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- Title
- The Morse Indian Root Pills
- Description
- Trade card advertising Morse's Indian Root Pills featuring text explaining why potential customers should take them. The back is blank save for linear designs on the top and bottom.
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine
- ID
- WH305
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- We Always Keep in Our Drug Store a Supply of Boschee's German Syrup & Green's August Flower [from verso]
- Description
- Trade card advertising Boschee's German Syrup and Green's August Flower featuring a space in which there is some writing. This space is surrounded by various blue, red, and pink flowers. The back lists the ailments the Syrup and the Flower can cure.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Asthma, Bronchitis, Cold (Disease), Constipation, Cough, Croup, Headache, Heartburn, Indigestion, Palpitation, Tuberculosis
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Bouquets, Flowers
- ID
- WH231
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Boyd's Miniature Galvanic Battery, For the effectual cure of nearly all diseases [from verso]
- Description
- Trade card advertising Boyd's Miniature Galvanic Battery featuring a blank card where one might presumably write an address. Tucked into the card is a bouquet of small, blue-and-pink flowers with one, larger red flower. The back details how to get more illuminated cards by purchasing Boyd's products.
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Bouquets, Flowers
- ID
- WH232
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Title
- Who Said Hood's Sarsaparilla?
- Description
- Trade card advertising Hood's Sarsaparilla featuring three babies in white frocks crawling towards the customer. A quote on the bottom reads "Who said Hood's Sarsaparilla?" The back explains the benefits and curative properties of Hood's Sarsaparilla.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Body Fluids, Headache, Salt Rheum, Scrofula
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Babies, Portraits
- ID
- WH151
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil
- Description
- Trade card advertising Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil featuring a Russian flag. The flag is yellow and contains a symmetrical image of a brown eagle wearing a red crown and holding one scroll in its beak and one scroll in its talon. The back lists the times it takes Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil to cure various ailments.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Backache, Burns And Scalds, Cold (Disease), Cough, Croup, Deafness, Earache, Throat—Diseases, Toothache
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Flags, Russia
- ID
- WH181
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- In every Home much sickness and suffering can be prevented by the discreet use of Parker's Ginger Tonic
- Description
- Trade card advertising Parker's Hair Balsam, Parker's Ginger Tonic, and Hindercorns featuring two young children. The girl, on the left-hand side of the card is looking at the customer with her hands around the back of her neck. She is wearing a red-and-white top of some sort. The boy, on the right-hand side of the card is in profile and is wearing a golden wreath of laurels. The back lists the benefits of each item advertised and contains customer testimony.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Acne, Asthma, Body Fluids, Bronchitis, Bunion, Cold (Disease), Corns, Dandruff, Diarrhea, Headache, Indigestion, Insomnia, Itching, Malaria, Rheumatism, Warts
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Children, Wreaths
- ID
- WH317
- 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. Naylor Products
- Description
- Trade card advertising Dr. Naylor Products featuring two black-and-white images of various products, one in the top, left corner, and one in the bottom, right corner.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Blisters, Diarrhea, Indigestion, Lungs—Congestion, Pediculosis, Thrush (Mouth Disease), Wounds And Injuries
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Bottles, Containers
- ID
- WH314
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Dr. Naylor Products
- Description
- Trade card advertising Dr. Naylor Products featuring two black-and-white images of various products, one in the top, left corner, and one in the bottom, right corner.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Blisters, Diarrhea, Indigestion, Lungs—Congestion, Pediculosis, Thrush (Mouth Disease), Wounds And Injuries
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Bottles, Containers
- ID
- WH315
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Increase Your Resistance with Wampole's Preparation: Tonic and Stimulant for Young and Old
- Description
- Trade card advertising Wampole's Preparation featuring three charts with average weights on them as well as a box and bottle of Preparation. Behind the latter two is an illustration of wintry elements that reads: "Wind. Rain. Sleet. Snow." These elements are anthropomorphized above a group of people.
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Bottles, Weather
- ID
- WH373
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Wampole's Preparation: Tonic and Stimulant
- Description
- Trade card advertising Wampole's Preparation featuring a selection of eight birds. In the middle is a box and a bottle of Wampole's Preparation. The card's border is a ruler.
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Bottles, Weather
- ID
- WH374
- 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 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
- 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-blue-and-white and purple flowers with greenery. The back describes the ailments the items can cure.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Asthenia, Backache, Biliary Tract—Diseases, Constipation, Depression, Headache, Indigestion, Inflammation, Insomnia, Neurasthenia, Peptic Ulcer, Tumors
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Bouquets, Flowers, Nature
- ID
- WH324
- 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 a bouquet of red flowers with greenery. The back describes the ailments the items can cure.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Asthenia, Backache, Biliary Tract—Diseases, Constipation, Depression, Headache, Indigestion, Inflammation, Insomnia, Neurasthenia, Peptic Ulcer, Tumors
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Bouquets, Flowers, Nature
- ID
- WH323
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Dundas Dick & Co.'s Compliments of the Season, 1875
- Description
- Trade card from Dundas Dick & Co. featuring a greeting card with writing that reads: "Dundas Dick & Co.'s Compliments of the season, 1875." Surrounding this card are autumnal leaves. The back features a nineteenth-century calendar.
- Subjects (LC)
- Acorns, Advertising—Medicine, Leaves, Nature
- ID
- WH261
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- We Always Keep in Our Drug Store a Supply of Boschee's German Syrup & Green's August Flower [from verso]
- Description
- Trade card advertising Boschee's German Syrup and Green's August Flower featuring a blank space where one might presumably write an address. It is surrounded by some red roses. The back lists the ailments the Syrup and the Flower can cure.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Asthma, Bronchitis, Cold (Disease), Constipation, Cough, Croup, Headache, Heartburn, Indigestion, Palpitation, Tuberculosis
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Bouquets, Flowers, Roses
- ID
- WH230
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- 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