Historic New England

Trade card for Ayer's Ague Cure, Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass., undated

The product "is warranted to cure fever & ague and all malarial disorders."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258647

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.003

Trade card for Dr. Grosvenor's Liveraid, location unknown, 1879

The image text reads "Dr. Grosvenor's Liveraid cures sick headache & biliousness." The card verso describes the conditions Liveraid will cure. The bottom of the verso reads "The Bellanodyne Plaster relieves pain like a touch of magic."

Date: 1879

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258651

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.004

Trade card for Dr. Grosvenor's Liveraid, location unknown, 1879

The image text reads "Dr. Grosvenor's Liveraid ensures appetite & digestion." The card verso describes the conditions Liveraid will cure. The bottom of the verso reads "The Bellanodyne Plaster relieves pain like a touch of magic."

Date: 1879

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258652

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.005

Trade card for Dr. Grosvenor's Liveraid, location unknown, 1879

The image text reads "Dr. Grosvenor's Liveraid the wonderful liver remedy." The card verso describes the conditions Liveraid will cure. The bottom of the verso reads "The Bellanodyne Plaster relieves pain like a touch of magic."

Date: 1879

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258654

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.006

Trade card for Parkers Tonic, location unknown, undated

The top of the card reads "Rescued from a bed of suffering. Parkers Tonic brings the bloom of health to the cheek and delight to the heart."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258655

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.007

Trade card for Russell's White Drops for Babies, location unknown, undated

The bottom of the card reads "Cures wind colic, cholera infantum, and kindred complaints." A young girl plays hoops in the illustration.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258660

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.008

"Floral album and ladies' companion with valuable advice for invalids", The C.G. Clark Co., New Haven, Connecticut, 1868

Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does not alter or edit objects and / or historical text. The flower dictionary is inters...

Date: 1868

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258702

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.009

Trade card for Vegetine, the great blood purifier, H.R. Stevens, No. 464 Broadway, Boston, Mass., 1878

Vegetine can be used to treat skin eruptions, chronic sore eyes and general debility. There are two testimonials dated 1878.

Date: 1878

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258703

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.010

Trade card for Vegetine, the great blood purifier, H.R. Stevens, No. 464 Broadway, Boston, Mass. and Toronto, Ontario, 1880

The card verso has a testimonial dated 1880.

Date: 1880

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258704

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.011

Trade card for Sapanule, lotion, location unknown, undated

Sapanule cures rheumatism, neuralgia, lumbago and all inflammatory pains. It is recommended by Henry Bergh, President of the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Cupid watches a couple in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258705

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.012

Trade card for Sapanule, lotion, location unknown, undated

Sapanule cures rheumatism, neuralgia, lumbago and all inflammatory pains. It is recommended by Henry Bergh, President of the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Two couples greet each other in a park in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258706

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.013

Trade card for Dr. Grosvenor's Bellanodyne Porous Plaster, location unknow, undated

The card verso describes the Plaster and Dr. Grosvenor's Liveraid. Geo F. Ropes & Co., druggists, is stamped across the upper right side of the card. Ropes is located in Salem, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258707

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.014

Trade card for Dr. Wilton's Catarrh Cure, Edminster & Fassett, No. 83 Sudbury Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business carries mandrake and horehound pills, Messer's Patent Inhaling Tube and Moyle's Australian Rheumatic Liniment. Edminster & Fassett are the successors to Rogers, Fuller & Company.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258708

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.015

Trade card for Ayer's Pills, manufactured by J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass., undated

This trade card contains harmful imagery including stereotypical caricatures of Native American people. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Histo...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258710

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.016

Trade card for Ayer's Ague Cure, manufactured by J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass., undated

The text language on the card verso may be Armenian.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258712

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.017

Trade card for Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, manufactured by J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass., undated

Multi-colored flowers decorate the card. The text language on the card verso may be Armenian.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258714

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.018

Trade card for Horsfords Acid Phosphate, Rumford Chemical Works, 58, 59, & 60 South Water Street, Providence, Rhode Island, undated

The product is for treating mental and physical exhaustion and dyspepsia. The text on the verso reads "Prepared according to the directions of Prof. E.N. Horsford of Cambridge, Mass."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258715

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.019

Trade card for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, Lynn, Mass., undated

The use of the Vegetable Compound is described on the card verso. Pinkham also sells liver pills and a blood purifier.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258716

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.020

Trade card for Dr. Marshall's Electrophathic Disk, No. 17 Broad Street, Lynn, Mass., undated

Joseph G. Conner is the general agent for the product.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258718

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.021

Trade card for Prescott's Rye & Rock Remedy, H.W. Prescott & Sons, 75 Chambers Street, New York, New York, undated

The product is for coughs and lung disorders. Retail prices are listed on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258719

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.022

Postcard for Listerated Pepsin Gum, location unknown, undated

A dog and a teddy bear illustrate the verses for Listerated Pepsin Gum.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258720

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.023

Trade card for Merchant's Gargling Oil Liniment for man & beast, John Hodge, Merchant's Gargling Oil Company, Lockport, New York, undated

The product was first introducted in 1833. The yellow wrapper liniment is for animals and the white wrapper liniment is for humans. B.G. Dennison, dealer in 5 and 10 cent and bargain goods, is advertised on the card verso. Dennison is located at No. 1 O'Brien Block, Brunswick, Maine.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258723

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.024

Trade card for Dr. Jayne's Expectorant, remedy for coughs and colds, location unknown, undated

Dr. Jayne's products are sold by H.M. Whitney & Co., Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258724

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.025

Trade card for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, location unknown, 1887

The card verso has a calendar for 1887. The "Advice to Mothers" is given in English, German and French.

