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Title: Old Dr. Samuel F. Stowe's Dyspepsia Cure or Compound Medicated Lozenges
Description: Trade card advertising Old Dr. Samuel F. Stowe's Dyspepsia Cure or Compound Medicated Lozenges featuring a young child sitting on a red pillow in a high chair. On the high chair's tray is a puppy whose foot is bleeding. The child is repairing it.
Conditions Cured (LC): Indigestion
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Chairs, Children, Children's Clothing, Dogs, Infants, Puppies, Wound Healing, Wounds and Injuries
ID: WH359F
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Ed. F. Brown, Druggist
Description: Trade card advertising druggist Ed. F. Brown featuring exotically-dressed figures in a townscape. Three are in the foregound: two are inspecting goods from the third, who is sitting on a straw mat trying to sell them fruits and vegetables. There is a castle in the background. The left-most, foregrounded figure is carrying a sword in his belt.
Subjects (LC): Advertising, Castles, Children, Children's Clothing, Children's Hats, Costume, Ethnic Costume, Fruits, Hats, Leaves, Swords
ID: WH206
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: L. C. Smith, Druggist, Rockville, Conn.
Description: Trade card advertising a druggist named L. C. Smith featuring a young boy leaning up against a tree reading, and a young girl standing behind him, touching his hair with a sprig of flowers. The two are in a grassy area with rocks and bushes.
Subjects (LC): Advertising, Books And Reading, Children, Children's Clothing, Clothing And Dress, Grasslands, Hats, Nature, Rocks, Scarves, Trees
ID: WH204
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Trix Breath Perfume
Description: Trade card advertising Trix Breath Perfume featuring an image of the feet of a boy and a bullfrog protruding from a body of water. The boy's hat rests on the water in the foreground, and the movement of his fishing pole indicates he has just fallen into the water.
Conditions Cured (LC): Bad Breath
Subjects (LC): Advertising, Bullfrog, Children, Children's Clothing, Fishing, Mountains, Perfume, Typha, Water
ID: WH194F
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Trix Breath Perfume
Description: Trade card advertising Trix Breath Perfume featuring an image of a young boy standing at the water's edge and pointing at a bullfrog. The boy is wearing overalls and a hat and carrying a fishing rod with bait.
Conditions Cured (LC): Bad Breath
Subjects (LC): Advertising, Bullfrog, Children, Children's Clothing, Fishing, Mountains, Perfume, Typha, Water
ID: WH193F
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: How Many Babies Did Die? (2)
Description: A double-sided postcard commending the efforts of Montclair, New Jersey to reduce the number of infants succumbing to diarrheal disease during the hot spell of July 1911. What the mortality rate could have been in other cities, had they followed Montclair's example, is explored. On the back, parents are urged to dress their children for comfort, not looks, during hot summer months.
Subjects (LC): Child rearing, Infants' clothing, Children's clothing, Infants, Mortality, Nutrition, Statistics, Milk, Milk, Milk hygiene
ID: mk1e014m002
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: August Flower for Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint
Description: Trade card advertising Boschee's German Syrup and Green's August Flower featuring a young girl on a swing in a field of flowers by a body of water. She is wearing a brown dress with white accents on the cuffs and skirt. She has a light-blue sash around her waist and is wearing a blue hat. The back has an 1883 calendar and summarizes the history of Boschee's German Syrup.
Conditions Cured (LC): Bronchitis, Cold (Disease), Indigestion, Pneumonia, Tuberculosis
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Bows, Children, Children's Clothing, Children's Hats, Clothing And Dress, Flowers, Grasses, Grasslands, Hats, Nature, Swings, Trees, Water
ID: WH228
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Le Petit Berger
Description: Trade card featuring druggists John H. Sheehan & Co. featuring five figures and a dog in a country landscape. There are sheep in a fenced-in field behind them, and one of the figures is standing and playing a horn. He holds a staff and has a bag on his back. There is a path in the field and a body of water and a town in the background. The back lists the company advertised and its address.
Subjects (LC): Advertising, Animals, Baby Bonnets, Children, Children's Clothing, Clothing And Dress, Dogs, Grasslands, Hats, Hats, Nature, Scarves, Sheep, Staffs (Sticks, Canes, Etc.), Trails, Trees, Water, Wooden Fences
ID: WH213
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Our Boy: Compliments of Scott & Bowne Manufacturers of Scott's Emulsion
Description: Trade card advertising Scott's Emulsion featuring a portrait of a young boy in a nautical outfit. He has brown, curly hair, blue eyes, and flushed cheeks. The back lists the ailments the Emulsion can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC): Anemia, Cold (Disease), Cough, Scrofula, Tuberculosis
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Boys, Children, Children's Clothing, Clothing And Dress, Portraits
ID: WH350
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Our Boy: Compliments of Scott & Bowne Manufacturers of Scott's Emulsion
Description: Trade card advertising Scott's Emulsion featuring a portrait of a young boy in a nautical outfit. He has brown, curly hair, blue eyes, and flushed cheeks. The back lists the ailments the Emulsion can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC): Anemia, Cold (Disease), Cough, Scrofula, Tuberculosis
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Boys, Children, Children's Clothing, Clothing And Dress, Portraits
ID: WH349
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Sapanule: Sold By All Druggists
Description: Trade card advertising Sapanule featuring three figures and a dog. In the forefront are two boys sword fighting. They both have shields and are dressed in formal clothing. At the left-most figure's feet is a dog running away from the fight. Behind the fighting duo is a girl with her back turned to the customer. She looks like she is crying. On the right-hand side of the card is a wreath of flowers, greens, grapes, berries, and grasses. To its left is a thermometer. The back lists the ailments Sapanule can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC): Diphtheria, Inflammation, Neuralgia, Pneumonia, Rheumatism, Throat—Diseases
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Children's Clothing, Children's Hats, Clothing, Costume, Dogs, Fruits, Hats, Leaves, Nature, Plants, Shields, Sword Play, Swords, Thermometers, Vegetables
ID: WH341
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills
Description: Trade card advertising Morse's Indian Root Pills featuring a young girl sitting in a field with a dog. The girl is holding a snack in her right hand. The dog, on her left, is facing her. The girl is in a blue-and-white dress and is wearing a crown of blue flowers. The back has text explaining the benefits of Morse's Indian Root Pills.
