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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: Nearly 50 Years the Favorite: Piso's Cure a Medicine for Coughs, Colds Etc.
Description: Trade card advertising Piso's Cure featuring a woman pulling a red-headed boy over a wooden fence by the back neck of his shirt. His hat is falling off, and he is barefooted. She is blond and is wearing a small, brown hat. There are fruit trees on the woman's side of the fence. The back is a blank template for a postcard.
Conditions Cured (LC): Cold (Disease), Cough
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Clothing And Dress, Fruit Trees, Hats, Nature, Trees, Wooden Fences
ID: WH330
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Cures Coughs Colds &c: Penn's Treaty
Description: Trade card advertising Ayer's Cherry Pectoral featuring an image of a meeting between seven colonists (William Penn and others) and seven Native Americans. The Native Americans sit and stand to the left, and the colonists on the right present two scrolls that read "Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and Cures Colds, Coughs, &c." William Penn is holding a medicine bottle. The image is loosely based on Benjamin West's oil painting "The Treaty of Penn with the Indians." The back has an image of hands pouring medicine into a spoon in the upper left and text listing the curative properties of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral.
Conditions Cured (LC): Asthma, Catarrh, Cold (Disease), Cough, Croup, Influenza, Laryngitis, Throat—Diseases, Tuberculosis, Whooping Cough
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Clothing And Dress, Ethnic Costume, Hats, Indians Of North America, Indigenous Peoples, Men, Treaties
ID: WH117
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: This is all right, Hood's Sarsaparilla Can't Fool me twice
Description: Trade card advertising Hood's Sarsaparilla featuring an elderly man outside a pharmacy looking at a box of Hood's Sarsaparilla. He is wearing a yellow jacket and holding a red umbrella under his left arm. Behind him are buildings and a fountain. The back is an advertisement for a concert as well as a description of the ailments Hood's Sarsaparilla can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC): Headache, Indigestion
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Clothing And Dress, Drugstores, Fountains, Hats, Men, Men's Hats, Owls, Portraits, Umbrellas, Water
ID: WH388
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Burdock Blood Bitters: Louise Paullin
Description: Trade card advertising Burdock Blood Bitters featuring a portrait of a woman facing right. She is wearing a gown and long gloves. A sash on her chest reads: "Burdock Blood Bitters." She is holding a book. The back of the card has testimony of satisfied customers.
Conditions Cured (LC): Indigestion
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Books And Reading, Clothing And Dress, Costume, Ethnic Costume, Flowers, Hats, Portraits, Women
ID: WH367
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: This is all right, Hood's Sarsaparilla Can't Fool me twice
Description: Trade card advertising Hood's Sarsaparilla featuring an elderly man outside a pharmacy looking at a box of Hood's Sarsaparilla. He is wearing a yellow jacket and holding a red umbrella under his left arm. Behind him are buildings and a fountain. The back is an advertisement for a concert as well as a description of the ailments Hood's Sarsaparilla can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC): Headache, Indigestion
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Clothing And Dress, Drugstores, Fountains, Hats, Men, Men's Hats, Owls, Portraits, Umbrellas, Water
ID: WH389
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

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: The Little Favorites: Ayer's Pills Sugar Coated
Description: Trade card advertising Ayer's Pills and Ayer's Sarsaparilla featuring eight children holding up a sign that reads: "'The Little Favorites' Ayer's Pills. Sugar Coated." Most are casually dressed save for the child farthest in the background on the right-hand side who is wearing a peach-colored headwrap of some sort. In front of her is a boy holding a white cat. There is a girl wearing a flowered wreath in her hair towards the front of the group. The girl next to her is holding a red item in her left hand. Behind the group are grasses and leaves. The back has a poem and describes the curative properties for the Ayer's products advertised.
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Bows, Cats, Children, Children's Hats, Clothing And Dress, Girls, Hair Ornaments, Hats, Leaves, Nature, Plants, Scarves, Water, Wreaths
ID: WH393
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: La Gigue: 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 boy in nautical dress facing the customer. His blue hat has a red feather in it and reads: "Normond." He seems to be standing on a dock. Behind him are an anchor and capsized sailboat.
Conditions Cured (LC): Indigestion
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Anchors, Boats And Boating, Boys, Children, Children's Clothing, Children's Hats, Clothing And Dress, Costume, Hats, Ocean, Sailboats, Sea Life
ID: WH360F
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: La Gigue: 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 boy in nautical dress facing the customer. His blue hat has a red feather in it and reads: "Normond." He seems to be standing on a dock. Behind him are an anchor and capsized sailboat.
Conditions Cured (LC): Indigestion
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Anchors, Boats And Boating, Boys, Children, Children's Clothing, Children's Hats, Clothing And Dress, Costume, Hats, Ocean, Sailboats, Sea Life
ID: WH361F
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Ayer's Sarsaparilla: the Discovery of America
Description: Trade card advertising Ayer's Sarsaparilla featuring five men aboard a sailboat passing a land mass on which there is a large sign that reads "Ayer's Sarsaparilla." Text on the bottom of the card reads "The Discovery of America." The men are in various stages of interacting with one another. From left to right, the first man is looking out at the sea; the second man is holding a book and looks like he is about to speak; the third man is kneeling on one knee and holding out a golden cross; the fourth man is speaking to the fifth man and gesturing toward the land mass; while the fifth man is kneeling with one knee on a pile of rope, his hands on the edge of the boat, and is listening to the fourth. The back shows an image of a bottle of Ayer's Sarsaparilla with a wreath around its neck and text explaining its curative properties.
Conditions Cured (LC): Asthenia, Scrofula
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, America, America—Discovery And Exploration, Boats And Boating, Clothing And Dress, Crosses—Cult, Hats, Holy Cross, Islands, Land Settlement, Men, Rope, Sailboats, Sailing Ships, Sea Life, Swords
ID: WH123
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: The Talking Well [from verso]
Description: Trade card advertising Dr. Jayne's Expectorant, Dr. Jayne's Sanative Pills, and Dr. Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge featuring a young lady reclining on the edge of a water pail that is attached to a well's pulley system. Behind her is a stone wall over which a young man is peering. They are both in formal dress. There is a castle in the background. The back lists the ailments the advertised medicines can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC): Asthma, Cold (Disease), Cough, Helminths, Indigestion, Throats—Diseases
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Castles, Clothing And Dress, Costume, Ethnic Costume, Feathers, Grasses, Hair Ornaments, Hats, Leaves, Men's Hats, Nature, Pails, Stone Walls, Trees, Wells
ID: WH287
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

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