Date: 1887

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258731

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.026

Trade card for Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup for coughs, colds and consumption, location unknown, undated

The children and the cat are asleep in the image. When holding the item up to the light all three are awake in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258732

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.027

Trade card for Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil, Scott & Bowne, New York and London, 1887

The illustration is captioned "La Nichée (The Nest)." The product is described on the card verso.

Date: 1887

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258733

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.028

Trade card for Perry Davis' Vegetable Pain Killer, Perry Davis & Son, Providence, Rhode Island, undated

The product was introduced in 1840. It is available at G.H. Hartwell, drugs, medicines, chemicals and fancy articles, in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Cherubs carry a bottle in the image with the caption "Joy to the world."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258734

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.029

Trade card for Bovinine, the great tonic and restorative fluid food, The J.P. Bush Mfg. Co., Chicago and New York, 1885

The card verso has a testimonial from Colonel Fred Grant, dated October 1, 1885, stating that use of Bovinine allowed his father, President Grant, to finish his personal memoirs.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258735

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.030

Trade card for Compound Oxygen, Drs. Starkey & Palen, 1529 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1880

Potential customers can write to Starkey & Palen for a pamphlet describing the product.

Date: ca. 1880

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258740

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.031

Trade card for Burdock Blood Bitters, Foster, Milburn & Co., Buffalo, New York, undated

The product, a blood purifier, is aimed at women. Its benefits are described on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258741

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.032

Trade card for Mrs. E. Kidder's Cholera, Dysentery and Diarrhea Cordial, No. 100 Court Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Mrs. Kidder's principal office is on Court Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258742

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.03.001

Trade card for Pleis Fit Powders, John M. Pleis, Jr., No. 860 N. Third Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated

Memorial Hall in Philadelphia is shown on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258744

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.03.002

Trade card for Witch Cream and Witches Toilet Powder, C.H. & J. Price, Salem, Mass., undated

The products are for chaps, sunburn and nursery use. The inside of the card has drawings of Roger Williams' First Church and House.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258746

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.03.003

Trade card for Murdock's Liquid Food, Murdock Liquid Food Co., Boston, Mass., 1890

The product makers claim results at the Free Surgical Hospital for Women in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258748

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.03.004

Trade card for Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient, location unknown, undated

The image caption reads "I never have a headache after a Ball because I take Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258749

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.03.005

Label for deodorized benzine, Hall & Lyon, apothecaries, No. 203 Westminster Street, Providence, Rhode Island, undated

Hall & Lyon are the successors to Howe & Carr.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258750

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.01.038

Trade card for Melvin's Vegetable Pills, Nerve Liniment and Cough Syrup, Dr. J. Melvin Co., Woburn, Mass., undated

Drug prices are listed on the card verso. Customers sending in the product wrapper will receive a set of images or one fringed card.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258754

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.03.006

Trade card for Sapanule, lotion, location unknown, undated

Sapanule cures rheumatism, neuralgia, lumbago and all inflammatory pains. It is recommended by Henry Bergh, President of the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. A woman reclines on a hammock with children watching her.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258755

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.03.007

Trade card for Sapanule, lotion, location unknown, undated

Sapanule cures rheumatism, neuralgia, lumbago and all inflammatory pains. It is recommended by Henry Bergh, President of the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. "Everard H. Kelley, Family Druggist" is stamped on the card verso. Croquet is played by four individuals in the card ima...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258760

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.03.008

Trade card for Barrett's Rock Candy & Hermitage Rye, Depot, 45 North Market Street, Boston, Mass., 1877

The text reads "Standard remedy for all diseases of the throat & lungs." Boys sledding on a hill knock down unaware men in the image.

Date: 1877

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258764

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.03.009

Trade card for Barrett's Rock Candy & Hermitage Rye, Depot, 45 North Market Street, Boston, Mass., 1877

The text reads "Standard remedy for all diseases of the throat & lungs." A bull attacks a painting while the artist is distracted by the subject in the image.

Date: 1877

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258765

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.03.010

Trade card for Barrett's Rock Candy & Hermitage Rye, Depot, 45 North Market Street, Boston, Mass., 1877

The text reads "Standard remedy for all diseases of the throat & lungs." A young boy teases an elderly man in the image.

Date: 1877

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258768

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.03.011

Trade card for Barrett's Rock Candy & Hermitage Rye, Depot, 45 North Market Street, Boston, Mass., 1877

The text reads "Standard remedy for all diseases of the throat & lungs." A man playing a musical instrument outside a house is attacked by a dog in the image.

Date: 1877

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258770

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.03.012

Trade cards for Barrett's Rock Candy & Hermitage Rye, Depot, 45 North Market Street, Boston, Mass., 1877

The text reads "Standard remedy for all diseases of the throat & lungs." A man holding a scythe and a woman with a red shawl converse over a basket of produce.

Date: 1877

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258771

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.03.013

Trade card for "Barrett's Rock Candy & Hermitage Rye", Depot, 45 North Market Street, Boston, Mass., 1877

This trade card contains harmful imagery regarding sexual harassment. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does not alter or...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258773

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.03.014

Trade card for Barrett's Rock Candy & Hermitage Rye, Depot, 45 North Market Street, Boston, Mass., 1877

The text reads "Standard remedy for all diseases of the throat & lungs." A romantic couple is unaware of a large figure holding a club in the image.

Date: 1877

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258774

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.03.015

Trade card for Barrett's Rock Candy & Hermitage Rye, Depot, 45 North Market Street, Boston, Mass., 1877

The text reads "Standard remedy for all diseases of the throat & lungs." Farm yard animals react to a young man singing to his girl friend in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258775

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.03.016