Items

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: Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Description: Trade card advertising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills, and Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood Purifier featuring an evening, winter landscape in which one can see two figures walking over a bridge. The bridge is over a small body of water, and there is a full moon in the sky. The back lists the benefits of the items advertised.
Conditions Cured (LC): Asthenia, Backache, Body Fluids, Depression, Mental, Erysipelas, Headache, Indigestion, Insomnia, Neurasthenia, Peptic Ulcer, Rheumatism, Salt Rheum, Scrofula, Tumors
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Bridges, Nature, Snow, Trees, Water
ID: WH184
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: Vegetine: The Great Blood Purifier
Description: Trade card advertisng Vegetine featuring a young woman leaning over a wooden fence. Her arms are crossed in front of her, and she is holding a glass bottle of Vegetine in her left hand. Behind her is a tree with white flowers. The back describes the ailments Vegetine can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC): Acne, Body Fluids, Furuncle, Peptic Ulcer, Ringworm, Salt Rheum
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Bottles, Flowers, Nature, Portraits, Trees, Wooden Fences
ID: WH370
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: This Brief Notice May Save Long Illness, Suffering, and Expense, and Even Life Itself! [from verso]
Description: Trade card advertising Hartshorn's Sarsaparilla and Iron and Hartshorn's Flavoring Extracts featuring a wintry landscape with a castle. There is a bouquet on the left with white, red, and blue flowers and a snow-covered branch with pink-blue-white-and-yellow birds flying around its branches. There is a bridge over a small body of water in the lower, right corner. The back describes the curative properties of the products advertised.
Conditions Cured (LC): Body Fluids
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Birds, Bridges, Castles, Crosses—Cult, Daisies, Flowers, Holy Cross, Mansions, Nature, Roses, Snow, Trees, Water And Architecture, Winter, Winter
ID: WH392
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 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: WH144
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: 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

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 sailboat wreathed by flowers. There are two red figures on the sailboat, and the wreath of flowers includes blue, white, red, and purple blossoms. The back lists the benefits of the items advertised.
Conditions Cured (LC): Asthenia, Backache, Body Fluids, Depression, Mental, Erysipelas, Headache, Indigestion, Insomnia, Neurasthenia, Peptic Ulcer, Rheumatism, Salt Rheum, Scrofula, Tumors
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Boats And Boating, Flowers, Sailboats, Sailing Ships
ID: WH185
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: WH112
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Parker's Tonic: the Great Health and Strength Restorer
Description: Trade card advertising Parker's Tonic, Parker's Hair Balsam, and Floreston's Cologne featuring an elderly man sitting desolately in a chair on the left with a healthy, vibrant man dining on a luxurious meal on the right. The man on the right is seemingly pouring himself some Tonic while the man on the left is bemoaning his lack of appetite. The back lists the curative properties of the Tonic and Balsam and touts the beauty of the Cologne.
Conditions Cured (LC): Asthma, Body Fluids, Bronchitis, Cold (Disease), Cough, Dandruff, Diarrhea, Dysentery, Indigestion, Itching, Malaria, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Tuberculosis
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Bottles, Clothing And Dress, Dinners And Dining, Hats, Old Age, Suppers, Tableware
ID: WH179
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: Lydia E. Pinkham's Grandchildren
Description: Trade card advertising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills, and Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood Purifier featuring two little girls in white, ruffled dresses standing in front of some rocks. They are both wearing brown hats. The left-most girl's hat has a red ribbon on it, and she holds flowers in her right hand. The right-most girl's hat has a blue ribbon on it. Behind them is a grass field with trees. The back lists the ailments the items can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC): Asthenia, Backache, Body Fluids, Depression, Erysipelas, Headache, Indigestion, Insomnia, Neurasthenia, Peptic Ulcer, Rheumatism, Salt Rheum, Scrofula, Tumors
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Bows, Children, Children's Clothing, Children's Hats, Dress And Clothing, Grasslands, Lace And Lacemaking, Nature, Portraits, Trees, Water
ID: WH192
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. Morses Compound Syrup of Yellow Dock Root the Great Blood Purifier
Description: Trade card advertising Dr. Morse's Compound Syrup of Yellow Dock Root featuring a young boy filling up a pail of water on his lap. He is wearing casual clothing and a hat. Water is splashing out of the pail, and he seems to be holding a stick or ladle that is resting within the pail with his left hand.
Conditions Cured (LC): Body Fluids
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Baby Bonnets, Children, Children's Clothing, Dress And Clothing, Hats, Pails
ID: WH174
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 red, pink, and blue flowers with some greenery.
Conditions Cured (LC): Biliary Tract—Diseases, Body Fluids, Constipation, Headache, Hemorrhoids, Indigestion
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Bouquets, Flowers, Roses
ID: WH312
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

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