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Children, Children's Clothing, Clothing And Dress, Dogs, Flowers, Food, Grasses, Hair Ornaments, Nature, Wreaths
ID: WH306
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Les Veillées—La Soirée Musicale
Description: Trade card featuring druggist John H. Sheehan & Co. featuring five formally-dressed figures playing music in a well-furnished house. One girl is playing the piano while another figure plays a stringed instrument. There are flowers in blue vases atop the piano. The back lists the company advertised and its address.
Subjects (LC): Advertising, Bows, Children, Children's Clothing, Costume, Domestic Scenes, Ethnic Costume, Fans, Flower Vases, Flowers, Girls, Musical Instruments, Piano Ensembles, Ribbons, Rugs, Stringed Instruments
ID: WH210
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Tu peux pleuvoir et nous tremper, nous ne craignons rien! Nous avons, là, notre véritable Fer Bravais qui nous préserve de toutes maladies
Description: Trade card advertising Fer Bravais featuring two children and a dog who are taking shelter from the rain under a large umbrella. The girl is carrying a woven basket. All three are sitting on a bench. The image is framed by winter-themed imagery, such as snow, holly, icicles, and a pine tree. The back lists the ailments Fer Bravais can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC): Anemia, Asthenia, Chlorosis, Depression
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Children, Children's Clothing, Children's Hats, Clothing And Dress, Dogs, Hats, Hollies, Leaves, Nature, Rain And Rainfall, Snow, Trees, Umbrellas, Winter
ID: WH203
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Vegetine: The Great Blood Purifier
Description: Trade card advertising Vegetine featuring two young children and a basket of animals. Within the basket are a lobster, who is pinching the left-most child's clothing, and a duck or goose. The right-most child is liftng the top off of the basket that contains the animals. The back has testimony from a satisfied customer.
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Baskets, Children, Children's Clothing, Children's Hats, Clothing And Dress, Costume, Ducks, Hats, Lobsters
ID: WH371
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: What Came from the Newspaper Hat [from verso]
Description: Trade card advertising Hires' Cough Cure and Hires' Root Beer featuring a young girl wearing a hat made of newspaper. She is wearing gold bangles around her wrists and a white dress. The back is a short story about Hires' Root Beer.
Conditions Cured (LC): Cold (Disease), Cough
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Bracelets, Children, Children's Clothing, Children's Hats, Clothing And Dress, Gold Jewelry, Hats, Newspaper Layout And Typography, Portraits
ID: WH391
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: I's All Right Now!: In Constant Use Since 1795
Description: Trade card advertising Dr. Isaac Thompson's Eye Water featuring two girls in a red armchair. The older of the two is holding a bottle of what seems to be Dr. Isaac Thompson's Eye Water in her right hand. Her left hand is around the shoulders of the younger girl who is holding a tissue. They are both in dresses and have brown-blond hair. The back describes the meritous reputation of the Eye Water.
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Bottles, Chairs, Children, Children's Clothing, Clothing And Dress
ID: WH368
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills
Description: Trade card advertising Morse's Indian Root Pills featuring a young girl wrapping or unwrapping a rabbit from a cloth while a dog jumps on her from her left. She is in front of a brick wall and is wearing a dress and a blue hat. Her hair is in two pigtails. The back has text explaining the benefits of Morse's Indian Root Pills.
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Blankets, Children, Children's Clothing, Dogs, Rabbits
ID: WH307
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: N'aie pas peur, petite soeur! Elle ne nous attrapera pas! ... Nos 20 gouttes de véritable Fer Bravais nous ont donné de la force et de bonnes jambes
Description: Trade card advertising Fer Bravais featuring two children running away from a horned goat. The three figures are in a grassy field, and there are two containers at the goat's feet. The image is framed with a forest motif that includes autumnal leaves, acorns, and a lizard. The back lists the ailments Fer Bravais can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC): Chlorosis, Fatigue, Influenza, Typhoid Fever
Subjects (LC): Acorns, Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Children, Children's Clothing, Clothing And Dress, Goats, Grasslands, Leaves, Lizards, Nature, Pails
ID: WH202
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Hood's Sarsaparilla Purifies the Blood, Makes the Weak Strong, Creates an Appetite
Description: Trade card advertising Hood's Sarsaparilla featuring a young girl resting her chin in her hands on a pink-colored ledge with Hood's Sarsaparilla written on it. She is wearing a blue dress with white frills at the cuffs and a white garment on her head. She has a gold ring on the ring-finger of her right hand and short, dark-brown bangs. The back is an advertisement for a concert and variety program.
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Children, Children's Clothing, Portraits
Language: English
ID: WH142
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

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