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Title: H.R. Steven's Family Balsam
Description: Trade card printed on two sides advertising Familine, a cure-all remedy.
Subjects (LC): Roses
Manufacturer: H.R. Stevens (Boston (Mass.))
Language: English
ID: WH265
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: If You would have a darling Ride, Try the Catville Toboggan Slide
Description: Trade card advertising Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil featuring a cat on a toboggan. It has a red blanket over the bottom half of its body and is reaching for its kittens who seemingly fell off the ride. A crescent moon and stars are in the sky. The back lists the ailments the Oil can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC): Backache, Burns And Scalds, Cold (Disease), Cough, Deafness, Earache, Hoarseness, Throat—Diseases, Toothache
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Blankets, Cats, Moon, Nature, Sleds, Snow, Toboggans, Trees
ID: WH365
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: Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil: Mary Anderson
Description: Trade card advertising Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil featuring a portrait of a young woman. She is formally dressed in a gown with long gloves. She is wearing a hat that reads: "Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil" and has a feather in it. The back lists the ailments the Oil has cured.
Conditions Cured (LC): Asthma, Backache, Bronchitis, Burns And Scalds, Catarrh, Cough, Croup, Deafness, Diphtheria, Earache, Edema, Frostbite, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Throat—Diseases, Toothache
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Clothing And Dress, Costume, Ethnic Costume, Hats, Portraits, Women
ID: WH366
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Vaseline Chesebrough Manfg Co.
Description: Trade card primarily advertising Pure Vaseline featuring a beach scene with two children playing in the foreground. They are both wearing yellow hats and playing in the sand with shovels and a single pail. Behind them stands a woman with a parasol. She is in formal dress, with an overcoat, ruffled skirt, and yellow bow on her hip. There are various people on the beach and in the ocean as well is what looks like a cruise ship in the far background. The back contains a poem titled The Elixir Vitae and lists prices for various vaseline products.
Conditions Cured (LC): Asthma, Burns And Scalds, Cold (Disease), Croup, Neuralgia, Rheumatism
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Beaches, Boats And Boating, Bows, Children, Children's Hats, Clothing And Dress, Crabs, Hats, Parasols, Ribbons, Sand Pails, Sand Toys, Shovels, Water, Water Waves, Women's Hats
ID: WH369
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: 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: Petrolina, The Only Perfect Petroleum Jelly [from verso]
Manufacturer: Binghamton Oil Refining Co. (Binghamton (N.Y.))
Language: English
ID: WH320
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil
Description: Trade card advertising Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil featuring an image of a woman in three-quarter profile facing left. She is wearing an elaborate hat. The title of the card is printed on her bodice. The back of the card lists the benefits of the Eclectric Oil as well as testimony from satisfied customers.
Conditions Cured (LC): Asthma, Backache, Bruises, Burns And Scalds, Catarrh, Cold (Disease), Cough, Diphtheria, Earache, Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Sprains, Toothache
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Bows, Clothing And Dress, Costume, Gold Jewelry, Hair Ornaments, Lace And Lacemaking, Portraits, Ribbons, Women, Women's Hats
ID: WH182
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: 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: Keller's Sure Cure
Description: Trade card printed on two sides advertising Keller's Sure Cure, a panacea in tonic form.
Subjects (LC): Girls
Manufacturer: [Joseph Keller], [s.l.]
Language: English
ID: WH289
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: WH291
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: X-Zalia, the Wonderful New Remedy [from verso]
Description: Trade card printed on two sides advertising X-Zalia, a panacea.
Subjects (LC): Actresses, Photographs
Manufacturer: X-Zalia Medicine Co.
Language: English
ID: WH386
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

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