, Depression, Headache, Indigestion, Insomnia, Neurasthenia
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Boats And Boating, Flowers, Nature, Ocean, Rocks, Sailboats, Steamboats, Water
ID: WH326
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Pain Ceases Immediately [from verso]
Description: Trade card printed on two sides advertising Carter's Electric Nerve Pencil, a electromagnetic device for reducing pain.
Subjects (LC): Children, Meadows
Manufacturer: C.E. Carter (Lowell (Mass.))
Language: English
ID: WH243
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

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