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Dr. Ingham's Nervine Pain Extractor, and Vegetable Liver Pills [inscribed]

Description:
Front of card depicts a boy wiping a broom with a cloth. A girl waits behind him next to a brick hearth holding a wooden bucket. Behind and to the left of the boy, a copper kettle and a silver pot hang near a pair of fireplace tongs resting against a wall. On the floor behind the girl lie a scrub brush and a bar of soap. Reverse side is text only.
Date:
[between 1870 and 1906?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Dr. Ingham's Nervine Pain Extractor, and Vegetable Liver Pills [inscribed]

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething [inscribed]

Description:
The card shows a picture of a lady with her two kids sleeping on the bed, the lady is reading an edvertisement on a newspaper, in the first page it is written on it the title of the card "Mrs.Winslow's soothing syrup for children teething" and there is a drawing of a syrup tube by the end of the 1st page on the newspaper. On the back of the card there is a picture of a calendar of the year of 1886, also there is a small paragraph in English which is translated to German and French.
Date:
1886
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething [inscribed]

Dalley's Magical Pain Extractor

Description:
Front of the card shows a fantasy scene of a littl boy sitting on a thin branch working a blowing device that is directing ait to fan the flame of a candle sitting on a branch just before him. The boy is in a Turkish type outfit, with a cap that is flopped over his forehead, and a tassle dangles in fron of this eyes. In the upper right: Use Dalley's Magical Pain Extractor the great family ointment.
Date:
[ca. 1885?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Dalley's Magical Pain Extractor

Minard's Liniment [inscribed]

Description:
One side of the card shows a black and white caricature of a crying baby holding a cat by its tail. The baby is sitting up, its eyes closed tightly in pain, dripping large tears, with its mouth wide open, bawling. The baby's left hand holds tha cat's tail, but we see only its tail and hind legs. Above the baby is printed, "The Prince of Wails," and underneath is, "Minard's Liniment, King of Pain." The other side of the card bears the text.
Date:
[between 1860 and 1906?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Minard's Liniment [inscribed]

My life was saved by Bovinine [inscribed]

Description:
Front of card depicts a young woman resting in an arm chair by a window wearing a red robe. There is a table next to the chair with a bottle of Bovinine and two glasses, one filled with Bovinine and one with water. When the card is held to the light her eyes appear to open and a bull appears in the window with the words: My life was saved by Bovinine.
Date:
[between 1870 and 1906?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
My life was saved by Bovinine [inscribed]

Mennen's Sure Corn Killer [inscribed]

Description:
One side of the card displays a colorful illustration of a man and a woman riding in a train or a trolly. The well-dressed man in top hat and coat is seated reading a paper, with his valise on the floor by his side. The woman, who is standing, carries a basket apparently full of vegetables from her marketing. She is looking sideways back at the seated man with a look of great annoyance on her face, and the heel of one of her boots is in top of the man's foot. He grins as if to say that he does not feel any pain. At the bottom of the picture is the line: Gent. I can support anything, I use Mennen's Sure Corn Killer. In the bottom right corner is a small inset with pictures of two feet, one labeled "before" and one labeled "after," to illustrate the effectiveness of the product.
Date:
[1884?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Mennen's Sure Corn Killer [inscribed]

Parker's Tonic [inscribed]

Description:
The card presents a picture of a beautiful lady whose posing for the picture , she is wearing a hat, wearing a very nice makeup, she is putting her left hand by her chin, the lady has a flower in her left hand, she is also wearing jewelery like a bracelet.The poster also says that the parker's tonic brings the bloom of health to the cheek and delight to the heart.
Date:
[between 1870 and 1906?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Parker's Tonic [inscribed]